Do you skip the gym in freezing weather?

sekhmet13

I just got home from work, it's around 7:30am. Usually I hit the gym on my way home, but right now in Milwaukee it's -7 out, so cold it's painful! Am I wrong for skipping the gym when it's that cold out? I don't want to go outside all sweaty (there's no showers at the gym I go to). Does anyone else wimp out when it's freezing out?

tattoogrrl28

I'm in PA and it's a balmy 12 degrees here. I was planning on going to the gym this morning for a kettlebells class that usually kicks my butt, but my kid woke up with a fever. I'm strangely relieved to have an excuse not to go, since a fever means he can't be in the gym nursery. What a shame. Guess I have to cuddle on the couch with my kid and stay in my pajamas.

allaboutthecake

Have been to the gym in -35 deg at 10am in Nebraska. Get your hiney into that gym, girl! And dress in layers, shed the layers as you get warmed up. You will actually be glad you did!

And its refreshing to get your blood pumped in that cold of weather.:bigsmile:

Jackielyn17

-30 with wind here in Montreal!! go hit it and hit it hard!! Although i don't stop anywhere on the way home, I work in a fitness centre hihihi so I go during my lunch break and after work.

TristansHawk

-30 C here! The only thing that stops me is if the road conditions become bad (as I live on roads that are not maintained well. If that happens, I workout at home! No excuses, you can do it!

RGv2

-12 Here (-45 w/ windchill).

I won't skip for the cold and RARELY for snow. Only if I need to clean the driveway where I can't even get out with the truck.

skinnybitchbarbie27

Oh hell no. If I am freezing the first place I want to be is the gym. I get so hot from the workout then take a hot shower at the house and it is perfect feeling to go to bed in.

Hell or high water nothing stops me from going to my gym.

CherryOnionKiss

I just got home from work, it's around 7:30am. Usually I hit the gym on my way home, but right now in Milwaukee it's -7 out, so cold it's painful! Am I wrong for skipping the gym when it's that cold out? I don't want to go outside all sweaty (there's no showers at the gym I go to). Does anyone else wimp out when it's freezing out?

-7 ? It's -28 in Canada. Get your bum to the gym!

KenosFeoh

Freezing weather is when I'm more likely to go because I can't/won't do anything active outside.

miracole

Freezing weather is the only time I am seen at the gym! ( well or if there is so much snow/ice the roads are impassible). Otherwise I'm layered up and running outside. Cold is demotivating, but you can do it, just think of it as a warm break to split up your commute home and you'll have then earned an evening of cuddling up on the couch with hot cocoa!

alerica1

If I can do it, you can do it.....get your butt to the gym.

reyna99

It's warm in the gym! and it's only cold if you are standing still

but I prefer to push play and workout to ChaLEAN Extreme or Combat )

NatalieWinning

-30 C here! The only thing that stops me is if the road conditions become bad (as I live on roads that are not maintained well. If that happens, I workout at home! No excuses, you can do it!

This is true. I know I find excuses not to get to the gym, so I bought a treadmilll for home and I have DVD's and workouts in my kids game system.

MinnieInMaine

Not at all! Like someone else said, I tend to want to go more when it's cold out because it helps me warm up a little. Try to give yourself a bit more of a cool down time so you're not soaked in sweat when you leave and/or bring a change of clothes and a hat so your sweaty areas aren't as exposed to the cold air.

DeMarraDontStop

I'm going to Zumba 2nite... Will just layer up, hang around for a bit to continue to wipe the sweat.. But I'm going!

vicrandom

No way. -7 F is a typical winter day here; it's on warm days that the gym clears out (errbody be running). Come prepared with some layers and/or towel. Bring a hat. Good to go.

DavidC1857

I have no gym here, but I would rather exercise outside. When it's cold is when I want to move inside and wish I had a gym. I have an exercise bicycle but I'd still rather be outside.

sally414

I'm in Wisconsin and the temp with wind chill is 25 below zero. Tonight I will most likely skip the gym and do a total body aerobics tape at home.

Donnaakamagmid

Yes, as I jog down there at 4:15am. Ice scares me.

FitBeto

I have my home gym in my open garage and i workout even if theres snow on the ground muaha

kyrakoala

GO TO THE GYM! BUNDLE UP!

It was -1 when I got in my car this morning at 5:30 AM to get over to the gym (I live in Iowa) but I dress in layers, so that way even when I leave sweaty the cold air can't get to me!

I really wouldn't suggest skipping the gym, because the habit of skipping is usually easier to maintain than the habit of going and it can get you into a nasty pattern.

If it is that big of a deal for you, make sure you at least workout at home. Do a dvd (Insanity, Jillian Michaels, yoga, whatever!) Just make sure you get moving, don't let the winter hibernation slow you down!

cubbies77

It was close to zero last night, and the roads were awful, so I skipped going to the gym after work. I did an exercise DVD at home and burned around the same amount of calories; plus, it raised my body temperature enough that I didn't have to turn the heat up until later, after my shower.

The roads are better today (slightly), but it's even colder now, around -10. I'll probably go to the gym tonight. I'm hoping the cold and snow will keep people away. It's been really crowded lately.

3under2

Get your butt to the gym. You'll be glad you did come Summer time . I live in Sweden so I know cold .

Scarlet

paperhawk

Miss a day now and then, no big deal. Miss 2 and the downhill descent begins. Make today your day off. But then make all the other 6. I am heading out for my 4 mile walk it's 8 degrees here but dry (Etna, Ohio). Bought a ski mask with neck cover, dress in layers, all the normal BS good gloves etc

Also spend more time in cool down if you are worried about sweat....

I just got home from work, it's around 7:30am. Usually I hit the gym on my way home, but right now in Milwaukee it's -7 out, so cold it's painful! Am I wrong for skipping the gym when it's that cold out? I don't want to go outside all sweaty (there's no showers at the gym I go to). Does anyone else wimp out when it's freezing out?

coffee_rocks

-7 to a Canadian is just a nip in the air. Not having showers and having to trudge home in your sweat, in the cold, isn't fun, but that will make the post-workout shower feel that much better.

Just do it.

pollyineedtobeskinny

Sometimes i avoid going the gym but a lot of the gym, i go. Walking warms you up & then you'll sweat at the gym and sooner or later, you'll be back home :-)

Jxnsmma

Dont make me laugh... its -45°F here in winnipeg. if that were the case id never work out... youre going home afterward anyway so put on a scarf and touque and stop making excuses!

ukstarlight05

I live in Milwaukee too, and it was so cold out when I woke up I skipped my morning workout too! Luckily there is a small fitness center in the basement of my work, so I plan on working out later today. When I drove to work it was -8F. That is just WAY TOO COLD!

alpine1994

I work out at home, so nope! No excuses to skip ever.

bodiva88

I wimped out yesterday because the pool heater is broken and I couldn't handle the cold water. But the cold air is irritating my asthma, and I need to figure out how hard I can go when my lung itches. Hopefully pool will be warm again tonight and I can swim. But if not, I'll try the bike and see if I can go without causing a full blown attack. I hate not exercising so much now. It makes my body sad.

rml_16

When I lived in a cold climate, no. I went. I even exercised outside in temps like that.