Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
Winter has officially arrived to Prague with freezing temperatures and loads of snow, which means that for us, outdoor workout enthusiasts, challenging times are coming :D You might still remember this post where I showed you my favorite outdoor gym here in the city a couple of months ago. It was still summer back then, the surrounding vegetation was lush and green and it felt really nice and enjoyable to be there. Now, the very same spot looks like this...
Not so inviting, I know :D But (un)fortunately, I´m one of those freaks who work out outside all year round so I go to this gym even now in winter. However, winter workouts are quite special so I figured it could be a cool topic for a post.
I must admit that winter outdoor workouts have more disadvantages than advantages. Let´s start with the longer list, i.e. the cons...
It takes more time and effort to warm up and stay warm.
Your range of motion is somewhat restricted because of all the layers of clothes you need to wear.
Working out with the machines and free weights is harder because there is ice and snow frozen to them and even in them. The machines can also be stuck in freezing weather.
The frozen ground is slippery, which increases the risk of various injuries.
The water in your water bottle can get frozen (true story, has happened to me).
The days are super short so if you, for some reason, cannot make it to the outdoor gym early enough (by like 3 P.M. here right now for example), you will have to work out in the dark.
Passers-by tend to look at you as if you were crazy. Some of them might even take photos and/or videos of you.
Because of the things mentioned above, your performance will not be as good as it is in warmer months, which can be very frustrating and discouraging.
So these were just some of the disadvantages that came to my mind while writing this post. There surely are more that I just didn´t think of :D Now on to the advantages, yay! Oh, wait a minute, are there actually any? Let us see, I will try to find some :)
Since there really are not many freaks like this, you will most probably have the entire gym just for yourself.
Once you manage to stay warm and work out intensely enough, the endorphins running through your body will make feel like you are an unstoppable and undestroyable beast :D (sometimes)
By working out in the cold weather, you strengthen not only your muscles and body but also your immune system.
Regular outdoor workouts in cold weather are a great way to build and maintain your discipline, morale and determination.
So this was my little reflection on outdoor workouts in winter, I hope it may be useful or inspiring for some. Oh and what is that Rocky reference in the title of the post? Well, whenever I work out in snow and freeze, I call it the Rocky Mode, referring to the famous scenes from the iconic movie Rocky IV where he is training for his fight against Ivan Drago in the old school way in the severe Siberian winter :D ;)
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If you want to know more about this outdoor gym, where exactly it is located etc., you can find all the information in the post linked above in the first paragraph. Thanks for your attention everyone :)
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