1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to get out when it's good. When 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: the weather is particularly or unseasonably nice, take advantage of 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: these moments and go outside. Even a little fresh air 6 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: can feel fantastic. This episode is first airing in January. 7 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: Where I live in the northeastern United States. It is 8 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: definitely winter, with all the cold and sleet and such 9 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: that implies, but not every day is as miserable as that. Indeed, 10 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: the day before I wrote this, the temperature got up 11 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: to sixty degrees fahrenheit. Much of the day was rainy, 12 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: but the forecast called for a lull in the afternoon, 13 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: so I made sure to go for a run during 14 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: that window. I move things around and finished some work 15 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: early so I could spend forty minutes outside enjoying the 16 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: not so cold air on my face and feeling like 17 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: it was April and not the dead of winter. Now, 18 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: to be sure, not every January day is going to 19 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: feature temperatures anywhere close to that warm, of course, but 20 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: I do try to look at the weather forecast and 21 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: figure out when it will be warmest and not snowing 22 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: or sleeting during the week. Then I create my schedule 23 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: to run or walk during these windows. Running in two 24 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: frigid temperatures is no fun, but in more balmy times 25 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: it is a pleasure, and I want to take advantage 26 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: of that. Incidentally, this works in the other direction with summer. 27 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: If it is a long string of hot, sticky days 28 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: in August, but one morning is going to be a 29 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: little cooler, that is my signal to go run or walk. 30 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: Then I'll enjoy a little respite from the heat. If 31 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: you are dealing with really rainy weather, there might be 32 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: some moments when the rain is lighter or has stopped. 33 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: It is good to take advantage of those windows. In 34 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: any case, getting outside is a known mood booster, but 35 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: it is challenging to do so when the weather doesn't cooperate. 36 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: On some level. We might know that there is no 37 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: bad weather, only bad clothing, but that doesn't mean anyone 38 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: wants to walk outside in freezing rain. So instead, look 39 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: for those moments when things aren't going to be quite 40 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: so bad, plan and advance for them. I visited my 41 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: son's preschool on the unreasonably warm day recently and the 42 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: teachers had planned to have snack outside. We all got 43 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: to absorb a little more pleasant January air before feeling 44 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: like we needed to hibernate for the next few months. 45 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: No doubt there will be at least a few more 46 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: moments of warmth before spring arrives, and you can bet 47 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: I plan to make the most of them. In the meantime. 48 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 49 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 50 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 51 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: or anything else. 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