A cold weather expert explains that people who hate the cold need go out in it more if they want to learn to hate it less.
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00:00 I hate being cold, so I tell people if you don't want to be cold, stick with me because
00:04 whatever we're doing outside, I'm going to be doing the best I can, even in the cold
00:09 environment, not to feel cold.
00:11 He may hate the cold, but Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht is the king of cool.
00:15 In 2003, Outside magazine did a feature article on me, and the title was "Meet Professor Popsicle."
00:24 The name stuck for obvious reasons.
00:26 The physiologist at the University of Manitoba has conducted hundreds of cold weather studies
00:31 that have provided valuable information about cold stress physiology and mental performance.
00:36 If you're active outside in the summer, there's no reason why you can't be active outside
00:40 in the winter.
00:41 The trick to dealing with the cold is to expose yourself to it, and the more that you expose
00:46 yourself to it, the better your body will be able to adjust, and the less cold it will
00:51 actually feel.
00:52 I can't move.
00:53 Like if it's 20 degrees Fahrenheit in October, you're freezing and you put all your clothing
01:00 on and if it's 20 degrees Fahrenheit in March, you go, "Hey, it's beautiful outside."
01:04 Your attitude toward the cold is almost as important as dressing for the cold.
01:09 The attitude you have does make a difference.
01:12 There's no question about it.
01:13 If you walk out and say, "Oh, I'm going to freeze," you'll just be really uncomfortable.
01:17 If the fear of potentially deadly effects of cold weather is holding you back, knowing
01:21 how long it takes for cold illness or injury to occur can help ease your mind.
01:26 You really have to mess up to become hypothermic.
01:29 It's going to take a long time in cold air.
01:32 For AccuWeather, I'm meteorologist Tony Laubach.
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