Too Cold to Exercise? Try Another Excuse (The New York Times)

[underwearer]

Originally Posted by B1FF

Exercise in the winter is fantastic. I would trade a bit of cold for a ton of heat, sweat and humidity any time.

I guess...I like neither extreme heat or cold.

 

[entropy kid]

Originally Posted by B1FF

Exercise in the winter is fantastic. I would trade a bit of cold for a ton of heat, sweat and humidity any time.

You got that one right: trade a bit for a ton...

I guess exercising in the cold mainly is a question of determination. I'm training for my first ever spring marathon and had to realize you CAN run 3 hours straight far below freezing (although it sucks, to be honest) AND it does not hurt a bit. I came home the other day and was covered head to toe in frost.

 

[imageWIS]

I like to bike when it's cold (not freezing of course, more like in the 50's)...it's far better than biking in August in SoFLA; high 90's, low 100's, plus 90% humidity.

Jon.

 

[ken]

Originally Posted by entropy kid

You got that one right: trade a bit for a ton...

I guess exercising in the cold mainly is a question of determination. I'm training for my first ever spring marathon and had to realize you CAN run 3 hours straight far below freezing (although it sucks, to be honest) AND it does not hurt a bit. I came home the other day and was covered head to toe in frost.

Before I began my jihad against steady-state cardio, I would run on the days I was scheduled to run regardless of conditions. I went a couple times in blizzards that were dumping 3 inches of snow per hour, which was funny because I was able to run faster than most cars were able to drive. When I got home, my roommates took pictures of my face because I had icicles growing from my eyebrows and eyelashes. It was fun.

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by ken

Before I began my jihad against steady-state cardio, I would run on the days I was scheduled to run regardless of conditions. I went a couple times in blizzards that were dumping 3 inches of snow per hour, which was funny because I was able to run faster than most cars were able to drive. When I got home, my roommates took pictures of my face because I had icicles growing from my eyebrows and eyelashes. It was fun.

I find it always easier to push yourself further in any activities when you're already waist-deep in it; the hard part in this case is leaving the house in such hostile condition.

I ran another 5K indoor today, so you must be more of a man than I

. Wasn't a scheduled running day or anything, but I can't be bothered with low weight work. Also kept telling myself that I'd sweat whatever left of the cold out afterward...

 

[sweisman]

Originally Posted by B1FF

Exercise in the winter is fantastic. I would trade a bit of cold for a ton of heat, sweat and humidity any time.

+1 I ran 4 miles today in 25 degrees. For some reason I feel no pain in the cold. In 90 degrees it's all pain.

 

[Sartorian]

Originally Posted by mensimageconsultant

Just getting the word out because usually Times articles are only free to access temporarily.


All Times articles are now available free of charge online. They announced this back in the autumn.

I actually thought it was bad to run in the cold after I came home one morning coughing like crazy from irritated lungs. I thought it was the cold that irritated them but according to the article, this is actually caused by dry air. I found that informative and helpful to know.

Oh, and the vaseline trick works wonders for the wind. I don't mind cold, I just hate the biting wind--you can't predict from one moment to the next how cold it'll actually feel.

 

[ken]

Originally Posted by whacked

I find it always easier to push yourself further in any activities when you're already waist-deep in it; the hard part in this case is leaving the house in such hostile condition.

Agreed. The most uncomfortable part of doing anything is the beginning. When you're already sweaty, breathing hard, and aching a little bit, it's easier to keep going and a helluva lot more fun.