Do you find yourself exercising less in colder weather?

I've totally stopped excercising! Used to go to the gym once a week (can't afford membership or more than once a week :[)...
And used to walk EVERYWHERE and for about 6 miles a day.

Now zilch cos it's so cold.

I don't know how people go walking or running in the cold. I can't even get myself to go outside and get in my car. It's definately a bummer for getting to the gym... I just want to curl up under a blankie and suck my thumb.*LOL* Pennsylvania winters suck... and we just had our first snow flurries on Thanksgiving. NOT looking forward to this. I'll have to pull out my home exercise DVDs again.*LOL*

Shannon

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Though I think it's more to do with the fact I hurt my neck last week! I soooooooooooo want to get back to some serious exercise! And it's not that bad in my part of Britain!

YESYESYESYESYES!!! I'm so glad I'm not the only one!
It's been freezing/snowing and I can NOT get up the nerve to exercise!!

I go to the gym 5 days a week, so the weather doesn't affect me.

I don't go to the gym any less, but I do less of walking my son up and down the street when it's cold. It's TN cold, so it means wet and cold, which I find worse than the cold I grew up in in Chicago. I have him (he's 3) run up and down the hallway to blow off steam, but it does not good for me! Luckily though we're only just getting into our cold and it only lasts until early March usually.

i took a 10mile walk in the cold yesterday and i couldn't bring myself to do it today!!!

i have a gym set up on my top floor but it's so cold i end up frozen going up there so i do tend to exercise less

I go to the gym as well but I've gone from my normal 5 days a week to 4 days. I di have a tendancy to worout for more than an hour anyway, so it's not that big of a deal for me.

I do find that I am more tired now with the change in weather and time change. It's dark when I leave for work and dark when I come home from the gym... I absolutely HAVE to go to the gym straight from work or else it's shockingly easy to talk myself out of going!

I just took up running and started making the transition to running on the road instead of the treadmill. After stepping foot outside this morning, I can't imagine running in this weather. I'll be sticking to the gym. With it being closed so much during holidays, I don't think i'll be getting in as much exercise as normal.

I live in Michigan and the winter's here are TOUGH! The windchil is currently 17 degrees! It's dark here a lot in the winter too. Usually the sun is out around 8am until 4pm ... unmotivating!

If you come up with any motivational tips, let me know

I'm in Michigan too and it's that cold?? BRRRR!! No wonder why i was covering my face with my scarf! I feel good because I just came back from a 4 mile walk. Kinda had to cover an errand so that worked out.

i struggle through michigan winters as well...i'm still doing okay now as long as i bundle up but as soon as the snow comes full force it will be a whole different story!! i lived in NC for two years and my tolerance for winter weather is a lot less since moving back...some days its hard to get in the car to go to the gym not to mention try to exercise outside!!

I have a free weight gym and static bike in the garage and dare not venture anywhere near it at the moment. Brrrr. It's alright once I am warmed up but getting warmed up and stepping out of the backdoor is a HUGE challenge.

I have the same dilemma, I have an airdyne and a punching bag in the garage but it feels like sub-zero temperatures in there.

As for running/walking I decided yesterday I was going to go for a hike in the snow and ended up running in the snow. Before I left my house I had 2 layers of clothing on, scarf, hat and didn't feel cold at any point while I was out.

When I refuse to go in to the garage because of the temperature(which is all the time lately) I instead do something in the house, stair-runs, burpees, body-weight workouts, jog/sprint-in-place. But I miss going into the garage to jump-rope, punch/kick the bag, do my HIIT on the airdyne.

I think improvising is key and if you bundle up enough, walking is a great idea. Just be sure to have warm gloves, scarf, hat that covers your ears and wear like 2 layers of clothing and you'll be fine.

Having posted my previous comment I do find that I can get out for a run in the mornings if I am not at work. I actually don't mind the cold too much and like the snow on the hills during my cross country run but it has to be in the morning. The challenge is going out in the freezing dark evening after a full day at work when the house is warm and toasty.