Depending on where you live, weather conditions can vary greatly throughout the year. If you enjoy exercising outdoors, the different seasons certainly bring their share of joys and sorrows. Who wouldn’t enjoy walking, running, or biking on a warm summer’s night, a fall afternoon, during a sunny spring day, or even amid the tranquility of an early winter morning? For many of us, we are entering Chances are you've heard the nightmarish stories of some climbers battling Mt. Everest or someone missing in the forest and their struggle with hypothermia. But it is important to know that hypothermia can happen outside of mountain ranges and national forests. It awaits every ill-prepared outdoor exerciser who dares to venture out when temperatures and conditions shout to us to stay inside. Hypothermia, basically, is dangerously-low body temperature—below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a condition that occurs when your body loses more heat than it can generate in return. It is typically caused by extended exposure to the cold and can be brought on by being outside in winter without enough protective clothing or wearing wet (even sweaty) clothing in windy or cold weather. When exercising outdoors in the winter, you should closely monitor your body and be aware if you are having any of the following symptoms:
Bear in mind that if you layer up, watch the forecast, and take some general safety precautions, you'll be pretty safe during about 95 percent of your winter workouts. For the other five percent of the time, enjoy the great indoors! |
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1. Extreme cold, like below 10 degrees F.
2. Icy streets Report