Get Ready Now to Exercise Outdoors, Prevent Injury
Updated: January 25, 2007
You can change your workout now to prevent injuries when you start running and exercising outside.
Outdoor exercising can be harder on your body as you run on different surfaces and have to work against the elements.
Here`s Tony Wetzel`s advice from The Fitness Center in Champaign:
Differences between Treadmills, Indoor Bikes, Ellipticals and outdoor activities
Outdoor Running/walking is higher impact than treadmills and ellipticals
Outdoor cycling, running/walking: you must work against and with the wind, and terrain
Wearing proper attire for outdoor is different than indoor (clothing and shoes)
Know your surface: Proper shoes for your chosen running/walking surface
Dress according to the weather: Hot days wear clothing that wisks sweat, not clothing that holds sweat to your body
Keep water handy
