The temperature in Raleigh just hit 40! Woo-hoo! Alas, this heat wave isn’t expected to last. Light snow is predicted for Thursday, it’s barely supposed to get above freezing over the weekend. Thus, we bring you more tips — in the form of recommended reading — on exercising in the cold.
Category Archives: Health
Cold? Layer up, take a walk
Saturday I ran 6 miles in 32 degree weather and broke a slight sweat. Sunday, I mountain biked 15 miles in 23 degree weather and only my Camelbak froze. The reason I was able to work out despite North Carolina’s ongoing impersonation of Alaska? (Forecast low for Anchorage Tuesday: 26 degrees Forecast low for Raleigh: 19.
Read, watch, listen
Some recommended reading, viewing and listening, especially for those of you who have recently renewed your efforts to lose weight and get in shape.
Reading
“How to lose 10 Pounds in Your 30s, 40s and 50s,” Health.com. It’s not your imagination, losing weight becomes more of a challenge as you age. For one thing, your metabolism slows. For another … well, read the article.
10 exercise trends for 2010 (continued)
Yesterday, we shared five of the top 10 —
Well, pardon me, where’s my sense of propriety? Happy New Year, everyone! Now, what was I saying? Oh, yes … .
— exercise trends for 2010, according to the American Council on Exercise. Today, five more.
10 exercise trends for 2010
Still searching for the perfect workout for 2010 (which starts tomorrow, btw)?
Here are the top 10 fitness trends for 2010, according to a survey by the American Council on Exercise. Time and money appear to play a key role in how we’ll be exercising in the year ahead.