Life In Minnesota

When sledding with child, you may be throwing off balance. Sledding fails is mostly due to off balance or wrong weight distribution. So in order to avoid injury only sled knowing it is bad balance (child plus adult on one sled) when snow is thick and lush. That way sled will go slow and even in crash, it won't hurt (well except for skin touching the snow can be stingy). This outing was an epic sledding fails and best sledding fails. We have a big hill near our house. Sledding on snow is a big exercise, because it involves climbing the hill for the next run. It takes good 5~10 minutes hike to get to the top to sled again. Enjoy sledding is the best way to deal with the long winter in Minnesota. And you will realize amazing things happening to our body. Your skin that are exposed to the cold temperature are getting very warm to protect. Now I can understand how some people do polar plunge in the water. Your skin will get very hot to protect your internal organ. Check out if you are in greater Minneapolis and Saint Paul area... https://www.tripsavvy.com/sledding-hills-minneapolis-st-paul-2369824 or http://www.startribune.com/best-sledding-hills-in-the-twin-cities-they-re-everywhere/367688441/

Winter in MN. We have a big hill near our house. Sledding on snow is a big exercise, because it involves climbing the hill for the next run. It takes good 5~10 minutes hike to get to the top to sled again. Enjoy sledding is the best way to deal with the long winter in Minnesota. And you will realize amazing things happening to our body. Your skin that are exposed to the cold temperature are getting very warm to protect. Now I can understand how some people do polar plunge in the water. Your skin will get very hot to protect your internal organ. Check out if you are in greater Minneapolis and Saint Paul area... https://www.tripsavvy.com/sledding-hills-minneapolis-st-paul-2369824 or http://www.startribune.com/best-sledding-hills-in-the-twin-cities-they-re-everywhere/367688441/

Just for fun: I ventured to be outside without the shirt when it was at windchill - 50 Fahrenheit or -45 Celsius. It was fun. I thought this extreme cold don't happen that often even in Minneapolis. So just for fun, I decided to go shirtless to show I experienced it. I could tell that my body was getting stiffer after about 40 seconds. The skin was getting numb. It was a fun experiment to see how skin senses change over an intense temperature.

Stealth Core Trainer, Plank trainer, Planking, Family exercise time. This gaming tool was worth it. We gained a very strong core that we could tell when we are skiing and running. It is a great tool.

Why would you worry about your child's temper tantrums. Don't be alarmed. Enjoy your boy's tantrums, because it won't last long. When you enjoy watching it, they know they are being obnoxious. If you get angry, they know they are controlling you. Trust me.