conditioning

Does everyone run their air conditioning in the winter for a few minutes to keep it lubricated? I know defrost turns on the compressor, but I heard actually running the air for a few minutes is supposed to be beneficial. Anyone have any opinions.

I bought my 2012 Civic Coupe in June and in the past few weeks I have noticed that the AIR is not cooling at all after the car has sat in the sun for an extended period of time. Mind you, I live in Las Vegas where this is definitely a serious issue and the problem was apparent in San Diego...