| Many people often ask me if it's possible to jog in the | | | | important that you use material other than cotton |
| cold winter. The short answer is; yes it is possible to | | | | because cotton keeps in moisture, which will get cold, |
| jog in the winter. | | | | and make you sick. Since jogging means sweating, |
| Depending on where you live, the term 'winter' will | | | | even when its cold outside, you don't want to be |
| mean different things to you. Winter in Vegas doesn't | | | | running in below freezing weather covered in cold |
| remotely equal winter in Boston, and neither equal | | | | damp water. |
| winter in Hawaii or Russia. So the longer answer to the | | | | What you want to use is synthetic material that wicks |
| question of whether it's possible to jog in the winter is; | | | | away water from your skin. You can find stuff like that |
| it depends. | | | | in any sports store. |
| So let's stop talking location and start talking | | | | After that, and depending on just how cold it it, I'll put on |
| temperature. For this article I'll be talking in degrees | | | | a layer of warm material, like sweat pants and a |
| Fahrenheit, not Celsius. Generally speaking, the closer | | | | heavy sweat shirt. Again, try to stay away from |
| the temperature gets to zero Fahrenheit, the more | | | | cotton but its not as important for this layer. |
| precautions you want to take because the more | | | | On top of that layer I'll wear light windbreaker material |
| serious things like frostbite become. | | | | pants and jacket. This is to deflect the wind, which can |
| Before I go any further I should state that no exercise | | | | get pretty serious during the winter. |
| routine should be performed without first consulting | | | | Finally, to top it all off, I'll add a pair of gloves (whatever |
| your doctor, be it in the winter or the summer! | | | | kind you are comfortable with) and a stocking hat that |
| Yes, jogging in the winter is possible. I try to jog indoors | | | | covers my ears and as much neck as possible. Add |
| on the treadmill, and sometimes I can get away with it | | | | some sun glasses to keep the wind out of your eyes |
| if the weather is just too nasty outside. But generally | | | | and whalla! You're ready to jog in the winter. |
| speaking, treadmills bore the life out of me. I can't stand | | | | I suggest you start out slow, take it easy, just jog a |
| staring at a wall for half an hour like a hamster in a | | | | mile or two at the beginning of winter to get a feel for |
| cage running on one of those hamster wheels. | | | | it and see if winter jogging is right for you. I wouldn't |
| But I don't like the cold either. It's a tricky needle to | | | | suggest you jump out with a five mile run in 3 feet of |
| thread! | | | | snow when the wind chill is negative twenty degrees. |
| First off, for temperatures between lets say zero and | | | | But take it slow, ease into it, get used to it and you |
| thirty two degree Fahrenheit this is what I do. I start out | | | | may find that winter jogging is just your thing. |
| with a clinging layer of clothing, like long underwear. It's | | | | |