At the moment we are in a weather situation that is cold. So what can be better than the topic cold skills. So here come some topics for how to better handle the cold environment? The first thing can be to adept your body to the cold, start by prepare your body, two hours per day will be a good start. You can use a scarf for tricking the brain by warming you blood in the neck. You can also prepare by reduce the temperature were you live. Take cold showers. Research has shown that regular cold showers can reduce your metabolic rate by 30%. I know that sounds tough, but start by alternating the water from warm to cold. Try longer periods each time. Ok, so now you have prepare and now you in the cold environment, so what to do now?
1. Move, clothing etc. don’t give you heat, but movement does…2. Pace yourself so you don’t get wet of moister. 3. Adjust layer continuously. 4. Eat more, keep up with energy. 5. Drink hot drinks, and use drinks with sugar such as chocolate etc. 6. Keep spare gloves-mittens so you can change if needed. 7. Two beanies is good to bring, A warm one for rest times and if the other become wet. 8. Pre-warm boots and gloves. use warm heaters and put the sole in the sleeping bag during the night. 8. If you take a break, use a down jacket etc. 9. Keep you body from ground cold. Sit on your back pack if you don’t got a sit pad. 10. Warship the sun, hunt the sun as often as you can. You avoid the wing etc. so why should you not hunt the sun…
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Good advises here Bergman.