- Welcome back you beautiful people.
I've always thought riding in the depths
of winter is going to make you stronger,
it's going to make you way more hardcore
and your fitness is going to go through the roof.
I've had an epiphany.
I've been sat by the roaring fire and I've thought,
hell, I'm going to do some homework on this
and then going to tell you all about it
and why it's good.
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Yes, it'll make you tougher.
Whilst you're out there bragging all over the place
to your mates and why you are going out there riding
in those horrible conditions,
whilst they sit on the couch
and skip all those wintry training months,
definitely, makes you tougher in the face
when it comes to cold weather riding.
Also when it comes Spring and when it's a little bit chilly
and a little bit rainy you'll be super comfortable with it
and all your mates will be shivering
in all their riding gear.
It'll defiantly make you tougher.
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(groaning from cold)
You defiantly burn more calories when it is cold, it's true.
Right, I've done some research on this.
When the temperature falls your metabolism rises
to keep you warm and you burn more calories.
However, studies suggest
that cold induced calorie burn washes out
after you warm up and you start to exercise.
That's likely true when you're running
or doing full-body workouts
but that winter warmup effect is less pronounced out
on the open trail where your upper body is exposed.
Okay, so that's pretty deep,
but I've done more research on this
and we're going to go even deeper into it.
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So you're always going to be a little chillier,
which brings us onto another bonus,
Nonshivering Thermogenesis, NST.
Shivering is horrible and nobody wants
to do it while they're riding.
But being just mildly chilly triggers NST,
which not only bumps up your calorie burn on your bike
but also makes your fat more metabolically active,
even when you're not riding.
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Again, that swiftly brings me onto this next step
and that is burning yourself out.
Yes, coming into those winter months you get super excited
because you want to continue to keep fit
through those horrible wintry months and it's so easy
to burn yourself out when it comes to those spring times.
You want to pace your training throughout that winter month,
spread it out.
You don't want to just go out there
and ride the whole season,
the whole year.
You can't do that.
It's that famous saying of burning the candle both ends,
you're going to burn yourself out.
Take it easy and when it comes
to springtime you will be
in full happy glory with your body feeling great
and you got the summer months coming,
knocking on your doorstep, good one.
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You're going to feel a lot less sick,
yes, this is true and I believe
in this because the fitter you are
the lot less time you're going to be spending
on your deathbed.
Now, research says regular exercisers are about half
as likely to get sick as their couch-loving peers.
Yes, true.
You'll also earn bonus health points
for being out on your bike and away
from the indoor environments
that get so germ-infested this time of year.
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A lot less crowded trails.
Yes, come winter months people won't brave all
that horrible weather to get out onto the trail.
You'll find yourself on the trail all
by yourself exploring stuff that are quite crowded
in the summer.
You get it all to yourself
and you have all this to yourself.
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When it comes to winter months you start
to become the king or queen at layering.
Now, different types of clothing instead
of just putting on a huge jacket
and some huge pants straight away,
you start to warm up,
you take your jacket off,
all you got underneath is a T-shirt.
You want to wear different layers like this.
Start off with some long trousers and a base layer.
Then you move on to your wintry trousers
which are waterproof.
You got your winter trousers on, waterproof,
got some good pair of shoes.
If your shoes are not very waterproof
then a waterproof sock
or thermal sock will keep those little feet nice and toasty.
Next is a race jersey.
Now, I've got this base layer on
which is quite warm already.
I got a long sleeve race jersey on here.
That's defiantly going to keep you warm.
And then the next layer is a jacket.
Now this is a shell as such,
it's a wind shell but it's waterproof,
windproof, everything-proof.
You start to become a master at layering up.
What we need now a pair of gloves,
helmet and you're ready to rock
and roll in the winter months.
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Little bonus for you,
when out there riding in the winter months you'd
be wearing a lot more clothing and yes,
your bike's going to be a lot more heavier.
Because all that mud you'll be carrying on your bike,
you'll be building strength and muscle endurance
in the process of riding your bike.
Look, my bike is stood up and I didn't even have a stick
because the mud's holding it up.
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So, there gives you a few tips on why you should go
riding out on a wintry day where it's muddy, wet.
You get yourself out there you're still being fit,
you're still being proactive you're staying away
from all your friends that have got all
those horrible coughs and colds.
Get out on your bike,
have fun in the mud because it's epic fun.
Hopefully, these few tips have helped you out.
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