The Benefits of Winter Time Exercise

Now that we’ve entered the winter months, movement is just as important as it is in the summer, only it serves a different purpose.  We need exercise in the colder months to circulate and move energy through the body.  It also helps to warm and balance hormonal levels in the body.  The best movements for creating warmth and circulation are full body functional movements, like squatting, bending, twisting, pushing and pulling.  You can even combine some of these movements to create a whole body exercise.  For example, a dumbbell squat press, a bend with a pull, or a twist with a push.  The combinations are endless. Exercise can be a fun experience and it doesn’t have to be grueling hard work.  Especially in the winter months, when there’s not as much light and we’re sleeping more, you want to avoid pushing your body as hard as you did in the warmer months when there’s more light.  Make movement more about quality not quantity.  You can both energize your body and reserve energy for other things through exercise and have fun while doing it.  I would be happy to work with you and show you how functional exercise can not only be fun and rewarding but actually CREATE energy for your life rather being an energy DRAIN on your life like so many exercise programs.  Contact me today for your FREE consultation!