I’m pretty tough.
Some might say a masochist.
When it comes to cold weather, I’m a whimpering little baby. Winter arriving means I really have to plan to keep moving. It’s so easy to just crawl under a blanket with a hot toddy. Or so I hear. 😉
It sounds crazy, but I really do have a fear of cold weather and being cold. Here are a few tips and tricks that have worked for me!
1. Enjoy seasonal activities
Outdoor sports like ice skating, skiing, or hiking. These activities – especially in the snow – feel more like playmate than work! I love to meet Heather in Colorado to ski.
If you don’t have slopes near by sign up for a winter fun run. We got festive for this Thanksgiving run, and I’m doing the Santa Speedo Run in Atlanta in a couple of weeks!
2. Dress for the weather
If you’re warm enough, its fun to be outside! Choose clothing that allows for layering. Go thermal first, then start laying with pants, vests, scarfs, etc. Top it all off with a jacket and hat. Once you warm of, it’ll be easy to pull back the layers.
3. Spend time indoors
Are you curious about that spin class at the gym? Been meaning to spend some time with weights and building strength? Colder temperatures and earlier sunsets are the perfect excuse to get your fitness on indoors.
I spend every Saturday morning at the gym for “Glute Camp” with my gym buddies. If you come visit me, there’s 100% chance we’ll take a field trip. (Just ask Sarah.)
Sarah, Natoshia, and me posing after glutes
4. Go shopping
You need to purchase those holiday gifts anyway. Incorporate fitness while you do it! Park as far away as possible from entrances. Walk from store to tore rather than driving across a parking lot. Take the stairs. Power walk through the mall – its practically a giant track anyway!
5. Go on a holiday decoration walk
Get a group of friends and family, make some hot drinks, and walk around admiring all the lights. Too cold to leave the house? Hop on the treadmill or do some jumping jacks for 5-10 mins before you leave. You’ll welcome a cool blast of air!
These are some of my favorite neighborhood partners-in-crime.
Jessica, Kathleen, and me
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Target® C9 through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Target® C9, all opinions are my own.
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I’m so excited to be back in the marvelous powdery snow again soon!
What’s your favorite winter sport? I could ski all day!
Do you struggle to be as active in the winter months?
I LOVE the idea of a holiday walk! That is sooooo cute, and such a great idea! I am pretty good at getting out there in the winter, actually probably a little too stubborn, but you are right, winter is a time to find new things to do indoors 🙂
Im a coldHATER so Im all all about the getting UBER CREATIVE indoors!!
Since I don’t workout outside normally….it’s all good in the winter 😉
Signing up for a fun winter themed run always keeps me staying active. We have the jingle all the way this weekend.
Fun!!! I ove festive runs. Hope it’s a good one!
I hate winter! The coldest it ever got during the winter in my home town was 65 Fahrenheit. Needless to say, moving to London took some getting used to! I will never forget the first weekend I moved here. I was wrapped up in a jumper, winter coat, a scarf, beanie and gloves, and I drove by the park where everyone was sunbathing topless! It still makes me laugh to think about it.
Yesterday I shopped for five hours so certainly got my cardio in! That’s about the only outdoor sport I could contemplate at this stage haha
Hahaha! You sound like me. People are in shorts and I’m wearing a damn ski jacket.
I’m so glad that my apartment has a small gym in the building – otherwise staying active would be a bit of a challenge for me! I’m determined to learn to snowboard this year though. I live in an area where it’s basically winter for 6 months of the year, so I need some sort of activity to enjoy in the snow!
Where you are… you are practically obligated to learn!
I usually retire to the gym once it starts to get snowy and icy- but I miss running outside. My goal for this winter is actually to learn to ski, fingers crossed I stay in one piece!
I love to ski!!! Just give it a day or two and you’ll be fine. It’s like riding a bike.
Great tips and I still love those colorful socks. I love the winter now, but I think most of my love for it is based around snow. Yay snow. 🙂
All great tips to stay moving – you’re right about the mall; esp ours it’s a mini city. Plus we can metro in now, so it’s more fun that way which increases movement. 🙂 I am trying to wake up Monday through Friday at 5AM to get a workout in before work. I hate mornings but have found leaving it until after work is not working out anymore lol – I just give myself enough time to wake up so I don’t pull anything! Have a great one Laura! -Iva
I’m still impressed with you morning people… I was dead to the world til 8a today!
I really struggle with getting out in the cold, too. Once I’m out there, I’m usually fine but I dread it. Cold mornings are the worst!
Love these tips especially the holiday walk and glute camp sounds fun too!
You would love it!!! Come visit ATL. 🙂
I’m with you, I hate hate hate the cold! But over the past 2 years I have learned to handle it a little better. Running has made me less of a wuss for sure!
Do you have any tips for staying still in the heat? 😛 I am dying in the sun, even a bit of activity kills me haha
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Haha! I love the heat!!!
Even though I grew up on the east coast and lived in Denver for 7 years, I have become a total pansy when it comes to cold weather. I struggle to get outside even on the cooler Houston mornings. If I dress properly and just buck up and go for that outdoor run, I know I will feel better and I usually always do. It’s just those first steps!
So this was not the post I was expecting, nor hoping for today. Le sigh.
Cheers to you, my friend. Carry on.
Ha! That’s a private conversation…
holiday decoration walk…sounds like a great idea!
Thanks! It’s one of my favorite things to do!
As soon as you said go shopping, I knew exactly what I should do… go shopping LOL. As soon as I can I will definitely do so lol. Love this post
It is harder for me when I get home and it is already dark.
I’m a weirdo. I LOVE winter and cold weather, but I don’t like to be out in it. I really love bonfires (and oyster roasts which are almost always warmed with propane heaters). I don’t like running in the temps below 40°. Makes my throat hurt and nose dry. I’ve snowboarded just a few times. I try SO hard to be a badass, but all 3 times, I just tumbled down the slopes. In my defense, every ski trip where I’ve tried to snowboard was plagued with really poor visibility which made me especially cautious (I was scared I’d plow into someone in front of me who I couldn’t see). Skiing is another story. So easy. It’s just like water sports—which I prefer. Water skiing is a breeze. Wake boarding is a little more challenging, but I can wakeboard like a champ. So frustrating… But I don’t struggle with being active since I’ve got a gym. But back in the day…I used to run 10 milers in sub 20 conditions. I wore a hoodie, Adidas tear away pants, gloves…I hated it. I only dealt with cold a few times a year in college (Clemson University). But now that I’m back in Charleston, we might have a handful of days where the temp drops below 30°. Winter sticks around high 40s and low 50s. Totally tolerable. And #4—I always park stupidly far away. Mostly, to protect my ride. But what’s a few more yards? As long as it isn’t raining (it’s never snowing), I park a zipcode away.
Oyster roasts?! I’ve never even heard of that… but then again, I don’t like oysters. It’s a texture thing. I keep trying!!!
Glute camp: I need it!
I love winter and have no problem getting out there. However the early/long darkness I could do without. Holiday walk? Yes please!
Blute camp is the best!! I don’t love butt (or any lower body) day but it’s so much more fun with friends!
I just want to hibernate in the winter…. It is so hard for me!