Running in Snow
BadMouth
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<div class="IPBDescription">Good Idea?</div>I come from a tropical country and never experienced snow before. So now I'm in the UK and its snowing, I'm wondering if running is a good idea? I'm worried that the ground would be too slippery to run on and I don't want to fall hard on my ass every 5 minutes.
If the ground is slippery, do certain kind of shoes increase traction?
If the ground is slippery, do certain kind of shoes increase traction?
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This east coast US blizzard sucks, I'm starving and have no food in the house and no one is delivering and I'm snowed in -_-
Unless you mean like a centimeter or two of snow, in which case running is likely as not to put your on your rear fast. Basically, don't try to go fast in winter unless the ground is properly sanded.
Any suggestions as to cardio exercises that can be done indoors?
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There are many forms of snow as well. You have your fresh snow which is quite easy to run in at first, but once your tracking is gone due to snow buildup on your footwear can turn highly dangerous and should only be done in the presence of lots of people so they can have a laugh when you fall. If you fall down with noone around, you could die! Something to keep in mind, yaknow if dieing is not your thing...
Then there is the treacherous frozen and stomped on snow, even the best snowrunners will eventually fall down if they exceed the safe speed restrictions! You have close to no traction on this type of snow. You can find this mostly on sidewalks and none-shoveled roads. First time runners should steer clear of this one!
And last but not least you have the thick cushiony pack of snow that usually can be found in areas where people dare not go, because of polar bears!
Think before you try then think some more and after that just go build a snowman instead! Remember, the carrot is supposed to be his nose!
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HAHA !! Dude I laughed so hard looking at the video. Can't believe there's a game where your "units" slip on snow while running wow.. !
And the guy making the videos says: " Stop falling down !! "
At the end of the path, the snow ended. So I went back to walking normally. Right onto a patch of ice I didn't see. I then went on my arse.
Snow is never slippy. It's the ice under it that is slippy. This sounds really obvious but it's very hard to slip on snow without actually trying to do so, unless it's snowed, thawed, frozen, and snowed on again, or the snow has been compacted down by cars or other people walking. Given the choice between walking on the trampled "main" path of a footpath and the still-covered-in-snow part of the path off to the side, I walk in the snow. It's never as slippery.
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You're being trolled. Slipping on ice can be dangerous but it's unlikely to hurt you once you're used to it. If you keep your speed fairly safe and you put your feet straight down rather than shuffling you're pretty safe on snow. If you feel your feet losing traction you're doing it wrong. It's entirely possible to run on ice rink ice, so snow is no more dangerous.
I've been walking outside a bit and it does seem slippery. Mostly cos the snow has been compacted by people walking on it, making it almost ice.
This thing:
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Nah. Old people sometimes break something, but the real danger comes from <i>driving</i> in snow, for obvious reasons...
Badmouth, CK hit the nail right on the head. A soft newly-fallen snow with the proper footwear would be great for running in, and would be similar to running on soft sand - one of the BEST workouts for runners there are.
If you opt for indoor training and have a bike, buy a decent trainer for it to ride indoors. Otherwise, save your money and buy an elliptical machine.
Coincidence? I think not.
It's a commercial.
I'm sure webpage designers will love you for calling them prostitutes. Or lawyers.
Web masters have "customers" not clients.
I've been walking outside a bit and it does seem slippery. Mostly cos the snow has been compacted by people walking on it, making it almost ice.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
People have died from slipping on ice directly backwards, hitting the back of their head on the pavement which ultimately caused brain hemoragging. It's very dangerous to be hit directly on the back of the head, for example, there's a rule against it in mixed martial arts fighting.
Most young fit people with decent reaction speed will take that kind of a fall on their shoulders and tense their neck so they don't whiplash back, older people have worse reaction time and more brittle bones and muscles so it can be much more dangerous for them.
Ultimately, if your balance feels good and you don't feel nervous about slipping you probably are fine. The human body is completely and totally able to compensate for a slick surface under your feet, you just have to pay more attention to center of gravity and plant your feet firmly to increase friction. I have run on ice and snow many many many times in my life. I don't go out jogging when the weather is like that because I personally find the air that cold to burn my lungs, but I don't question my balance or safety.
You know pretty quick weather ice is dangerous for you or not, some people lose their balance much easier than others on ice, you can feel how stable your movement is.
During counselling training we're told to call the other person the "client" in write ups and stuff.
Any transcript of a counselling session in recent years will use "client" for the person's name (unless they use a pseudonym).
Some places use "service user" or "end service user" or something. Never "customer" or "patient" any more though.
*EDIT*
I guess you could be cynical and call counsellors emotinal prostitutes. But that would be misleading. And wrong. I'm just saying it before someone else does.