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Same to me, but I was more active when I was living in a warm country. Now I am living in a mildly cold winter country, and struggling to go out out to walk/run
by devgutt 9y ago
Same to me, but I was more active when I was living in a warm country. Now I am living in a mildly cold winter country, and struggling to go out out to walk/run because of the cold. 3 weeks and I already feeling less productive and healthy.
- ccozan 9y agoI think is normal ( like almost all animals) to be less active in the winter, and to be really active in the warm time/summer. I do the same, body is used to idle in the winter/cold time. In summer, I spend almost all my free time outside. Feeling great at my 40's.
- tacoman 9y agoRunning in the cold is great. I run outside until it gets below -20 deg C. Some thermal tights and a few layers on top is all you need. It took me quite a few years to finally just give it a try and now I actually prefer running in the winter vs summer.
- Moru 9y agoThere are masks you can wear that makes it easier to breath the cold air for running when it's even colder. I guess it heats the air a bit. I like walking in the cold, just have to dress for it and not overdo it so you overheat in your nice warm clothes :-) I haven't tried the breathing masks though I probably should since I have asthma and breathing in the cold makes it worse.
- CompelTechnic 9y agoAre they the sort of mask that makes you look like subzero from Mortal Kombat? I've been thinking about getting one.
- Moru 9y agoI dont know about those, the one I saw looked like an asthma inhalator I think. But this was long ago.
- devgutt 9y agoI did the same comment seconds ago about breathing. I don't have asthma, but this is something that is difficult for me too.
- devgutt 9y agoWow, this is great. I feel ashamed now because I was complaining about a 10-15 deg C cold. My old city was around 30 C the whole year. What about breathing? Do you use any mask or this is something that you get used too?
- arethuza 9y agoI've seen people going to the park here in t-short, shorts and flip-flops the first nice day in spring when the weather goes above 10C.... ;-)
- tacoman 9y agoI've never worn any kind of mask. I grew up in this weather, so maybe I'm used to. I was just in the Caribbean for a holiday. I tried running in +27 C weather with 70% humidity and I felt like I was suffocating.
- RandallBrown 9y agoMy problem with that right now is running in the snow/ice. The cold doesn't bother me, but It's hard to run on ice, even with traction devices on your shoes.
- tacoman 9y agoYes, ice is by far the worst part. You have to pick your route to avoid it. I'm lucky enough to have a mostly cleared or packed paths in my neighborhood.
- matwood 9y agoCheck Craigslist for a cheap treadmill or stationary bike if you have room. Years ago I bought an inexpensive treadmill that had been used maybe twice, that I still use today when I can't get to the gym.