Cold Temperatures Can Make Your Workouts More Efficient

Alexandra Sifferlin
Elemental
Published in
2 min readDec 21, 2020

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A person running on a snowy dirt road away from the camera.
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In the Before Times, I was a frequent gym-goer. I’ve always felt more accountable in a fitness class. But the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed my workout habits. Because I live in a small Brooklyn apartment, most of my exercise happens outside. I was worried about how the cold temperatures would affect my ability to get cardio exercise, but it turns out exercising in chilly…

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Alexandra Sifferlin
Elemental

Health and science journalist. Former editor of Medium’s Covid-19 Blog and deputy editor at Elemental. TIME Magazine writer before that