I’ve given up on persuading folks to take up working outdoors in winter. Gyms are positive! And if pulling on a number of layers of clothes and lights to run outdoors within the grim, freezing darkish is not one thing that calls to you, a couple of well-meaning phrases in all probability will not do the trick. 

However working in these lengthy, dreary months is an opportunity to provide cabin fever the finger and get some much-needed contemporary air and vitamin D. Do you want some tips about tips on how to forestall hypothermia when you trot alongside? I pulled collectively a few of the gear that will get me out day by day, together with a couple of starter ideas. You’ll want to additionally try our Finest Health Trackers and Finest Working Shoe guides—and all of the gear that helped WIRED’s former editor in chief run sooner marathons in his forties.

Up to date February 2023: We added our favourite cold-weather working picks, like Patagonia Pack Out Tights.

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