Physical Activity In Winter

     As the cold winter approaches, many people face the problem of keeping their weight off. Instead of enjoying beautiful days outside when you can run or walk, you now have to be left inside with limited options. Many people chose to bake, or do something indoors while it is many times below zero outside.
     This problem is not as critical in certain months as others. People's New Year resolution is more often that not to lose weight. One problem is encountered there because one of the coldest months is January when you first set your goal. If you are not able to achieve that goal of losing weight then you may become very upset with yourself. This in return can cause problems in your household, because you are tired and annoyed, and your children are disgusted with being cooped up inside.
    Pets also feel the effect during the winter season. If your owners are the ones to exercise you, lots don't get to experience that anymore because their owners aren't ambitious enough to walk them.
     An alternative for this problem is to buy a membership to an indoor facility, invest in your own exercise equipment, or even use your open floor space and stairs as much as you can. Although some people just say forget it and wait until it is nice again, don't let that be you.
      Dave McCartney, is a firm believer in exercising as many days as you can. He walks every morning during the months that he is able too and rides his bike the others. If it is impossible he likes to work out downstairs and lift weights with his personal set of weights. "Exercising makes me feel better, and I feel not as good about myself if I don't get my needed workout in."
     Bigger places are easier to find indoor facilities and places to workout, while smaller towns are a little more different. Chadron has at least three places to offer athletic activity during the winters month. Stacey McCartney uses the outdoors facilities, the track, during warmer months and utilizes the NPAC at the college in the winter months. Student athletes are many times the same way. You play as many things as you can outdoors, when you can, and do the others indoors when the weather is either too hot or cold. 
     Hopefully you can find an alternative for your exercises this wintery season.