Hello and sorry if you do not want to think about Christmas, but it isn't that far away.
I usually take a break from my fitness to restart at Christmas, and there is a lot of things I need to do before the festive time of cheer, and so it is important to organize your fitness when you too have a busy season, come Autumn and Winter, and have many birthday's to plan for.
This year I am not gonna take a break and September for me is a new year, as it is academically a new year so I go by that now and separate my year in to 4 quarters.
Lastnight I did some exercise as I do six to seven exercises and mixed, so one day I will do squats, leg raises, boxercise kicks and sometimes will do floor training, with my dumbbells and use my own body strength.
When it comes to clothes I wrap myself up and use layers, and make sure my trainers and other footwear are comfortable and good for walking as I walk a lot, and the thing I would invest is a thermal vest and walking bottoms. I do wear leggins almost everyday but sometimes these can rub, so if you do long distant walks or runs, invest in a good think pair of running bottoms.
If you go out like I did once upon a time, in the autumn and winter when the sun begins to rise, run with glasses or goggles for when the sunlight rises as it shines quite bright, but can effect your view. Layer up as it can be very cold still being up at the crack of dawn.
Make sure you are hydrated even when it is cold outside, and remember to cool down afterwards and stretch.
In the autumn and winter wear clothes that you can be easily seen by cars and other people using the footpaths and pavements.
Never let your guard down and run in busy areas and not where you can be vulnerable like parks and woodlands, but in town like areas and places. When running in the early morning or late evening, I never listened to headphones, as you should keep your witts about you and only do what you can and build up gradually.
Wear hats I wear a beanie when it gets really cold and even a scarf.
So I bope this blog helps you and many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
