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You know onions. You peel one layer off, there’s another one waiting below. Peel that off, there’s another and so on. OK, this layer metaphore has been used for everything under the sun, but here’s one more (*grin*). I like to call this “The secret of the three layers”. It’s a secret just because I didn’t know it before (another *grin*).

Winter sports, now there’s a challenge. Sports usually involve sweating and lots of it. On the other hand, winter equals cold and sweating in cold is not good. You might get ill or if you’re lucky, you only feel uncomfortable. Luckily there are companies in the winter sports industry which developing better equipment for the winter hobbyist. And they have unlocked “The secret of the three layers”…

The Secret Of The Three Layers

As I was planning how to survive the 90km cross-country skiing trip, I wrote “buy a skiing outfit” in my plan. What I didn’t know at that time was that I already had a skiing outfit. The reason I didn’t know about it? My lovely wife had bought it for me as a birthday present and it was still wrapped in gift paper.

I was really happy about this gift! It was something I wanted and of course my wife had chosen just the perfect model for me. Now I’m proud owner of Craft outfit, the same the _Swedish_ national skiing team uses…

When it comes to sport accessories, I always read the printed information they deliver with them. My skiing outfit came with information about the Craft principle and that’s the thing I’m writing about here.

Craft Principle

Craft principle was explained like this:

The right clothing helps you create the optimal microclimate: heat and moisture conditions closest to your body.

And right below the principle, there were the instructions how to create this “optimal microclimate”. You need to have three layers of clothing.

1. The first layer is the one closest to your body. This one is responsible for ventilation and keeping your body dry.
2. The second layere is responsible for insulation. It retains body heat while it diverts the body moisture.
3. The third layer is for protection. It keeps the wind, water and cold away from the inner layers. It also moves moisture to the outside.

So there you have it, the secret that will help you exercise in the cold. Yesterday I bought something they call “technical underwear”, so now I have layers one and three covered. Before Pirkan hiihto I will also get the second layer equipment. I think I can use the same gear for winter time jogging, so this information was very useful for me. Even though it came from the sponsor of the Swedish skiing team

BTW, here’s an interesting link for you home-cookers: how to peel an onion quickly.

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