It is not for everybody, but if you are a die-hard jogger and living in a northerly area like Toronto, Canada, the cool temperatures and first snowfall won't hold you back from your out of doors workout. To avoid an emergency trip to your physiotherapy clinic, make sure you prepare your body to face the chilly weather and adjust your running program. Also, practice some cold weather conditions running safety precautions to stay injury-free thru to the spring.
The right clothes. Remember that you will be approximately 20 degrees hotter when running in contrast to standing still. Mostly dressing for that estimated hotter temperature will work fine. Up to 25% or even more of your body heat might be lost from your head, so wearing a hat is vital.
Wool tube hats are perfect for the chilly temperatures. Gloves are an absolute must. Keeping your body as dry as practical will permit your clothing to act as a better insulator and keep you more comfortable. The inner layer should be a man-made wickable fiber such as coolmax, thermax or other synthetic.
Moderate distance over speed. Chillier temperatures are rather more conducive to moderate distance runs rather than speed work. While endurance running is possible in the cold, speed work is not a good idea for a number of reasons: As your physiotherapist will tell you, your muscles have to be warmed up sufficiently before the more intense contractions of speed work. It is not as easy to do that in cold and extremely cold and the background temperature will keep lowering the skin temperature.
Wearing bulky coverings isn't something that makes you feel like doing speed work and these layers create restrictions to free movement.
The good news is you can still leave your comfort zone and probably reach your lactate threshold without much of a difficulty for some intense medium distance runs.
The right clothes. Remember that you will be approximately 20 degrees hotter when running in contrast to standing still. Mostly dressing for that estimated hotter temperature will work fine. Up to 25% or even more of your body heat might be lost from your head, so wearing a hat is vital.
Wool tube hats are perfect for the chilly temperatures. Gloves are an absolute must. Keeping your body as dry as practical will permit your clothing to act as a better insulator and keep you more comfortable. The inner layer should be a man-made wickable fiber such as coolmax, thermax or other synthetic.
Moderate distance over speed. Chillier temperatures are rather more conducive to moderate distance runs rather than speed work. While endurance running is possible in the cold, speed work is not a good idea for a number of reasons: As your physiotherapist will tell you, your muscles have to be warmed up sufficiently before the more intense contractions of speed work. It is not as easy to do that in cold and extremely cold and the background temperature will keep lowering the skin temperature.
Wearing bulky coverings isn't something that makes you feel like doing speed work and these layers create restrictions to free movement.
The good news is you can still leave your comfort zone and probably reach your lactate threshold without much of a difficulty for some intense medium distance runs.
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