If it's hard to run fast, blame it on slick conditions—not chilly muscles.
, M.D., sports medicine physician at the Northwestern Medicine Running Medicine Clinic. “Therefore, you may tolerate higher temperatures easier.” When you’re running, most of your blood flow is directed to the muscles craving oxygen in your legs.
On top of that, your blood vessels constrict in the cold to maintain your core temperature, and that constriction reduces blood flow. Also, “your nerves transmit signals slower in the cold, which may lead to less efficient muscle contraction over time,” says Mayer. But don’t freak out if the mercury dips lower than you’d like: “A cold muscle cannot perform as well as a warm muscle, but when you are running in cold conditions, your muscles are generally warm and warmed to performance level,” says William O. Roberts, M.D., a sports medicine doctor. “Cold exposure will reduce blood flow to your skin to help preserve body temperature, but circulation to muscles isn’t impacted in normal exercise circumstances.”moving during a run.
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