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It's really, really cold in NYC this winter, stay motivated?

sphinxdust
sphinxdust Posts: 59 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I'm having a hard time motivating my normal intensity and drive to go to the gym, only because it's so damn cold! Any motivational strategies you can share?

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  • floatfitness
    floatfitness Posts: 8 Member
    Plan a ski trip!
    Bundle up and go for a brisk walk
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    edited January 2015
    I'm in NYC too:

    It's not that cold; think about last year
    Make a plan to meet someone there.
    Bundle up and go anyway. (oh, I just saw the bundle up comment above)

  • Jenn523
    Jenn523 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm also in NYC and feel your pain. I've just started working out at home instead.
  • sphinxdust
    sphinxdust Posts: 59 Member
    I like the working out at home idea. If it wasn't so cold outside, it wouldn't look like a post-apocalyptic nuclear winter at 7pm in one of the most densely populated cities in the US.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I live in NYC too and I don't have the luxury of a car to the gym. I have to take a bus, and I do it because I want it bad enough.
  • marvy1_nyc
    marvy1_nyc Posts: 26 Member
    I agree that last winter was so much worse. A hat and scarf are really key to keeping warm. I was doing an experiment to see what weight coat I really needed, up until this latest cold front, and you would be surprised: layers under a light coat plus scarf and hat keep you very warm, even just going to the subway or bus. Now you need a heavy coat, though.

    As for motivation: what happens on that first nice spring day? You want to wear something a little cuter than the bulky sweater, right? The time for choosing those clothes is every cold day you go to the gym now!

    I really, REALLY did not want to go today. I was consistently hungry, and ate over my original allowance by about 100 calories. I could not have a day where I went over, so I promised myself that I could stop at 150 calories at the gym. I did 300 instead, slowly, not killing myself like I have been the rest of the week, and got out of there.
  • marvy1_nyc
    marvy1_nyc Posts: 26 Member
    Oh, and I just joined and am looking for friends if anyone wants to add me. Can use the support and promise to give it back.
  • sphinxdust
    sphinxdust Posts: 59 Member
    Yeah, it comes down to wanting it bad enough!
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