If you feel a bit run over by the weather lately, then my advice is to strike back and do the very opposite of what you are feeling!
There has been a vicious wind this week, along with a fair amount of sleet and heavy rain, while at the same time remaining brutally cold.
The natural reaction to all of this is to stay curled up on the settee, feel sorr for yourself and spoil yourself with tea and biscuits, which seems to go on and on, until the spring comes!!
Here’s the bad news-carry on like that and you have a serious problem!! You are very likely to end up like the michelin man by easter, and feel like you need an oxygen mask just to walk up the road!!
The very thing you need to do is to get out in the fresh air, don’t worry about the wet and cold (you’re going to shower after the workout anyway!!), and train like you normally do. Get some gloves on to save your hands from freezing and you’re all set.
I have done numerous outside workouts this week with numerous variations of running, strength, speed and endurance workouts. Everyone has said without fail, that although the first 5 minutes in the rain or sleet was not pleasant, that the workout soon got more fun and everyone felt enormous satisfaction when the workout was done.
The other thing was that they felt their body temperature rise and keep steady for the rest of the day. They found that actually “being out” meant that for the rest of the day, there was NO shivering for the rest of the day, NO laying down on the settee, they got far more work done the rest of the day and generally the experience was highly positive.
The main point here is to use this weather to your advantage, show your strength of character and take your determination and guts to a brand new level!!
