Walking in the Cold

[metis]

Boy, I sure wish I could walk in sub-zero weather--NOT. I did some growing up nine blocks from Lake Erie so I can make this judgement call.

Why does the word "wimp" come to mind?

 

[DreadFish]

Boy, I sure wish I could walk in sub-zero weather--NOT. I did some growing up nine blocks from Lake Erie so I can make this judgement call.

Why does the word "wimp" come to mind?

Since metis mentioned Swedes, im obligated to mention: Swedish babies lay outside in their carriages in bitter cold temperatures and they like it

Babies, BSM.

Also, thanks metis, I hope to get in good athletic cardio shape soon

 

[BSM1]

Why does the word "wimp" come to mind? [/quote

I hear the envy in your voice :yes:.

 

[ShivaFan]

I am hitting 59, I am finding cold winters more damaging to me now than beneficial, maybe it is my genes I don't know. What happens is the tips of my fingers literally start to freeze over and hurt, just the tips but bad enough that when I first go out when it is very cold and until I get the car heater stoked up, or on hikes outdoors, I now use one of those Zippo Hand Warmers (they are great).

This wasn't a problem when I was younger.

I know some are saying there are health benefits to being active in the cold cold cold, but ... I don't know if that is true for all. Some of this might be overhyping the macho side of "shoveling snow" if you will, claiming you chopped a bunch of wood in the snow when you only twiddled some sticks with a pocket knife.

 

[metis]

I am hitting 59, I am finding cold winters more damaging to me now than beneficial, maybe it is my genes I don't know. What happens is the tips of my fingers literally start to freeze over and hurt, just the tips but bad enough that when I first go out when it is very cold and until I get the car heater stoked up, or on hikes outdoors, I now use one of those Zippo Hand Warmers (they are great).

This wasn't a problem when I was younger.

I know some are saying there are health benefits to being active in the cold cold cold, but ... I don't know if that is true for all. Some of this might be overhyping the macho side of "shoveling snow" if you will, claiming you chopped a bunch of wood in the snow when you only twiddled some sticks with a pocket knife.

Your body has a remarkable ability to adjust to many different conditions, and cold is just one of them. When I come back from a walk when it's freezing out, I have to sit down outside for at least about 15 minutes in order to cool off. If I go in the house right away, I'll sweat like crazy even though we keep our house temperature during the winter between 60-65.

If you walk outside every day, your body just adjusts.

 

[Vinayaka]

-4?
-5?

Try -30 and below and now we're talking. As a kid on a farm in western Canada in January doing chores, I learned to work fast. Exhilarating ... yes! I still go for the morning walk now. What will stop me is ice, but not temperature.