{"id":40850,"date":"2022-03-14T15:33:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinscompression.com\/uk\/?p=40850"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:33:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:33:14","slug":"coach-joshua-what-kit-should-i-wear-when-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinscompression.com\/uk\/coach-joshua-what-kit-should-i-wear-when-running\/","title":{"rendered":"COACH JOSHUA: WHAT KIT SHOULD I WEAR WHEN RUNNING?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wearing the correct kit for sports such as Cricket or Rugby is simple. For runners, it’s much more complex. There is no designated uniform!<\/p>\n
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When I was growing up, Ian, my first coach, told me that: ‘there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing choices!’. So, with that in mind, I’m here to tell you that it is really important to make sure you are wearing the clothing that the weather conditions demand, especially at the time of year when the weather tends to appear better than it actually is. I talk a lot to my athletes about marginal gains and getting the most out of their training plans. The concept of marginal gains is making sure that you do the small things right, and by doing so, big rewards come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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What kit to wear during training sessions is one area you can exploit to get the most out of your sessions. Think easy marginal gains. Currently (early March in the UK), the warmest it’s getting during the day is roughly around 10 degrees. However, whilst this might be the air temperature, it tends to feel colder due to low sunlight and wind chill.<\/p>\n
So when you’re doing quality workouts, recovery runs and long runs, it is imperative to wrap up warm! Firstly, when it comes to quality workouts, runners are instructed to do a low-level cardiac warm up. Here, the clue for what clothing to wear comes in the term ‘warm up’.<\/p>\n
By warming up for sessions in shorts and t-shirts, you’re simply not getting the most out of your sessions. When exercising at high intensity, the optimal temperature for your muscles is 37.5 degrees, which is a constant. So when the outside temperature is only 10 degrees, there’s a 27.5-degree differential. Of course, we all know how warm 27 degrees feels, and by wearing shorts and not wrapping up,\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0create this disparity!\u00a0<\/p>\n