Here in Ireland weve had some seriously bad weather this October. Made it a point to stick to the schedule and train anyway. Starting to enjoy the rain and wind on the trails. Stick to it and you begin feeling energised by it. Sense of achievement afterwards is huge and wife looks at me like I'm insane. So worth it.
I love getting outdoors in the winter and running. I hate cardio in the summer. So I've adopted an ultra endurance focus in the winter with strength focus in the summer. Looking forward to my 70km race in February and two other marathons between now and April :D
During the winter months for 10-15 minutes in the morning I like to go outside bare chested and barefoot and embrace the cold. In my experience it really helps with tolerating the cold.
Recently started rucking every day again, this time outside For virtually all of my life I was terrified of working out on cold days or rainy days because I believed that I would get horribly sick Now after rucking for 30 minutes on workdays and close to 3 hours on days off, with mostly just a rain poncho over my shirt and base layer, I can pretty confidently say that I actually prefer to work out on miserable days Where I live, it's only recently started hitting -15'C and it's been an absolute blast and I'm really excited to see how far I can go (This place hits close to -50'C in december). I will say that I haven't tried any sprinting, HIIT or conventional stationary resistance training outside and I have been a bit worried because of it's very stop and start nature where you basically get blasted with sweat before having to take a rest and catch your breath compared to the constant temperature when rucking Once I get over COVID (10th day out of 14 before I can go back to exerting myself), I'm definitely going to try it out
Ayo not sure how much you’re rucking with but if it’s any significant weight rucking every day is not good for your body lmao I would keep it to once or twice a week but you do you king
I'm glad I've found your channel 2 years ago, you help me mentally and I'm really stoked to see the second season of The Wintering. Also repeating right now some of the old vids, great content.
Thanks Fergus...this is gonna be fun this Winter. Being in Miami, being outdoors, this is the time of year we embrace that. Summer is too humid & sizzling heat. Bless ya bother, have a terrific week !!!
Love the work that goes into this video mate - definitely not the wintering in my neck of the woods (Aussie about to go into the summer) but will still be taking on a lot of these steps as just a part of life. We love to talk about it across our content as well. Here's to suffering together good sir.
Can't wait to follow The Wintering. I am a weird one in that I LOVE the winter, everything outside in the cold is my jam. I need 'The Summering' to get my a$$ our in the blistering heat. 🤣
Looking forward to this series, last year was great! Could you do a video on warming up and cooling down especially as it’s cold as you want to just get out and get on with it, but it’s so important to prevent injury
Always enjoy this series, I'm also located more north than most and the lack of light is one of the hardest parts for me personally. Something important to remember is there's no such thing as too much natural light! Getting outside even on the cloudiest of days is going to help keep your body and mind on track.
Great advice, thanks. Only a basic thing, but I have a 20 mile cycle to work that I try to maintain through the whole year. This is a big test in the winter, but can be done with a bit of discomfort and routine prep for bad weather. Sometimes I go by train/car instead which has a bonus of leaving later, leaving some time for some other exercises at home instead. Or maybe to watch a video or read a book instead. I mean about health and fitness, of course - from various perspectives. 🙂
Great video! I'm a mountain biker and I don't have a stationary bike so I have to get out to get my base miles on the street and time on the trails so I don't lose all my fitness and skills. When the weather is really bad I'll do some shorter rides at higher intensity to keep me warmer. If I don't feel like getting out I'll pick a nice spot with a view or I'll bring a chocolate bar with me for motivation. I focus more on my bike skills which I can do in a parking lot for example. I'll change things up and go hiking or try new sports, possibly indoors. And even though it's off season, training in the winter is as important as training during the season. I look forward to the next season knowing my struggles will be reaarded. If you generally lack motivation in the winter it might be due to lack of sunlight. Get a daylight lamp for home, it'll improve your mood. Low levels of Vit. D3 can also cause lack of motivation. Take a supplement or visit a sunbathing studio. Find a sauna, infrared cabin or SPA and treat yourself. Focus on your mental health, having fun and don't be too hard on yourself. Stay consistent!
Really enjoyed last year’s wintering and looking forward to this season. I think people’s experience of winter varies even in the UK. I live 200 miles further South than where I grew up and it’s much milder here. If you live in Scotland I suspect your need for these strategies is much greater than on the South coast.
My main goals for this winter are process goals. Keep running, getting up slightly earlier so I can run or do some strength or mobility before work. I hate training in the morning but I have a newish baby so I don't have much time to train during my preferred training times.
I'd suggest going to the Alps for a while and doing full-on mountaineering in the winter. Very complicated and your knowledge and prep needs to be on point but it will be the most challenging and the most fun thing you'll ever do.
Last winter my goal was just to maintain consistency in my running and enjoy the runs. It helps I generally enjoy running. I should maybe do some yoga and practice more music indoors this year and cut my mileage outdoors back as it is very time consuming.
I'm going to do my best to stay on top of things this winter. Really dislike that it makes me feel older then I actually am. Workouts and running making me feel beat up more then they would in the summer.
Mate! Top advice. All being well i will have a marathon to train for in april, bring the winds and snow on! Gonna be doubling down on niacin and vit d to keep the demons at bay in the meantime tho.
Every year growing up I would think "russians exist" and would try and leave my window open passed fall into winter. Usually lasted about 2 days (of actual cold) and im sure my mom would be pissed if she knew she was paying extra heating so i could pull this stunt for no results
My biggest tip to get out the door for some long endurance sessions is to get yourself married. Always good to head out for a few hours when you’re married ;)
I hate the winter so much. It so dark. No life anywhere. Grey skies. Its someehat barable till you get to January and February. There can be some beautiful shots in winter. But my area is mostly just dead skeletal trees. Nothing amazing too look at. I don't really even get snow. You can never be comfortable. You are always a going back and forth between being hot a cold. I can't even exercise right. Your clothing is always to much or too little. I actually prefer training in the dark in winter just so I don't have too look at everything and can more easily prepare for just striaght cold instead of the back and forth. The only benefit to winter is the fashion. You can do all sorts of cool fashion stuff by layering and such. But I will take my humid, lively, summers over winter everytime.
Here in Ireland weve had some seriously bad weather this October. Made it a point to stick to the schedule and train anyway. Starting to enjoy the rain and wind on the trails. Stick to it and you begin feeling energised by it. Sense of achievement afterwards is huge and wife looks at me like I'm insane. So worth it.
Arrrrrr matey
So true, the west coast of ireland can be some beast👊🏽
I love getting outdoors in the winter and running. I hate cardio in the summer. So I've adopted an ultra endurance focus in the winter with strength focus in the summer. Looking forward to my 70km race in February and two other marathons between now and April :D
I embrace the cold and it is fun working in it. People look at me crazy tho they assume Carribbean folks hate the cold and love the heat 😆 🤣
Being flexible has been key for me. Changing days or times of sessions to capitalise on social events, work events and favourable weather.
During the winter months for 10-15 minutes in the morning I like to go outside bare chested and barefoot and embrace the cold. In my experience it really helps with tolerating the cold.
"have a couple of biscuits with ya granny" 😂😂😂
Respect for listing the 6 things before going into detail on them
Absolutely loved season 1 of The Wintering and can’t wait to see this seasons content! 👏🏻👏🏻
Loved the wintering season last year, and excited for this years!
Recently started rucking every day again, this time outside
For virtually all of my life I was terrified of working out on cold days or rainy days because I believed that I would get horribly sick
Now after rucking for 30 minutes on workdays and close to 3 hours on days off, with mostly just a rain poncho over my shirt and base layer, I can pretty confidently say that I actually prefer to work out on miserable days
Where I live, it's only recently started hitting -15'C and it's been an absolute blast and I'm really excited to see how far I can go (This place hits close to -50'C in december). I will say that I haven't tried any sprinting, HIIT or conventional stationary resistance training outside and I have been a bit worried because of it's very stop and start nature where you basically get blasted with sweat before having to take a rest and catch your breath compared to the constant temperature when rucking
Once I get over COVID (10th day out of 14 before I can go back to exerting myself), I'm definitely going to try it out
Ayo not sure how much you’re rucking with but if it’s any significant weight rucking every day is not good for your body lmao I would keep it to once or twice a week but you do you king
I'm glad I've found your channel 2 years ago, you help me mentally and I'm really stoked to see the second season of The Wintering. Also repeating right now some of the old vids, great content.
Stoked for this new series!
Loved it thanks Fergus
I am buzzing to have this back!!
I’ve only just found your content and finished the last season of the Wintering so this is perfect timing! This helps in a lot of ways!
Thanks Fergus...this is gonna be fun this Winter. Being in Miami, being outdoors, this is the time of year we embrace that. Summer is too humid & sizzling heat. Bless ya bother, have a terrific week !!!
Love this, the content is spot on 🙌🏻
Love the work that goes into this video mate - definitely not the wintering in my neck of the woods (Aussie about to go into the summer) but will still be taking on a lot of these steps as just a part of life. We love to talk about it across our content as well. Here's to suffering together good sir.
👏🏻 great to see The Wintering is back, loved Season 1.
Can't wait to follow The Wintering. I am a weird one in that I LOVE the winter, everything outside in the cold is my jam. I need 'The Summering' to get my a$$ our in the blistering heat. 🤣
The wintering is my favorite season! Time to dig deep!
This is the one of the most underrated channels on UA-cam. Already showed it to my friends!
Thanks you Fergus fort the motivation , i see you from France 🇫🇷.
This and the running in winter video is great thanks you
The Wintering is back ! 🙌🏼
Nice video, first time coming across this, been alcohol free for a while and just picked up some days brewing, nice one!
Great video - Lanza 70.3 in March will get me through the dark nights . The thought of a Tri in the sun 🌞
Bro. I had to sit though two unskippable ads just to see this dude drip drip the lesson as he gets his work out in.
Just tell me whats good, damn
Great video Fergus!
now this is what im talking about, hell yeah!
Looking forward to this series, last year was great! Could you do a video on warming up and cooling down especially as it’s cold as you want to just get out and get on with it, but it’s so important to prevent injury
Fav episodes 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Always enjoy this series, I'm also located more north than most and the lack of light is one of the hardest parts for me personally. Something important to remember is there's no such thing as too much natural light! Getting outside even on the cloudiest of days is going to help keep your body and mind on track.
Great advice, thanks. Only a basic thing, but I have a 20 mile cycle to work that I try to maintain through the whole year. This is a big test in the winter, but can be done with a bit of discomfort and routine prep for bad weather. Sometimes I go by train/car instead which has a bonus of leaving later, leaving some time for some other exercises at home instead. Or maybe to watch a video or read a book instead. I mean about health and fitness, of course - from various perspectives. 🙂
Winter training has always been stay on it but dont beast yourself and theres no such thing as bad weather just bad clothing.
Great video
I've been building resilience doing cold plunge [= highly recommended
Great video! I'm a mountain biker and I don't have a stationary bike so I have to get out to get my base miles on the street and time on the trails so I don't lose all my fitness and skills. When the weather is really bad I'll do some shorter rides at higher intensity to keep me warmer. If I don't feel like getting out I'll pick a nice spot with a view or I'll bring a chocolate bar with me for motivation. I focus more on my bike skills which I can do in a parking lot for example. I'll change things up and go hiking or try new sports, possibly indoors. And even though it's off season, training in the winter is as important as training during the season. I look forward to the next season knowing my struggles will be reaarded. If you generally lack motivation in the winter it might be due to lack of sunlight. Get a daylight lamp for home, it'll improve your mood. Low levels of Vit. D3 can also cause lack of motivation. Take a supplement or visit a sunbathing studio. Find a sauna, infrared cabin or SPA and treat yourself. Focus on your mental health, having fun and don't be too hard on yourself. Stay consistent!
Really enjoyed last year’s wintering and looking forward to this season. I think people’s experience of winter varies even in the UK. I live 200 miles further South than where I grew up and it’s much milder here. If you live in Scotland I suspect your need for these strategies is much greater than on the South coast.
Great video. I won't be turning on my heating this winter. Embrace the cold - and save thousands!
Oh wow this is amazing greatings from Perú
Gotta support my fellow ferg
Aye that's cool you skate man, clean kickflip rock to fakie 🤙
wow, amazing video!
How come im not aware of this guy? Literally what I needed in my life. Now I have hundreds of hours of content to binge on.
Thanks bro
My main goals for this winter are process goals. Keep running, getting up slightly earlier so I can run or do some strength or mobility before work. I hate training in the morning but I have a newish baby so I don't have much time to train during my preferred training times.
Strength is found in adaptation, what you are doing is spot on.
I'd suggest going to the Alps for a while and doing full-on mountaineering in the winter. Very complicated and your knowledge and prep needs to be on point but it will be the most challenging and the most fun thing you'll ever do.
Just a point Fergus - it would be great if you had some chapters on your content for ease of referencing!
Need a goal? Come and do the Arctic Triple. 50 and 100m Races in the very north or Norway. 3500m Climbing. 3rd June 2023.
Last winter my goal was just to maintain consistency in my running and enjoy the runs. It helps I generally enjoy running. I should maybe do some yoga and practice more music indoors this year and cut my mileage outdoors back as it is very time consuming.
I'm going to do my best to stay on top of things this winter. Really dislike that it makes me feel older then I actually am. Workouts and running making me feel beat up more then they would in the summer.
I watched game of thrones twice right through and John snow never mentioned your channel at all. You are a big trickster is what you are.
This must be something that people in the south think about.
Regards fromthe arctic circle.
My goal this winter is to learn how to do winter e bike cycling. I bought a bunch of gear to keep me dry and warm.
Mate! Top advice. All being well i will have a marathon to train for in april, bring the winds and snow on! Gonna be doubling down on niacin and vit d to keep the demons at bay in the meantime tho.
Winter is a great time for hibernation 🥳
Every year growing up I would think "russians exist" and would try and leave my window open passed fall into winter.
Usually lasted about 2 days (of actual cold) and im sure my mom would be pissed if she knew she was paying extra heating so i could pull this stunt for no results
Can anyone tell me more about the intro music? Love it 😍
Succinct timeless reminders!
Noted the improvement in quality in this vid 👍
For me it's the sweat that soaks and seems to freeze you even more is my problem for Sure
There is a reason why many top Boxers are from the Midwest
Do you have a recommendation for a good wet suit for cold water swimming?
Tips for running on snow/ice? Spikes?
Hi! do you have a boat that follow you through the open water?
My biggest tip to get out the door for some long endurance sessions is to get yourself married. Always good to head out for a few hours when you’re married ;)
Got a video for"summer-proofing" one's self😅
Fuck Yeah!
We’re summering here in Sydney. I’ll have a daily cold shower in honour ;)
60km in under 6hours? Dude thats insane. Crazy.
no sharks?
How old are you?
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I hate the winter so much. It so dark. No life anywhere. Grey skies. Its someehat barable till you get to January and February. There can be some beautiful shots in winter. But my area is mostly just dead skeletal trees. Nothing amazing too look at.
I don't really even get snow. You can never be comfortable. You are always a going back and forth between being hot a cold.
I can't even exercise right. Your clothing is always to much or too little.
I actually prefer training in the dark in winter just so I don't have too look at everything and can more easily prepare for just striaght cold instead of the back and forth.
The only benefit to winter is the fashion. You can do all sorts of cool fashion stuff by layering and such. But I will take my humid, lively, summers over winter everytime.
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Did you say toxic masculinity? Lol
You scary AF bro