Hey everybody -

I am from Phoenix and am going on a 9 day vacation to Kansas on Friday. I want to keep up the exercise but we'll have too many people in the house to do anything there so I am forced to the great outdoors for my exercise.

My question is, it will be from 30-45 degrees there, and we are still wearing t-shirts here. I have never spent enough time in the cold to really know what to wear while exercising out in it. I know 30-45 isn't exactly COLD for some of ya'll, but I just don't quite know how to handle it.

I have loose heavier material exercise pants and a sweatshirt thickness jacket to put over my t shirt. Since I will be exercising and it's really not THAT cold will I be OK? Should I get a hat? What else do people wear?

I am afraid that if I'm too uncomfortable I won't work out for 9 days and come back way off schedule. Help!

You're in for a big surprise.


Kind of depends on the wind factor and humidity. I work out in my storage building in the mornings when it's 30 and all I wear is sweat pants, a long sleeved T-shirt, and a hooded sweat shirt. But, if I go jogging down the road in that same outfit, I'm much colder. If I ride my bike, I'm freezing. So, depends on what you're doing really.

I would say at the minimum you need an outfit like what I just described. You also need some lightweight gloves if it's towards the bottom of that temperature range.

You'll definitely want something to cover your ears. Hats are sometimes too hot if you are working hard -- I prefer those head band ear-warmer thingies. Gloves are also nice. Basically, you want to cover up any exposed skin...wind can be a real b*tch...but not have on so many layers that you sweat to death.

light gloves (I like black diamond brand. they're stretchy and warm), hat, maybe some long johns. dress in layers...if you're too warm you can always take something off. take a small backpack to put things in. I always exercise outdoors.