Does anybody have any major tips on keeping warm over the winter months
while still being able to move
while still being able to move
Keeping warm and injury free
- Thread starter martin king
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Layer up inbetween games. Gentle jog on the spot and gentle stretches throughout. Will stop the muscles cooling and clear the lactic acid build up. Warm fluids also a good idea. Keeps your core temperature up meaning you dont waste energy trying to stay warm.
Invest in some decent compression clothing and/or high quality ski thermals. Depending on your preference. Compression clothing can help reduce injuries and ski thermals (merino or alpaca) will help keep you warm. I doubt you'd need both though!
remember to warm up (exercise) properly before (plenty of stretches) and like the other guys said.........
Thermals are your best bet, not to thick and will keep you warm throughout the day. Do you really do stretches before a game? Or does that mostly apply to tourney teams as they have to be quick off the mark? Hmm interesting.. 
stretching off before doing any physical exercise in the cold (even woodsball) is a must as you could damage muscles as you do a lot of sprinting/running and then sitting about and stretching off afterwards aswell as that's when the lactic acid builds up in your muscles and you then get cramp........Thermals are your best bet, not to thick and will keep you warm throughout the day. Do you really do stretches before a game? Or does that mostly apply to tourney teams as they have to be quick off the mark? Hmm interesting..
Oh yeah granted that you do stretches before any physical activity, I do football and rugby as a full time student and I do stretches before any activity, but I don't when Im paintballing because I just don't feel the need to? Maybe its just because I don't tend to run around sprinting all the time.