12.17.2008 12:18 pm
Tips for exercising in cold weather
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Two years ago my friend, Zeta Cooper, and I were running on a morning when the temperature had dipped to the single digits — and that’s without the windchill. I’d put on running tights and several layers of shirts. About 2 miles into the run, I mentioned to Zeta that you could probably stick an ice pick in my thighs, and I wouldn’t feel it. We turned around and headed home. Later, when I slipped out of those tights, the skin on my thighs was dark blue. It was rather scary. So it is, that I bring you advice from the Mayo Clinic on dressing for exercise in cold weather.
And for those who say exercising in cold weather hurts their lungs — slow down. You’re gulping in too much icy air.
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Cindy Billhartz Gregorian is a features reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She has reported for the Healthy & Fit section since its first issue. She's a distance runner with seven marathons under her belt. 
