It's that time of year - darker and cooler mornings mean winter is on our doorstep. This article is designed to keep you motivated and provide tips on how to get the best out of your winter sessions.
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■ Set your goals for the winter months and aim to stick to them; 13 weeks is a long time to stray from training, so goals will help keep you on track. You could do this by getting involved with a winter program or challenge.
■ Ensure your training partners are reliable and just as committed as you, avoid training partners that will give in to the first drop of rain, or a windy morning; training in these months is hard enough - you don't need someone sabotaging your high levels of motivation.
■ Equip yourself with warm training gear, such as long limb compression garments, gloves and beanies - the warmer you are during warm-up, the less potential for injury.
■ Monitor your progress by keeping a training diary of what you cover each week; this allows you to see what you have done and how much you have progressed.
■ Drive with your heater on in the car to your training venue; this will ensure your body is that little bit warmer when you jump out of the car, and once again less susceptible to sustaining an injury through tears or strains.
■ Don't forget to keep your water intake up. It's a lot harder in the cooler months to keep hydrated as we don't either think of it or feel like it as much. The body still needs hydration.
Stick to these points and you will fly through winter without a hiccup.
Lukas Chodat is the director of Chodat Fitness.