All of my workouts are indoors – either at home or at the gym. I’m a gym rat though. What can I say? 😀

I’m in Chicago where it becomes a cold and windy mess! However, I’m too cheap for a gym membership. Last winter I was training for a spring marathon and invested in good winter running gear and ran outside. Aside from almost being blown into Lake Michigan a few times, it wasn’t bad at all. And the lakefront path was never crowded!!

I am all about seasonal exercise. We live in western MA, and it gets really cold in the winter (and part of the fall and spring too), so this time of year I’m more into yoga and trying different workout and dance DVDs. But one thing I do all year is walk – I find it’s much nicer to walk in below freezing weather than to run.

I am really lucky that my new gym has an indoor track. I think I could handle running outdoors in 35 degree weather, but factor in the freezing Oregon rain and I’m out.

I look forward to hearing more about your winter yoga practice. I’ve always wanted to do Bikram, but I moved to a city where they barely have any yoga at all… let alone Bikram. There’s no hot yoga.

I’m a gym person in the winter.

I stick to the gym in the winter, unless it’s an unusually mild day. I hate to be cold too!!

Each day, I have to ride my bike a minimum of 6 miles (3 each way), except for Thursday, when it’s 10 (5 each way). It’s pretty good exercise! I also walk a lot, jog a bit, and use a stair stepper in my apartment (and lift dumbbells up to 8 lbs.) Japanese winter conditioned me to do these things. There’s a gym nearby, but it’s about $130 per month. I’ll stick with my regimen! Driving here would be too scary, so that ensures exercise.

Do you have any yoga sites that you would suggest? I’ve used some YouTube videos, but would love some recommendations.

I usually try to stay outside year round. I am in Vancouver, so at worst we just get some rain (though right now the ground is COVERED in snow). When I lived in a place that got real snow, I used to run downtown where it would melt enough to run without too much fear of slipping…

I live in AZ so it’s perfect outside exercise weather now!

I run outside year-round in Wisconsin. With the right gear, it’s really not too bad. Plus, it makes me feel hardcore. 😉

I’ve been doing p90x for the past like, four months. It’s awesome because you can do it rain or shine! I only missed one day when I had the flu.

(p90x is very east to keep up when you opt out on the nutrition plan!)

I’m taking my first hot yoga class in a few hours! I’m a little nervous since it’s totally new to me, but your post reassured me that it’s OK to take breaks. I do love running in the winter, but not when it’s brutally cold and dark out. Yuck!

Wow– that yoga sounds intense!!

I definitely start working out more inside during the winter…that’s how you have to roll in PA, as you know 🙂

I love outdoor workouts and Dallas can be surprisingly warm OR cold during the winter so every few days, it’s different. Thankfully, our new apartment has a great workout facility so it’s convenient to to workout indoors.

I’m a cold weather runner, so this is the time of year when I actually thrive! A few years ago, when I was still living with my parents, I was out running and got caught in a snowstorm. I ended up trying to take a shortcut home, got lost and was soaked by the time I got home. My father looked at me like I as nuts, but I’ve never felt more alive!

I’m going to be running inside on the dreadmill, but I actually prefer the dreadmill to running outside – it’s safer to me.

Hope the knee gets well soon though!

I like to do everything, I guess. I prefer to walk outside if it’s warm enough. But if it’s cold, I do stay inside, generally. I have a bunch of DVDs to choose from at home, plus a treadmill and my reformer and dumbbells. I’m a lifetime member at Bally’s; I mostly go there for classes, like Zumba, yoga or bootcamp. Plus they have an indoor track and a pool That way I don’t feel like a zombie on the the treadmill or doing multiple reps/sets on the machines.

This is kind of a random question, but when you make things with half a banana, what do you do with the other half? I like to mix banana into my yogurt, but only half a banana or less fits in the cup. I’d like to save the rest for later, but the banana inevitably turns black.

I suck. I occasionally do a very “beginners” yoga’s poses maybe 3x a week for 15-20 minutes maximum. I can’t tolerate longer than 15-20 mins. I just have no motivation. I’d rather just sit and read or go for a lazy drive or something. I know, not good.
I think classes would be amazing. But the money. No way. Its just a phenomenable amount of money that leaves me slightly dizzy with horror.

I’m a treadmill runner. I think I’ve run outside once, ever. It was lovely, I just haven’t done it again. As for yoga, I practice on my own. I just can’t bring myself to pay for it.

I try to run outside as much as possible during the winter, but when it’s icy and snowy, it doesn’t really work out for me! 🙂

I hate working out inside, and prefer running in cooler temps, although my boot camp has moved indoors twice a week. For them, I will make the sacrifice. However, this week “workouts” have been strictly shovelling sidewalks and trying to stay upright and warm. We got our first blast of winter on Monday, and the average temperature has been -23C or about -9F (yes, that is a negative sign in front)…with the wind, it’s even colder…-18F! But you layer, protect as much skin as possible and get out there and get ‘er done. I even bought trail runners this year, just so I won’t slip around during my runs. I’ll let you know how they work after tomorrow morning’s run.