Comments on: Cold Weather Workouts Help Me Train Harder

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:19:20 +0000

I find that I generate a lot of heat when I get moving and I won’t feel the exercise nearly as much if I have somewhere to radiate it so that is good. On the other hand, if I exercise in any heat, I can make myself lightheaded in no time.

By: Patrick Kallie

Patrick Kallie — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:34:06 +0000

Israel,

Man it’s so hard for me to get into working out in the winter. I’m from Texas and you know how we complain about the weather when it gets below 60 degrees!

I think that it’s more of a mental thing for me. It just seems like I’m going through the motions. I keep myself in great shape, but this is something that I have to work on.

Wish me luck!

By: Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:47:50 +0000

Hi Israel, hope that you are well. It’s been a while since I have visited your site.

I like training in the cold, I love on a crisp morning heading out for a run, but when the snow comes and I am bound to a treadmill I hate it. I hate the treadmill!

I am going to be heading off to Indonesia for 5 weeks over Christmas so I will be taking advantage of the 32-32c heat to hit the roads for some morning runs and then hit the gym for super sweaty weight lifting sessions.

Take care,
Andrew

P.s.
I have recently qualified as a personal trainer, check out my site!

By: Ezmelts

Ezmelts — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:45:47 +0000

I’m so glad the cold is finally settling in! I live in Miami and we get blasted with sunshine and rain in this part of the sunshine state.
This means I can go for jogs in the afternoon (or maybe even at daytime!) without passing out from heat stroke or getting inadvertently rained on!

By: Samuel

Samuel — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:44:38 +0000

I know what you mean about working out when it’s cold. I feel like I didn’t get a good workout if I don’t sweat, even though my muscles could be all sore.

By: Star Carlton

Star Carlton — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:18:22 +0000

I wish it were cooler now. When I bench press the humidity in Chicago is killing me.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:53:54 +0000

Interesting I find myself to be the opposite. I hate working in the cold because A.) Its cold. lol but breaking a sweat is good for the body it releases toxins and what not, I like sweating so much that I use the sauna. P.S. when you constantly sweat and your body adapts you tend to not smell bad when you sweat so thats another benefit of sweating.

By: Clint @ Crude Fitness

Clint @ Crude Fitness — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:44:24 +0000

I think Im the opposite – The warmer weather to me means (at the beach with your shirt off), so I tend to want to lose the winter tummy skin-folds caused by excess winter comfort food more readily during the summer.

Cold weather has the tendency to send me to the pie store

By: Brandon Novak

Brandon Novak — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:48:01 +0000

I found I workout a lot more during the fall and winter. I don’t know why but I tend to lose motivation when it starts to get warm.

By: Hazman

Hazman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:35:48 +0000

I agree 100% with this post, for some reason winter workouts feel mo there effective, only because your body warms up, and your body feels good with the extra heat produced by the workouts, and in winter you can put more effort it, because you cant always be out and about topless! The more work you do over the winter periods..the more the better your body will be for the upcoming summer periods!

By: Kody

Kody — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:24:43 +0000

Congrats on all the weight loss man! I like working out in the cold as long as I get to be in warmth after it’s over lol.

By: Paloma

Paloma — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:35:37 +0000

I enjoy working out in the cold also. The initial ten minutes can be rough but once your warmed up and sweating it feels refreshing and great!

By: Darren @ FlatStomachSixPackAbs

Darren @ FlatStomachSixPackAbs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:18:29 +0000

If you lose weight too quickly and you have loose skin, will the body eventually adjust and get rid of the loose skin?

By: Darren @ FlatStomachSixPackAbs

Darren @ FlatStomachSixPackAbs — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:17:24 +0000

I love working out in the cold too, but there is definitely a limit. I cannot do a polar bear workout. I think the ideal temperatures to workout in are mid sixties.

At this temperature, you are unable to overheat because the crisp and cold air keeps the body heat down. Also it seems harder to sweat since it takes longer for your body to heat up.

The trick is after you workout, you need to get rid of your wet clothes and dry off, because the second the body cools down you will have an intense case of the shivers!

By: RenTak Rengøring

RenTak Rengøring — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:07:17 +0000

I live in Denmark and it gets pretty cold here. I like running in spring the best. Ill tell you why.

Love running in the forrest. The ground is not har as in the winter, the trees are more beautyfull, the air is not cold nor hot but perfect, no snow and slippery paths that makes it dangerous to run and slip and last but not leat — POWER MOTIVATION that you have to loose weight before summer. It makes you run till you fall:)

By: weightlossguru

weightlossguru — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:42:36 +0000

“Makes me feel like Rocky” – love that imagery

By: Toothhater

Toothhater — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:17:05 +0000

I LOVE working out in cold weather, makes me feel like Rocky. I remember watching a Rickson Gracie documentary where he sits in this freezing cold lake. Helps focus the mind.

By: health and fitness

health and fitness — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:11:30 +0000

I quit smoking last year on the advise of my elder brother, I was very much coughing at that time. But now-a-days I am feeling well and doing physical exercise. quiting the smoking is really a difficult attempt but I succeeded.

By: cindy

cindy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:03 +0000

I like working out in the cold. It takes more for me to sweat.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:49:14 +0000

Is it more efficient to have workouts on cold weather?
What should be the most appropriate weather that is best to have workouts??

By: Gofitnesszone

Gofitnesszone — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:26:56 +0000

The big secret to exercising outdoors in the winter is to wear as little as possible. Yes, you read that right. You want to wear as little as you can get by with and still be comfortable.

By: vesipiip

vesipiip — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:20:52 +0000

Also, same thought. I better train inside. But also, I don’t have fat problems, I need to gain. My weight is pretty small so, wish me luck, I eat like crazy.

By: Austin Keutzer

Austin Keutzer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:25:35 +0000

I prefer the hot weather, cold weather work and if so sleepy sports pingin so lazy. Delicious hot weather so the work is more excited and challenged. Okay posting impressive.

By: aiche

aiche — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:45:26 +0000

I appreciate not sweating as much in cold weather, and it’s nice to not feel all oppressed by the heat, but breathing heavily in the cold is a problem sometimes.

The brisk feeling is wonderful though.

By: Dee

Dee — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:26:20 +0000

I am in Florida myself!!! I happen to be in South Carolina for xmas break and worked out in 40 degree weather and still sweated but not like working out in Fla! It was nice to sweat and cool off and the extra coolness made me pick up my intensity big time!!!!!