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How to Stay Fit in the Winter
My brother is a hardy soul. He lives in Boston and a few weeks ago during the frigid temperatures, he still took his dog for a 20-minute walk. As an Angeleno who bundles up when it’s 60 degrees, this humbles me. That’s why I reside in a place where it’s temperate most days of the year. In any case, my exercise of choice (ballet class) takes place indoors. How do you stay fit during the winter months?
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Cycling at the gym, once a week for a long ride, maybe a shorter one or a good power walk on the elevated track. Not as enjoyable as cycling on the trail, but I gave up running and dislike swimming and yoga. I park my butt on the recumbent bike at the gym, pull out class prep material, food magazines, and books. A few hours later I’ve got a solid endurance workout in and I’m ready for a treat. But no exhilarating thrill like biking in nature. Still, on of my resolutions was to complete a half-century on the recumbent. I actually got to cross that off on January 7! Now I need never do that again.
You already got through your resolution on January 7?!!
ONE resolution. It was not planned, but I was on a roll. And caffeinated.
Still impressive (though not surprising from you).
Running! Outside! Just like I do in the summer, lol.
I guess snow and rain doesn’t preclude me; today I ran for nearly three hours outside. I have a waterproof parka to protect against the rain, and fortunately it only sprinkled a little.
Have found that I generally warm up quite a bit when running, so the cooler temperatures don’t affect me too much.
Biking, however, in cold & wet weather is a bitch. Don’t do too much of that other than the occasional trip to the grocery store.
You keep at it, Meghan! I used to run and would run outside in winter, assuming roads weren’t slick. But I can’t bring myself to cycle outdoors when temperatures are much below 60°F. Even at my rather slow pace, there’s still plenty of evaporative cooling.
You all would be laughing at me when it dips to 40 degrees here. I’m so bundled up, like it’s the Arctic.
Running in the snow and rain? Wow. I’ve grown so soft here in L.A.
Well for me I get the lecture all the time from 2 sisters. They both are runners one, runs a solid 5 miles everyday no matter the weather. The other has run 29 marathons and finished all of them but 1. And then there is me. I might run to get my dog Tula a treat but that’s about it.
However a new health issue has made me rethink this exercise thing. My once low blood pressure is climbing so my anti med sentiment means I need to start exercising and I can avoid meds.
My plan is to put on some Greek music and dance away in my house 🙂
Dancing is my best medicine! In fact, I view the money I spend on ballet class as health care dollars.