I also just joined a couple local running groups - definitely keeps me accountable and gets me outside in the cold!
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Winter Miles
- Thread starter Cassandra B.
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Treadmilllllllllllllllll. Also I have a Peloton subscription (and unlimited 60-day guest passes) and do the running workouts on there, which I do love. They also have great yoga and meditation. I
I also use the TV-show-as-motivation thing.
I also use the TV-show-as-motivation thing.
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Lived there for almost 10 years!Originally from ConnecticutThose winters can get bone-chilling!!!
I also got some good trax. Icy sidewalks can hit you out of nowhere!
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Don't mind the cold, but it's the icy streets that put me off. Was visiting a relative in Wichita last February when we were hit with 7" of snow. It all turned treacherous the next day since the temp never made it above 20! Tried walking instead but opted for cappuccino and extended time with the family after I nearly fell on my keister!
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At this time of year I don't do a great deal of what I class as exercise.
I work outdoors, so I walk around 11.5 to 12 miles a day anyway - and often come home freezing cold and soaking wet - that I don't count as exercise unless I run my commute to walk, as it doesn't raise my heart rate significantly because I've been doing it too long (my body's used to it).
I don't get up and go out early, as I'd have to dry off and defrost before starting work.
I'm too tired after work, and I'm not going out to get wet again after I've dried off and defrosted on reaching home.
It's also the busiest time of year for work, so I don't have a lot of spare time anyway!
But on days off work I regularly volunteer as a dog walker with a kennels that rehomes ex-racing greyhounds. On a Sunday we sign up on a rota for the following Monday to Sunday, and once signed up they expect us to turn up - so no backing out just because it rains or snows, although they sometimes cancel the walks as the weather isn't good for the dogs (we had a number cancelled over the summer because it was too hot for them).
And I very rarely drive or catch buses to go and do shopping, so that's all mileage walked too. Not uncommon for me to do a 7-12 mile round trip for groceries at least once every 6 weeks. Or 13 miles into the city centre to do some Christmas shopping or attend an opticians appointment, although I do get the bus home those days.
I work outdoors, so I walk around 11.5 to 12 miles a day anyway - and often come home freezing cold and soaking wet - that I don't count as exercise unless I run my commute to walk, as it doesn't raise my heart rate significantly because I've been doing it too long (my body's used to it).
I don't get up and go out early, as I'd have to dry off and defrost before starting work.
I'm too tired after work, and I'm not going out to get wet again after I've dried off and defrosted on reaching home.
It's also the busiest time of year for work, so I don't have a lot of spare time anyway!
But on days off work I regularly volunteer as a dog walker with a kennels that rehomes ex-racing greyhounds. On a Sunday we sign up on a rota for the following Monday to Sunday, and once signed up they expect us to turn up - so no backing out just because it rains or snows, although they sometimes cancel the walks as the weather isn't good for the dogs (we had a number cancelled over the summer because it was too hot for them).
And I very rarely drive or catch buses to go and do shopping, so that's all mileage walked too. Not uncommon for me to do a 7-12 mile round trip for groceries at least once every 6 weeks. Or 13 miles into the city centre to do some Christmas shopping or attend an opticians appointment, although I do get the bus home those days.
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Are we allowed to make butt jokes on this thread?Of course you can!I mean RTE is the best butttt....
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