Health & Swellness

So perhaps there’s more to me liking running outdoors–even in the drippiest summer humidity (and I hate to sweat) and in winter weather so c-c-cold my thighs go numb and tingly and my water bottle freezes up–than merely finding treadmill training a tad boring. According to this study, jogging in a park boosts energy and lifts your mood more than doing the same jog on a treadmill.

On an evening run recently, I unexpectedly found myself running in the dark–something I tend to avoid for safety’s sake–didn’t realize the sun’s setting way earlier already, sigh.

On the bright side, I am loving Stella McCartney for Adidas’ Glow in the Dark running gear. I’ll sport these glowing leopard spots in sleek, form-fitting pieces over those those ubiquitous running jackets everyone insists on wearing in a size five times too large with the diagonal stripes across the butt.

And who knows, maybe leopard detailing will help make you as speedy as one.

How do you beat the heat in the summer? My plan of attack usually involves taking dips in the pool, sipping sangria and otherwise staying indoors with the AC blasting and as for exercise, I run as early as I can manage getting up in the morning to avoid the blazing midday temps (I love my sleep but I hate sweating even more).

I certainly never would’ve thought of doing Bikram yoga as a strategy–choosing to go drip with sweat in a place even hotter than outdoors? Yikes.