Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
In Scandinavia they have local x-country ski paths; I hear that in Oslo there's a bus or train line where kids tote their downhill skis to a local hill. Even in Germany/Netherlands it's surprising to see folks biking/walking etc in whatever weather. One Sunday morning in Amsterdam it was -5° C & windy, streets were thronged w/locals munching french fries, sitting in outdoor cafés etc.
I'm gonna blow your mind. In Stockholm there's an Xterra club that dons wetsuits, then does swimming in the local lakes, or even doing a thing where they swim across a river, run across an island, etc. on a several kilometer loop - in the middle of winter. While dodging ice. They're *crazy*.
More common to go to the gym at 6am and it's packed, or for the whole office to go for a run for lunch together. But, still, they run with jogging shoes that have metal studs for the ice.