How do you walk when its so cold

cgatens
on 1/25/07 9:16 pm - Bricktown, NJ
I can not get to the gym today so I was thinking of just getting outside and walking. BUT- how can you walk outside when it is so Cold--(8 degree's)  What do you wear?  Chris

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Karyn
on 1/26/07 11:35 pm - Flagstaff, AZ
I know you asked about outside,  but we have 1-2 and 3 mile Walk Away the Pounds tapes and I stick in the VCR.  They work well for my husband and me!  The 1 mile one is great for fitting in 20 minutes of workout. 
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Neecee O.
on 1/27/07 1:24 am, edited 1/27/07 3:06 am - CA
I ran away from THAT kind of cold, I now live in Cali. LOL  My DH and i go to the snow (an hour away) and snowshoe or hike if it is light snow., though. I was raised in Illinois, so I did used to walk all of the time as a young adult.  The cold air was not the worst thing, it was the ice on the road, for me. That was a show stopper. My 70+ year old mom gets out in it, still lives in Ill., so do my younger bro & sis - nearly every day.  Like me, ice draws the line for them.  Not even snow will stop them. If it was only cold air, I wear layers:  thermal underwear, maybe one more light long sleeve shirt. light snowpants, ligh****er proof jacket. I usually ended up taking off my jacket or unzipping it very soon into the walk. I now have exercise-induced asthma, so I need a light scarf around my mouth, too.  This way i concentrate on nose-breathing and not too much cold air gets into my lungs. Gloves, of course!  Those come off most of the time, too.  I truly miss my moonlight walks in the new snow. It's worse thinkig about it than doing it, i assure you! Once yo're out there, you don't regret it.
Maryland
on 1/29/07 6:48 am - Rockville, MD
You wear layers.  I wear 2 pairs of pants (the outside pair are heavier), a shirt, sweater, and big parka.  I wear a face/head mask, along with a scarf and warm gloves.  Halfway through my walk I usually end up removing the mask and unzipping the parka, but it depends on how windy it is.   It's actually quite fun if you dress warmly enough. 
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