When the weather begins to cool down, we tend to retire the workouts we\u2019ve long enjoyed undertaking in nature, opting instead for the indoor equivalent. Park runs become treadmill slogs while lidos lose out to heated pools. Other activities halt altogether. But active pursuits that embrace the great outdoors needn\u2019t be an exclusively summer sport, and Londoners are particularly blessed with year-round offerings.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just a perception of stoicism to be gained from training outside post-October. Cold weather workouts come with benefits including anything from increased weight loss as the body burns more calories to stay warm, to cardiovascular gains from the heart working harder to pump blood around the body. More important still is the ability to counteract Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and its effects on energy, self-esteem, anxiety and food cravings.<\/p>\n
So, before you succumb to a winter spent training inside, consider the pursuits that won\u2019t be closing their doors for any draft. Here are five outdoor workouts in London worth braving the cold for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A little cold doesn’t stop a true Londoner from training outside. Here’s our pick of the capital’s outdoor workouts worth braving a breeze for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10982,"featured_media":175087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-174918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-body"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n