| Outdoors sport in winter and, generally speaking, | | | | running, to 30-45 minutes.The sports gear is a most |
| exercise during this season should be regarded more | | | | important aspect: it must assure thermal protection |
| trustfully by sedentary people as well as by | | | | without overheating. Up-to-date research recommends |
| gym-addicts. Advantages such as reinforcing, | | | | using three clothing layers which create two |
| maintaining and increasing health, characterizing | | | | successive air layers.For the first fabric layer, touching |
| outdoors exercise, do not cease during winter; on the | | | | the skin, cotton (most recommended in summer) must |
| contrary, they can acquire new values.If winter sports | | | | be avoided. Here synthetic fabrics such as Goretex, |
| amateurs do not need any pleading, there is a big | | | | Polarteck and Lycra are used - they do not retain |
| mass of people who would like to exercise without | | | | perspiration and do not transform themselves into cold |
| skis, skates or sleighs. The common reflex is to assault | | | | wet compresses for the chest and back.For the |
| the fitness, body building, aerobics, tae-bo etc. studios. | | | | second layer, warmer materials - such as wool - can |
| Of course, in this period, force training largely depends | | | | be used; the fabric for the last layer has to be water |
| on gyms - in the other seasons the push-ups, pull up, | | | | and windproof.One must give special attention to |
| squat are much more easily practiced | | | | protecting the head, neck, hands and feet. Especially |
| outdoors.Meanwhile, endurance (aerobic) exercise, | | | | the head must be covered with a hat made of the |
| which should always accompany anaerobic training, | | | | same types of fabric as the first layer: scientific |
| can and should be done outdoors even during the cold | | | | studies have proved that the skull allows the greatest |
| season. Fast walking, running and cycling are most | | | | heat loss. For protecting the neck, it is good to wear |
| recommended. In the case of people who haven't | | | | polo necks or scarves made of the same material as |
| trained in winter but are used to practicing exercises | | | | the clothing's last layer. Leather gloves must be |
| such as these in other periods of the year, we must | | | | avoided: they forbid eliminating the perspiration - as |
| stress that dosage of effort should be done more | | | | wearing several pairs of cotton socks does, too.Last |
| prudently than in the warmer seasons.The superior as | | | | but not least, we must mention the body's hydrating |
| well as the inferior parts of the respiratory apparatus | | | | level: cold as well as heat tend to make the sportsman |
| aren't used to the cold air flow; thus, they need to be | | | | dehydrate.If these recommendations are respected, |
| trained step by step in order to avoid laryngitis, | | | | we can train and enjoy exercise also during the cold |
| trachaeitis, bronchitis etc. As pulmonary ventilation | | | | season.Isabel Curini is a fitness trainer and editor at |
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| periods or even taking breaks is recommended - in | | | | resources on health, fitness, body building, beauty, yoga, |
| order to allow warming up again.When the body has | | | | massage, acnee, medicine, nutrition, supplements, |
| been trained for winter conditions, the timing of a usual | | | | weight loss, depression.This article may be reprinted or |
| effort session can get close to the one habitual in | | | | published without the author's consent as long as the |
| warmer seasons - a bit reduced. Thus for rapid | | | | "About" and "weblinks" are kept intact. |
| walking it can extend to an hour, an hour and a half; for | | | | |