{"id":40435,"date":"2020-11-22T20:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=40435"},"modified":"2020-11-22T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T20:00:58","slug":"why-it-is-important-to-keep-exercising-during-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/why-it-is-important-to-keep-exercising-during-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it is important to keep exercising during winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is fair to say that Brits are experiencing a different form of lockdown, then the first one we went through. Winter is coming with no possible way to know if these living situations are permanent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the first lockdown, people found it more motivating to get out and about, due to the good weather.<\/p>\n

Expert and personal trainer Adam Lakhdar explained that people “struggle with motivation especially if it\u2019s always the same training and the end up training less, what I would suggest is to switch up between indoor and outdoor training to have more variation”.<\/p>\n

However, with a winter approaching, where days are getting shorter and the sun is setting earlier, it can be hard to find the motivation to work out. Lakhdar says it’s important to stay active not only for the intention to stay fit but also for his mental health.<\/p>\n

“The more you work out the better you feel as the brain releases dopamine, the feel-good hormone, which fights stress”.<\/p>\n

During the previous lockdown, studies showed that 64% of individual developed symptoms of depression and 57% symptoms of anxiety. These numbers are drastically high, and it is feared they will be even higher with the second lockdown entering winter.<\/p>\n

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However, keeping a weekly routine of exercise might release some stress-relieving hormones and create better wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Lakhdar holds outdoor classes in public parks to motivate people to say more active. The workouts are respecting the governmental guidelines for distancing, with people keeping a distance from each other.<\/p>\n

The workouts can be a great way to stay social in these social distancing times.<\/p>\n

Salil Patel and Marjan Jafari are both weekly attending Lakhdar\u2019s outdoor classes. Patel explained his workout routine.<\/p>\n