Winter Workouts!
Physical training in a cold environment
Mrs. Leyla C. Kelter, MS, ACSM HFI
HQ PACAF Fitness Program Manager
One Team—One Fight!!
• Human responses to
cold environments
• Preparing to exercise
in cold weather
• Risks of cold weather
physical training
• Minimizing the risks
One Team—One Fight!!
Human responses to cold environments
• Breathing rate increases
• Blood pressure increases
• Muscular strength and
endurance decreases
• Cardiovascular endurance
decreases
• Blood flow to the skin is
decreased
• Water escapes the body
faster
One Team—One Fight!!
Preparing to exercise in cold weather
• Layers, layers, layers!
• Be well-hydrated
• Take a friend
• Protect hands, face, feet
and head – wear a hat!
• Wear synthetic fabrics –
keep moisture away
One Team—One Fight!!
Preparing to exercise in cold weather
• Wear bright colors – stand
out from the surroundings
• Watch for patches of ice
and slick snow
• Know the weather!!
especially the wind chill
One Team—One Fight!!
One Team—One Fight!!
Risks of cold weather physical training
• Hypothermia – core body
temperature lowered due to
a shut-down response of
the brain
• Frostbite – fluid in body
tissues forms ice causing
damage (sometimes
permanent)
One Team—One Fight!!
Risks of cold weather physical training
• Heat exhaustion/stroke –
though rare, heat illness
can occur due to
dehydration and being
over-clothed
• Your mother was right –
layers, layers, layers!
One Team—One Fight!!
Questions?
Leyla Kelter
552-8890
One Team—One Fight!!