Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to get out when it's good. When
Speaker 1: the weather is particularly or unseasonably nice, take advantage of
Speaker 1: these moments and go outside. Even a little fresh air
Speaker 1: can feel fantastic. This episode is first airing in January.
Speaker 1: Where I live in the northeastern United States. It is
Speaker 1: definitely winter, with all the cold and sleet and such
Speaker 1: that implies, but not every day is as miserable as that. Indeed,
Speaker 1: the day before I wrote this, the temperature got up
Speaker 1: to sixty degrees fahrenheit. Much of the day was rainy,
Speaker 1: but the forecast called for a lull in the afternoon,
Speaker 1: so I made sure to go for a run during
Speaker 1: that window. I move things around and finished some work
Speaker 1: early so I could spend forty minutes outside enjoying the
Speaker 1: not so cold air on my face and feeling like
Speaker 1: it was April and not the dead of winter. Now,
Speaker 1: to be sure, not every January day is going to
Speaker 1: feature temperatures anywhere close to that warm, of course, but
Speaker 1: I do try to look at the weather forecast and
Speaker 1: figure out when it will be warmest and not snowing
Speaker 1: or sleeting during the week. Then I create my schedule
Speaker 1: to run or walk during these windows. Running in two
Speaker 1: frigid temperatures is no fun, but in more balmy times
Speaker 1: it is a pleasure, and I want to take advantage
Speaker 1: of that. Incidentally, this works in the other direction with summer.
Speaker 1: If it is a long string of hot, sticky days
Speaker 1: in August, but one morning is going to be a
Speaker 1: little cooler, that is my signal to go run or walk.
Speaker 1: Then I'll enjoy a little respite from the heat. If
Speaker 1: you are dealing with really rainy weather, there might be
Speaker 1: some moments when the rain is lighter or has stopped.
Speaker 1: It is good to take advantage of those windows. In
Speaker 1: any case, getting outside is a known mood booster, but
Speaker 1: it is challenging to do so when the weather doesn't cooperate.
Speaker 1: On some level. We might know that there is no
Speaker 1: bad weather, only bad clothing, but that doesn't mean anyone
Speaker 1: wants to walk outside in freezing rain. So instead, look
Speaker 1: for those moments when things aren't going to be quite
Speaker 1: so bad, plan and advance for them. I visited my
Speaker 1: son's preschool on the unreasonably warm day recently and the
Speaker 1: teachers had planned to have snack outside. We all got
Speaker 1: to absorb a little more pleasant January air before feeling
Speaker 1: like we needed to hibernate for the next few months.
Speaker 1: No doubt there will be at least a few more
Speaker 1: moments of warmth before spring arrives, and you can bet
Speaker 1: I plan to make the most of them. In the meantime.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to
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