# Protecting Your Skin During Outdoor Exercise: The Importance of Sun and Wind Protection

- Link: https://pillarsports.com/protecting-your-skin-during-outdoor-exercise-the-importance-of-sun-and-wind-protection/
- Published: 2024-07-09T14:52:18+08:00
- Author: PSL Media Team

Last updated on: August 19, 2025

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As a health professional, I know the importance of maintaining an active lifestyle
and working out outdoors is a great way to achieve this. However, when exercising
outside, it’s crucial to protect your skin from both sun and wind exposure.

Outdoor exercisers are particularly vulnerable to skin damage from sun and wind.
The wind can dry out and weaken the skin’s outer layer, causing it to flake off 
and reduce the sun-protective effects of the skin’s top layer, the stratum corneum.
As a result, your skin can become more susceptible to sunburn, skin aging, and even
skin cancer.

Even if the wind feels cool, you must protect yourself. High-exposure areas require
double sunscreen application or sunscreen and a weather-defence facial cream to 
protect from both wind and sun. These areas include the skin over the nose and cheekbones,
which are often the most exposed.

In summer, apply a base layer of [sports-specific sunscreen](https://pillarsports.com/product/sunscreen-for-sport-spf-50-100ml-trio/)
to these specific areas, then another layer a few minutes later to the full face.
Waiting a few minutes between applications allows the sunscreen to fully absorb 
your skin. Ensuring complete coverage in the areas that need it and maximum protection
from the sun.

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Image: Double Up the Sunscreen in Summer

In winter, apply a base layer of sunscreen to the full face, let it sink in and 
dry, then apply [weather-defence facial cream](https://pillarsports.com/product/weather-protection-facial-cream-50ml/)
to these vulnerable areas over the top. Even on cloudy days, the sun’s harmful rays
can still penetrate through the clouds. So you should always wear sunscreen when
exercising outdoors.

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Image: Sunscreen + Weather Defence in Winter

Don’t let the elements damage your skin. Protect yourself from the sun and wind 
while working out, and your skin will thank you for it.

[_*This article is originally from Premax.co*_](https://premax.co/blogs/news/protecting-your-skin-during-outdoor-exercise-the-importance-of-sun-and-wind-protection)

_Protect. Prevent. Perform._

_#StrappedandReady #PillarSports #Premax_

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