Keeping Up with Your Exercise During Wintry Weather

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Hey there, folks.  I hope you had a good weekend.  Lots of places are snowy right now, so it might be hard for you to get out and about to exercise.  But you can make a snowman or snow fort, have a snowball fight and the like to burn calories.  Once the roads clear out, or even beforehand if you have some land, you can go skiing, skating, snowshoeing, and sledding right out the back door.  

Where I live is sunny and quite mild in comparison to the areas of the country being hit by snowstorms, so my husband and I did some yard work over the weekend.  We put some muscle into trimming trees and bushes for a few hours in the afternoon.  It felt so nice to be out in the fresh air.  It was still a bit chilly, but we worked up a bit of a sweat during the clean up.  

I'm anxious for the days to get even longer so we can go for walks later in the day.  By the time we finish work, there isn't much daylight left, and I don't like to walk in the dark.  Especially not when it's chilly.

Whatever the climate or weather conditions, find something active to do.  Don't wait for the perfect conditions for a particular activity like running, walking, skiing or snowboarding.  Do something else in the meantime instead of hanging out on the couch watching TV.   If you're snowed in, walk in place, use the treadmill that's gathering dust in the basement, dance around the house, play charades...anything that gets your heart pumping.  If you can safely navigate the roads, hit the slopes, hiking trails, or the gym.  The important things is to keep moving, while also staying safe.

Take care out there!  Feel free to sign up for email updates and also visit my website Making Fitness Fun for all sorts of information on fitness.  Have fun!