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Einstein couldn’t have said it better. We’re moving into the winter months and the best thing you can do is just keep moving. Don’t be discouraged by your past weight struggles or your lack of motivation to go to the gym in the cold weather.

Just hop on a bike and keep moving. Literally.

That’s right, I’m talking about spinning.

It’s a fast workout that will help get you in the best shape. The Aquatic and Fitness Center offer it 6 days a week so there’s no excuse not to come!

Spinning has a ton of benefits that can help you, no matter what stage you are in on your fitness journey!

If you can’t do high impact workouts, spinning is perfect for you because it doesn’t put any pressure on your knees.
You can work at your own pace, meaning that you can adjust your own resistance level as you go. You don’t have to worry about keeping up with everyone else.
You can burn a lot of calories. It’s possible to burn an average of 500 calories in a 45 minute spin class
You can also build muscle in your core, butt and thighs in one sitting! It’s a full body workout without having to memorize any intense moves to work specific body parts.
When you do attend a spinning class make sure you come prepared with a bottle full of water, maybe even two and a towel. You will sweat… a lot.

But remember sweat is just fat crying anyways.

Brrr.. It’s cold out there

The clocks have been set back and now you have an extra hour in your day. What are you going to do?

Exercise of course!

Andy Prishack of Select Physical Therapy of Fairfax has a few suggestions for how to exercise in the cold weather.

Remember this fun acronym that may not make much sense..but go with it

BOS SHOT

B-uddy.. find one, it’s so much easier to get outside and get moving when you have someone encouraging you to get out there. Remember when your parents told you about the buddy system? Well it applies to workouts as well.
O-overdress… don’t do it. I know it’s going to be freezing when you get out there.. hey it’s the truth. We’re supposed to get a really cold winter this year. But when you start moving you’re going to regret over dressing. A good rule of thumb is to dress like it’s 20 degrees warmer outside than it really is.
S-hades.. Wear some. For some odd reason many people only think to wear sunglasses in the summer. But the sun shines year around people! The combination of the sun and the snow can cause blindness so go get those shades that you packed away with your summer wardrobe and get going!
S-unscreen.. Okay now you probably think our friend at Select Physical Therapy are crazy. But you need to protect your skin and yourself during the winter months because the sun can still be harmful.
H-ydrate… In the summer months its easier to know when your dehydrated and need to replenish yourself but when its freezing outside the last thing you want to think about is drinking something cold.
O-pen your eyes.. When you exercise outside you probably aren’t thinking about frostbite, but you should because it has negative effects. Be aware of the effects of the weather and what they may do to your body
T-emperature… Make sure you pay attention to it. Believe it or not you may eventually get used to exercising outside but you shouldn’t if the temperature is below zero.