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Biting temperatures, chilly winds and moody, wet skies: these are just some of the excuses you might use to avoid an outdoor workout in winter.
But there are far more reasons – physical and mental – to lace up your runners. And for Victorians in lockdown, options are limited. So the trick is to know how to motivate yourself and remove the barriers stopping you from getting out the door.
Tessa Gould, a member of Run Like A Girl in Kensington, runs four times a week through winter.
Credit:Joe Armao
First, shift your mindset
Tamara Cavenett, clinical psychologist and president of the Australian Psychological Society, jokes that because we are blessed with a warmer climate than many countries, Australians tend to be “fair weather exercisers”. It’s true that the darker months can affect mood, but Cavenett – who runs outside 4-5 times a week in Adelaide – encourages people to embrace seasonal changes rather than dread winter.
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Residents of a proposed Chautauqua Lake district responded favorable to a survey, which was discussed by the Chautauqua Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Agency on Tuesday.
Board members of the Chautauqua Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Agency were optimistic Tuesday after reviewing the results of a survey which gathered community input on a potential Chautauqua Lake District.
Matthew Bourke, junior planner with the Chautauqua County department of planning and development, presented the survey responses to the board, which were collected by Highland Planning from February 9-March 15.
“In total we received 1,592 responses to the survey, which was a number we were pretty darn happy with,” Bourke said. “For this type of survey getting over 1,500 responses is a good outcome and gives I think pretty high confidence that we are dealing with a representative sample here.”
The delays constitute another challenge to the country’s ability to recruit and retain highly educated, highly skilled students and workers from abroad.
The delays constitute another challenge to the country’s ability to recruit and retain highly educated, highly skilled students and workers from abroad.