Why Is Training In The Cold So Hard? | Do Freezing Temperatures Really Slow You Down?

Training in the winter. Does anyone else just find it hard to do workouts well in the cold, feel like your power on the bike drops off, and can’t always hit the same paces on the run? What is actually going on? Mark has been exploring what happens to your body when exercising in cold weather.

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We love running on those lovely crisp winter mornings but we have to admit, often we feel like my training suffers a little when it’s cold. For starters, struggling to get out of the house - that’s understandable.

But does anyone else just find it hard to do workouts well in the cold? I feel like my power on the bike drops off, and I can’t always hit the same paces on the run. I’ve always blamed it on the cold, but why? What is actually going on?

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