Alright, so we have a few more days of enjoying the holidays and ringing in the new year, but then comes 2016 and I know I’m planning to get stronger next year. You, too? Then join me in Nike’s 21 Days of Better For It. It kicks of January 4th and to get started, just take a quiz on nike.com to help find the right fitness program for you. It takes into account your preferences and lifestyle — this way you can be sure to stick to it.
It’ll be easier to keep motivated to the more of us that band together to do it, so let’s get fitter, stronger, faster, better as one. Ready? Once more with sweat! Take the quiz here.
December 29, 2015
“Yes, I run outside all through winter.”
“No, I don’t usually get cold, just my face if it’s really cold.”
“No, I don’t slip and fall.”
“I just really get bored running on a treadmill.”
Every winter, I get the same questions from non-runners about my winter training. But the truth is I would choose running in the cold winter than on a humid summer day. Each winter, I’d say there are only typically two really terrible runs when it’s -35C with the windchill. Those, yes, are not fun at all. But I almost never slip on ice (I try to focus heavily on where and how I’m placing my foot on days the conditions are icier). And as for feeling cold, with the right gear and layering, you don’t really notice the cold (except for possibly your hands and face — I tend to wear thin gloves so I can still work my iPhone, and I do wear a balaclava but it’s hard to breathe through so I inevitably end up pulling it off my face, hence the frozen cheeks).
For this winter, Nike is challenging athletes to #getouthere on the cold and snowy days because dressed in Nike’s technologies, winter ain’t got nothin’ on you and your workout:
- Aeroreact: Wearable technology that can intuitively sense, and respond to, performance in real time. Fabric opens up in response to sweat to keep you temperature just right
- Therma-Sphere Max: Raised nodes trap warm air the way a wet suit traps warmer water, plus it’s 34% more breathable than therma-sphere (the previous technology).
- Hyperwarm: Designed for athletes combating cold weather outdoor workouts by combining multiple textures into one form-fitting garment.
Your winter workout could win you a trip to Chicago, too!
If you keep up your workouts outside as the temperature drops and post on social media using the hashtags #GetOutHere and #Contest, you have a chance to be one of 48 weather-defying athletes chosen based on the story you tell of your outdoor training. These 48 athletes chosen will get to compete in the Get Out Here Challenge, which will take place in Chicago the week of December 8, 2015.
So all you have to do is create and post your outdoor training photos and/or videos on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with hashtags #GetOutHere and #contest. It’s so simple to enter!
I’ll be getting outside and training with Nike as part of a six-week #TrainTuesday workout. I worked up a sweat at the launch lead by Nike Master Trainer Eva Redpath and Toronto Argonaut and Nike Pacer Eric Black two weeks ago (that’s when the photo at the top of this post was taken). Last week, I missed the first session as I was in California for work, but will be out there tonight for week 2! Follow along via Instagram (@healthandswellness).
Oh, and NIKE.COM now ships to CANADA! Huzzah! This means you can order all the gear and footwear and custom Nike ID shoes, whaaaaat!
(I designed some running shoes, but I’ll post on those once I get them in my hands!)
Need some inspiration to get out here? Click here to view the Nike ad featuring many elite athletes including Canadians Paula Findlay and Steven Stamkos.
November 10, 2015
