due to the approaching winter, it's become harder and harder for me to get outside and run. sweating while freezing tends to make me feel like i'm dramatically ill and should be lying in bed rather than out in the streets flailing around.
so, my latest idea to overcome this mental block is to go shopping.
now, generally, i don't like shopping. of course, the company makes all the difference. though that's another story.
i've decided that buying good, moisture-wicking workout clothes will convince me that i can outdo the biting wind and get my exercise no matter what Nature has to say about it. let's hope it works.
i've already acknowledged that it's mostly a mental issue. cold weather has never appealed to me. even as a child, piling layer on top of layer to enjoy the snow made me feel clumsy and claustrophobic, not to mention the trouble of trying to remove three pairs of soaking wet socks one at a time. i remember sitting on the carpet, with one foot up in the air, tugging my sock by the toe, stretching it to twice its regular size, only to have it stay right where it was. wet socks on wet socks create more friction than many people realize, and the result was me rolling onto my back on the ground, still tugging and howling with frustration.
ugh. i honestly had to shudder just now, remembering the seeming impossibility of the task.
those are childhood days i do not want to relive. though, admittedly, it would be nice to have wet socks be the most stressful part of the day.