Clothes for the Cold

[Llamabean]

Hey everybody -

I am from Phoenix and am going on a 9 day vacation to Kansas on Friday. I want to keep up the exercise but we'll have too many people in the house to do anything there so I am forced to the great outdoors for my exercise.

My question is, it will be from 30-45 degrees there, and we are still wearing t-shirts here. I have never spent enough time in the cold to really know what to wear while exercising out in it. I know 30-45 isn't exactly COLD for some of ya'll, but I just don't quite know how to handle it.

I have loose heavier material exercise pants and a sweatshirt thickness jacket to put over my t shirt. Since I will be exercising and it's really not THAT cold will I be OK? Should I get a hat? What else do people wear?

I am afraid that if I'm too uncomfortable I won't work out for 9 days and come back way off schedule. Help!

 

[corndogggy]

My question is, it will be from 30-45 degrees there, and we are still wearing t-shirts here. I have never spent enough time in the cold to really know what to wear while exercising out in it. I know 30-45 isn't exactly COLD for some of ya'll, but I just don't quite know how to handle it.

You're in for a big surprise.

I have loose heavier material exercise pants and a sweatshirt thickness jacket to put over my t shirt. Since I will be exercising and it's really not THAT cold will I be OK? Should I get a hat? What else do people wear?

Kind of depends on the wind factor and humidity. I work out in my storage building in the mornings when it's 30 and all I wear is sweat pants, a long sleeved T-shirt, and a hooded sweat shirt. But, if I go jogging down the road in that same outfit, I'm much colder. If I ride my bike, I'm freezing. So, depends on what you're doing really.

I would say at the minimum you need an outfit like what I just described. You also need some lightweight gloves if it's towards the bottom of that temperature range.

 

[blackwdw]

You'll definitely want something to cover your ears. Hats are sometimes too hot if you are working hard -- I prefer those head band ear-warmer thingies. Gloves are also nice. Basically, you want to cover up any exposed skin...wind can be a real b*tch...but not have on so many layers that you sweat to death.

 

[daybyday]

light gloves (I like black diamond brand. they're stretchy and warm), hat, maybe some long johns. dress in layers...if you're too warm you can always take something off. take a small backpack to put things in. I always exercise outdoors.