Exercise: The Best Thing About The End of Summer

Actually I’m not sure we had a summer this year in the U.K. but anyway - it’s definitely becoming colder, windier and wetter so winter must be coming soon.

Many of us give up exercising outdoors in winter (and I must confess that I take to the great indoors for exercise most days come November). But if you can bear to live with the initial chill of getting out your front door you will reap the many benefits of winter exercise.

And the best one?

You will burn more calories than in the summer!

The thing is you will stay cooler so that you can work flat out without getting overheated. This means your workout will feel like less effort and you will work harder. Plus keeping warm itself burns calories - so a workout which feels like less effort (because you stay cool) will actually burn more calories than in the summer.

For the best effect, wear layers which you can take off as you warm up and start with just enough clothing so that when you go outside you feel cool but not so cold you’re shivering while you do your warm up.

If getting out there is a major deal in cold or wet weather, time management coach Mark Forster has a great trick for that. He motivates himself by setting a goal just to Get Outside

October 21, 2008 | Filed Under lose weight