Your Turn: Does your motivation suffer when it's cold out?
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Today, the temperature in my hometown dropped to a breathtakingly shocking -31 ° c (that's -23 in farenheit -- but really, who's counting once it drops that low ... ) Motivation to work out is not usually a problem for me, but when it's that cold out, I can't handle the thought of leaving my house for any reason.
I went, but only because I had some pent-up energy and was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't. But the voice in my head was telling me to stay inside -- at all costs. Truth be told, it wasn't that bad (I did manage to score the parking spot next to the gym door ... ) but I'm eternally grateful that my mad dashes to the cold car are over. However, with no end in sight to the cold snap, I'm worried about my fitness routine this week.
Am I alone in this? Is it as hard for you to get up the energy to leave your warm home, even if you're just heading to a heated gym?
I went, but only because I had some pent-up energy and was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't. But the voice in my head was telling me to stay inside -- at all costs. Truth be told, it wasn't that bad (I did manage to score the parking spot next to the gym door ... ) but I'm eternally grateful that my mad dashes to the cold car are over. However, with no end in sight to the cold snap, I'm worried about my fitness routine this week.
Am I alone in this? Is it as hard for you to get up the energy to leave your warm home, even if you're just heading to a heated gym?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mongrelzilla 1-29-2008 @ 12:02AM
I hear ya...I wouldn't be motivated to leave my house either. I'm fortunate enough to be able to work out at home. But, some days that takes extra motivation too!
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Oz 1-29-2008 @ 9:45AM
I also work out at home, but if you find yourself unwilling to leave the house to work out at the gym why not just do some intense calisthenic exercises? Weights and cardio isn't the only way to work out. I have a whole routine dedicated to calisthenics once or twice a week.
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Judy 1-29-2008 @ 10:39AM
I live in a very warm climate now (going to be nearly 90F today), so the cold isn't so much of an issue, although we did have a couple weeks of cool, wet weather, where we couldn't go outside and play.
Our problem is more that in the heat of summer, it gets too hot to go outside in the middle of the day, and I find myself being too lazy, and don't know how to let my boys get more exercise on those days.
But when I lived in a cooler climate, I hated to even go outside to check the mail on cold days. I hate the cold!!!
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