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Tony
Guest
Although I mentioned this before, I'll call this my first crackpot theory
for '05. When exercising in the cold, it's often better to expose more of
the core body (torso and head), and put heavier layers on the limbs,
especially inactive limbs. Traditional cold weather layering protects the
core body, but for those doing heavy exercise the core heats up and soon
needs more cooling, while the inactive limbs remain cool.
When running this means more layers on the arms and hands, and when cycling,
it means more on the feet, arms and hands. My theory is that the body will
prioritize bloodflow to the active areas and restrict bloodflow to the arms
and hands when running, producing cold hands even if one is sweating
substantially at the core.
So far this year I've begun experimenting with more even layering, as
opposed to double layering the core only, and twice now I've run with
bicycle arm warmers under a single layer long-sleeve polypro top. The arm
warmers produce just the effect I was hoping for - I don't overheat at the
core, but my hands and arms are noticeably warmer than before, and this
makes the quality of the run better.
-Tony
for '05. When exercising in the cold, it's often better to expose more of
the core body (torso and head), and put heavier layers on the limbs,
especially inactive limbs. Traditional cold weather layering protects the
core body, but for those doing heavy exercise the core heats up and soon
needs more cooling, while the inactive limbs remain cool.
When running this means more layers on the arms and hands, and when cycling,
it means more on the feet, arms and hands. My theory is that the body will
prioritize bloodflow to the active areas and restrict bloodflow to the arms
and hands when running, producing cold hands even if one is sweating
substantially at the core.
So far this year I've begun experimenting with more even layering, as
opposed to double layering the core only, and twice now I've run with
bicycle arm warmers under a single layer long-sleeve polypro top. The arm
warmers produce just the effect I was hoping for - I don't overheat at the
core, but my hands and arms are noticeably warmer than before, and this
makes the quality of the run better.
-Tony