Cold weather casual walking

[Anonymous]

I'm late-50's female whose main physical exercise is daily 30-45 minute walks. In colder weather, obviously the walks start out "cold" but I warm-up and end up quite warm (except maybe hands and ears).

How does one dress for this level of activity in colder weather so that one doesn't have to peel-off layers and carry them for the bulk of the walk? I often just grin and bear the beginning; but when it's really really cold, how do people manage the drastic body-temp swing?

[Anonymous]

experiment! I walk all year round. I find that if I wear a hat, have socks that keep my feet warm and mittens, I Can be pretty comfortable. depends on the day and how strenuous the walk.

[Anonymous]

Layers: wool base layer (woolx l/s tshirt), l/s wick away shirt, fleece that unzips, with a short zip up puffer on top. Zip and unzip as needed. I wear wool socks, base layer of woolx pants (they run snall), and then training pants. Definitely a hat to keep your head and ears covered, and mittens or gloves, whatever you prefer

[Anonymous]

The temp change isn't that drastic in a 45 minute period unless you walk at noon. For me, I untie a scarf and take off my gloves if I am hot.

[Anonymous]

Wear appropriate layers but double down on the hats and gloves; those can be removed easily. You can remove the accessories and unzip as you walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:experiment! I walk all year round. I find that if I wear a hat, have socks that keep my feet warm and mittens, I Can be pretty comfortable. depends on the day and how strenuous the walk.

This. Layers are not necessarily so that you remove them as you walk, but they make it warmer with lighter materials.

At the coldest here in DMV - if no strong wind or wind chill, I’d wear a cami, a long sleeve shirt prefer one with a turtleneck (if it’s particularly cold, I’d wear between them a t-shirt or a thin wool or fleece on top), and either a fleece or if it’s colder a light jacket like this one, and hat or ear covers and gloves.

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