Winter Workouts!

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Winter Workouts!

• Physical training in a cold environment

Mrs. Leyla C. Kelter, MS, ACSM HFI HQ PACAF
Fitness Program Manager
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• Human responses to cold environments
• Preparing to exercise in cold weather
• Risks of cold weather physical training
• Minimizing the risks

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Human responses to cold environments

• Breathing rate increases
• Blood pressure increases
• Muscular strength and endurance decreases
• Cardiovascular endurance decreases
• Blood flow to the skin is decreased
• Water escapes the body faster

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Preparing to exercise in cold weather

• Layers, layers, layers!
• Be well-hydrated
• Take a friend
• Protect hands, face, feet and head wear a hat!
• Wear synthetic fabrics keep moisture away

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Preparing to exercise in cold weather

• Wear bright colors stand out from the
  surroundings
• Watch for patches of ice and slick snow
• Know the weather!! especially the wind chill

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Risks of cold weather physical training

• Hypothermia core body temperature lowered due
  to a shut-down response of the brain
• Frostbite fluid in body tissues forms ice
  causing damage (sometimes permanent)

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Risks of cold weather physical training

• Heat exhaustion/stroke though rare, heat
  illness can occur due to dehydration and being
  over-clothed
• Your mother was right layers, layers, layers!

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• Questions?
• Leyla Kelter
• 552-8890