So currently in LA, starting to get pretty cold. I guess proper LA winter is upon us, especially when the sun is out, it is actually pretty cold.
Solutions —
First, there’s no such thing as bad weather only bad clothes. Military grade camouflage goretex jacket, a real one that I got from my brother-in-law Khanh who served in Afghanistan, I think this jacket is worth at least $5000, I got it for free, best thing ever. It is quite long, the goretex protects me from all the wind, and when it gets cold, the hood is clutch.
Second, LA SPORTIVA goretex boots. I got a pair from REI, maybe I dropped around 300 bucks, best investment of all time. Also when I was in Providence Rhode Island I bought some alpaca socks, they are phenomenal. Even better than wool, merino wool. Something about the alpaca material is insanely warm, the lanolin animal oil fibers or something almost feels like there is perpetually lotion on my feet. Also breathable and warm, and also not too tight fitting.
For pants and leggings, just get some merino wool leggings on Amazon, and pair it with some athletic shorts, more than enough to keep your legs warm.
For your core and chest, having a simple MUJI sleeveless down jacket, without the hood, is always a good base layer to always wear whenever.
For your home, don’t be a cheapo; crank up the heat if you want. Also as a pro tip, for our new apartment we found that there was a really bad draft that came in from the front door, which lowered the house temperature by about five or 6°. As a consequence we bought these cold weather doorstop things on Amazon, and sealed up The door and the draft, and as a consequence, the department passivelyx maintains a base temperature of at least five or 6° higher.
Also if you’re really cold, just take an insanely hot bath at home, or an insanely hot hot shower. Alternate and undulate with cold baths and cold showers, and physiologically you will hype yourself up.
Also, hot yoga, hot eight, CorePower, whatever; they all seem pretty good. I actually have an entrepreneurial vision of just creating an ideal space or a gym which has a really really hot sauna, ice bath, etc.… and turn it into a new modern day Greek gymnasium, also an outdoor space where I could just work out topless. Or if women want to work out in sports bras or whatever. I actually wonder if legally, a woman is allowed to work out topless outdoors, if she wanted to?
Why does this matter?
I think a weird and a bad bias that we make in today’s world is that we neglect disregard and for some reason, we don’t think that physiology is really that important or critical? This really weird notion that “mind power, “willpower“ trumps everything?