Thinking Inside The Box

5 WINTER SURVIVAL TRAINING TIPS

- Julian Reichman

It’s winter. That means it’s cold and dark outside in the mornings, and after work all you want to do is get home to a hot meal and your warm and cosy bed. With the elements against you, how does one stay motivated to train and stick to the routine?

One way would be to keep your training routine interesting and varied by being creative with your exercise selection. In doing so you’ll be more likely to follow the routine and stay focused during the colder months as your training will be more interesting and appealing.

Many would argue that there are certain exercises or movements within a training routine that would elicit more of a response to the training stimulus than other exercises. For example, an athlete tends to benefit more from squats than leg extensions, or pull ups rather than bicep curls – basically choosing multi joint exercises over single-joint isolation movements. Obviously the choice of the exercise routine is dependent on the goal of the person doing the training, though.

Instead of choosing only a couple of exercises to focus on in an exercise routine, I decided to explore a slightly more inclusive approach based on the CEO of Cross Fit, Gregg Glassman’s recommended approach of fitness…