what do i do to keep my legs warm, i am so cold.?
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Long Johns   Have used them for years........I live in Wisconsin   Always cold here.!!!!!!!.....Also...........   make sure the IRON in your blood is up to snuff!!!!    Anemia leaves you cold!!!!        Good luck........
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For some reason it is my experience that cold weather makes me perform better. Maybe some under armor if you have that or any semi thin layered sweat shirt would do good.
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Put cream on your legs or Vaseline, it'll keep your legs moist and help the socks stick to the skin...Good Luck!
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layering, man, layering.   base layer under armour cold gear, then windstopper, thinsulate, fleece pants and pull-over. also, wool socks and under armour skull cap or beanie. wear a parka over all this, if its really cold. oh yeah, thinsulate, insulated rubber boots.  i rarely have to wear the parka, the other layers work great and really keep me warm.....also, see if you can hook up with candice d, bet she could keep you warm!!!
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you could try a heating pad. I just went to see the doctor for the same thing and now I am on a muscle relaxant. He also suggested physiotherapy. I found those new heating patches to be quite effective.
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If you have what is called Reynaud's Syndrome than the answer is maybe.  You can take some supplements that can help with blood flow.  I won't recommend them here because this really isn't;t the place to give out medical advice.  I would suggest seeing a naturopath.\n\nYou can also condition yourself to acclimatize to the cold so that your reaction isn't as bad when you are out in the cold.  I suggest visiting your local ice skating rink in the autumn before it gets cold and gently introduce yourself to the cold by removing layers of clothing e.g. take off your gloves for a couple of minutes, etc.\n\nKeep in mind that some people will continue to have reactions to the cold their entire lives.  In that case you might want to consider moving some place that has a reasonable temperature all year around e.g. like Queensland in Australia or the Southwestern U.S.  \n\nAlways be prepared though in case you do have a bad reaction.  Remember not to use hot water to warm yourself as this can cause burns and it can also make you more sensitive the next time you are exposed to cold.  Good luck!\n\nP.S. My daughter suffers from severe Reynaud's.  Email me for the name of the supplements we give her in winter if you are interested.
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It's good that you are remembering to stretch! Many people don't which results in pulls muscles and more.\n\nA little run or jog, lunges, and toe-touches on the ground (reaching for your toes while legs are stretched like a triangle, or pike stretch, reaching for your toes, legs together) are great to warm up your legs.
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A nice pair of silk long johns is a good place to start. Other little treats for yourself include down clothing, they even make pants. I have a pair of down booties for use in the sleeping bag. Other little clothing tidbits. Wear a hat at all times, even sleeping. You can also sleep with a warm water bottle. Some cautions with this: make sure you know whether the bottle leaks and Nalgene's are notoriously leaky, if you or your bag gets wet, you may be having a harder time keeping warm. If so you can contain it in a ziplock bag or a roll down velcro closure bag. If the water is too hot, you should put it in a sock or something to keep from burning your skin. My hiking buddy/co worker went to bed with a hot water nalgene between his thighs one night. He thought that was clever because a LOT of blood passes through there and warm blood travels to other parts of the body, warming them. But he woke up with blisters on his thighs...dangerously close to the family jewels. Last word about hot water bottle, if you use a collapsible canteen or bottle, make sure you fill it allllll the way up, because even then your bottle will cave in as the water cools down. At the very least you want to minimize this so you don't ruin your bottle. If the bottle cools this way, it will never hold as much as it used to.\n\nA good camping mat. The closed cell foam ones that roll up are cheap and effective and very lightweight, the next step up is the self inflating ones but they are heavier. And you can buy covers for those inflating mats that convert them into a chair.\n\nYou need to dress warm. The most effective thing in my opinion, and also more versatile, is to dress in multiple light layers. In the winter, I wear about 8 layers in the coldest weather...long john shirt, tee shirt, maybe a button down shirt, a fleece vest, as many fleece crewneck tops (the fuzzy polartec type, not sweathshirt fleece) as I can pile on, and my rain jacket. The good news is that if I can add or remove pieces at will until I am perfectly comfortable. IF you go the other route of a couple indoor layers and then one big poofy piece you need to understand the principles of loft, which includes your sleeping bag.\n\nLoft is the way insulation in a comforter, parka, or sleeping bag works. They create tiny little air pockets around you and hold YOUR OWN body heat in them. IF you have a lot of clothing between you and the insulating item, you will actually defeat the purpose of the item because you insulate the item FROM your body heat. This is why many things are true: it is better to sleep with fewer clothing items when you want to be warmer in the bag. It is also important not to compromise loft by choosing an item that doesn't fit your body and causes you to squash it from the inside out, or with a bunch of heavy layers on top of it to squash it from the outside in. If you compress your item too much, even in storage, or in your pack or its stuff sack, there are fewer air pockets formed and the item doesn't work as well.\n\nSO choose ONE dressing strategy and know how to apply it.\n\nOther important facts:\n\nAll the things discussed so far are only ways to insulate yourself. They are not generating any heat on their own. To do that, you need to DRINK plenty of water, and you need to EAT, warm foods that are high in sugars and fats are excellent, and you need to MOVE. A bedtime snack can be anything from a candy bar to a stick of butter, NO kidding! A bedtime activity could be a couple minutes jumping up and down, then one last go at the fire. AND YOU MUST DRINK WATER. \n\nEven if you can't stand cold liquids. EVEN IF you don't want to be up all night peeing. Your body needs the water to circulate the blood, and to metabolize food, both of which assist you in staying warm. Another thing you need to know about water is that both dehydration and hypothermia have the early warning sign of disorientation and confusion. The trouble is, if YOU are the one
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Move somewhere warm!\n\nSeriously, if you hate the treadmill, buy warm winter running clothes.  If you are dressed appropriately, it won't seem so cold.
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work out your legs and keep running\nb
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What has always helped me are those disposable heat packs you can buy in most drug stores.  They are more easily found in the winter, but ask for them anyway - they may be able to order them for you.  You open the plastic pack, shake it, and it warms up nicely and stays warm for 8 hours.  Just tuck it in your underwear (no one can tell its there - they are VERY thin!), and it REALLY HELPS!!!  Wishing you the best honey, I suffered for MANY years with those god-awful cramps!
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DONT make a fan out of paper...it doesn't work because while your fanning yourself, your just making your blood cells rush and make you hotter. get naked. haha...well i suppose it would help. get a bag of ice and place it in different areas of your body.\n\nps im hot too its like 90 freakin degrees!!!
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try nytol and if thats no good ask the doctor for phenergan tablets you will soon be out cold
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Wear clothes, including a BRA, so they are not cold!
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You want to wear layers of clothing--like maybe a thermal shirt, or a couple t-shirts--and then an outer sweatshirt or windbreaker. Layers are better than, say, one big heavy jacket or sweatshirt because they allow more movement, plus they trap warm air between the layers. Also, you can shed a layer if you get too warm. Wear gloves, because cold hands are very irritating and you will cut-short your run because of them. Same for cold ears! I like those knit, pulldown ski caps.\n  Also important: do your stretching inside where it's warm before you go outside! This way your muscles won't tighten up too quick when you start running. Start out running slow and gradually speed up: this too is to allow your body to warm up, like you warm up your car. Lastly--walk the last 10 minutes or so before you go inside, to cool down. Otherwise, again, you could cramp up inside. Muscles gove off lactic acid after exertion, which is what makes you sore. Cooling down slows lactic absorption. As far as running time? Go ahead and run as long as you normally would, as long as you take these steps. (I'm talking about temps from around freezing to the low teens, here. Any colder, and I'd cut my normal run time in half.)
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get on warm P.J.s and use a blanket and sit by the fire and watch ur fave movie and it will take ur mind off being cold
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There are small heat pads that you can warm and put in your coat pockets and they (combined with gloves) will keep your hands warm...;