Any tips for working out in the warm weather?

kristenn1989
kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
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I don't know about you guys but anytime the thermostat climbs above 20*C (68*F), I lose any desire to do anything. It's just too warm.

Any tips or tricks for exercising in warm weather?
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  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    We will be at 95 degrees with a heat index of 104. Drink lots of water!!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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  • nrperry529
    nrperry529 Posts: 25
    It hits 100 by 11am here in NM. I just take my butt to the gym to workout! It's much cooler in there! Or go out before 7/8am or after 7/8m for a run.
  • Jkc9059
    Jkc9059 Posts: 151 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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    Nope if you are talking to me I live in North Dakota!! We have horrible humidity here!!
  • WickedSpinSistr
    WickedSpinSistr Posts: 139 Member
    If I am going to be working out at home, vs the gym, and know it's going to be hot I'll get my workout done as early as possible with the shades closed in my living room. If I wait until the afternoon my house is much too hot.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Early morning(like 6, 6:30 am) and lots of water.

    I hit the gym today at 7:30... and have been out the door for my run by 6:30.

    Illinois is awful right now.. and of course, any rain we do get does absolutely nothing!
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    drink water and remember why you started working out. for me one day off makes the next day super hard.
    108 degrees yesterday in atlanta i still did my 5 mile walk outside.
  • macpatti
    macpatti Posts: 4,280 Member
    Above 68 is warm to you? Come to Houston! Stay hydrated throughout the day; not just when you're going to workout. If you're doing a long run/walk, take something to hydrate with you. If you can workout inside with A/C, do that. Sunglasses, hat, dry-fit clothes. There are also socks that help absorb sweat from your feet.
  • kristenn1989
    kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
    We will be at 95 degrees with a heat index of 104. Drink lots of water!!!

    Humidex is a huge factor where I am as well. Today it is 25*C, but will feel like 31!
  • kristenn1989
    kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
    Above 68 is warm to you? Come to Houston! Stay hydrated throughout the day; not just when you're going to workout. If you're doing a long run/walk, take something to hydrate with you. If you can workout inside with A/C, do that. Sunglasses, hat, dry-fit clothes. There are also socks that help absorb sweat from your feet.

    Oh yes, it's super warm. There is also a lot of humidity which doesn't help matters.
  • margo36
    margo36 Posts: 222 Member
    We wish in the UK LOL. We have had a cold wet summer :flowerforyou:
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
    Temps have been around 100 degrees where I live for a week now. Two words: Climate Control! I'm a wuss...I pop in a DVD and work out in the central A/C lol
  • Graciecny
    Graciecny Posts: 302 Member
    My solution - work out indoors. :laugh: I'm not much of a hot-weather person, probably because being heavy causes me to get really, REALLY hot when I do get going in the heat. Good luck OP :flowerforyou: find something that works for you, and just keep moving!
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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    Nope if you are talking to me I live in North Dakota!! We have horrible humidity here!!

    I'm from Minnesota and nobody down south believed we had weather like that either! lol It's been hot here in VA with this whole week in the high 90's and heat index over 100. yuck.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    We will be at 95 degrees with a heat index of 104. Drink lots of water!!!

    Humidex is a huge factor where I am as well. Today it is 25*C, but will feel like 31!


    lol! it's been 41 here before the heat index lately! it's funny to hear someone thinking that is hot :flowerforyou:
  • ProTFitness
    ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
    I love the heat! It has been in the 90s here in Michigan. I suggest working out before it gets to hot.

    PS Sweating is GOOD!!!! :smile:

    Dont use the heat as an excuse not to do something. 68 degrees is not that warm
  • ProTFitness
    ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
    PS DOnt sit in airconditioning all day. Get use to the weather by going outside
  • aaronf289
    aaronf289 Posts: 50 Member
    How about water sports?....
  • PitBullMom_Liz
    PitBullMom_Liz Posts: 339 Member
    I would kill for 68 degree weather right now. It's been mid to upper 90's with crazy humidity. I just do my run at 5am so it's done before the heat gets REALLY ugly.
  • TexasRattlesnake
    TexasRattlesnake Posts: 375 Member
    Work out early if possible. I find I get more used to the heat and more tolerant of it as I'm out and active in it.
  • iron_jj
    iron_jj Posts: 446 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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    We're so spoiled in the bay. :happy:

    But in case it does get super hot I either work out at 4/5am or then in the evening. Drink lots of water, take it easy, listen to your body.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    68 is warm?!?!?! I'm kind of speechless, not sure why I'm even responding?! Wait....68 is warm!??!?!?!

    Plus aren't your gyms air conditioned?

    Yesterday was 95....still walked 3 miles on the trail
  • iLose2Gain
    iLose2Gain Posts: 138 Member
    They do not call in HOTlanta for nothing! It has been over 100 degrees for a week! :smokin:

    I agree with the other comments about working out early in the morning (even though here, it is 80 degrees at 7am!!) & drink a lot of water!!! Also try eating something light, like a banana 20 min before you workout. If you eat something heavier, wait at least an hour.

    You could also try water aerobics/swimming.
  • TheBrolympus
    TheBrolympus Posts: 586 Member
    I love the 100+ weather but you have to make sure you keep up on your fluids! And slow down a little bit. You will not be able to run/bike/etc at your normal pace. Your body will be using some extra energy trying to cool down.

    You never get used to the heat if you never get out in it!
  • aaronf289
    aaronf289 Posts: 50 Member
    I'm from Illinios too.....this heat is never going to end
  • mgraue82
    mgraue82 Posts: 168 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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    Nope if you are talking to me I live in North Dakota!! We have horrible humidity here!!

    I'm in MN - I completely HEAR YOU! You can cut through the air outside right now.. YUCK!
  • alasin1derland
    alasin1derland Posts: 575 Member
    in our area its very popular to go to air conditioned mall to do brisk walking
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    Lol, where do you live? In San Francisco?:laugh:


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    We're so spoiled in the bay. :happy:

    But in case it does get super hot I either work out at 4/5am or then in the evening. Drink lots of water, take it easy, listen to your body.
    I always laugh when relatives or friends come to the Bay Area in the summer with the expectation that it's gonna be in the 80's. Always tell them to bring a coat and they all say the same thing "nah, we'll be alright since we're used to cold weather". Then watch them shiver at Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf while we walk around.:laugh: :laugh:

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  • kristenn1989
    kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
    68 is warm?!?!?! I'm kind of speechless, not sure why I'm even responding?! Wait....68 is warm!??!?!?!

    Plus aren't your gyms air conditioned?

    Yesterday was 95....still walked 3 miles on the trail

    It's super warm for me. I live on the East Coast of Canada. I do not do well with the heat.
  • BettyIW
    BettyIW Posts: 103
    My husband and I are both on MFP and we decided to go for our bike ride in the evening. It was slightly cooler but we got bit by mosquitoes!!
    I also went out in the early morning and weeded my garden--I have to do that in the early morning hours or late in the evening because the sun and I don't get along real well.
    I also put on music and exercise with my weighted hoola hoop in an air conditioned house. That works!! My treadmill is down in the basement where it is cooler. I still work up a real sweat doing it!

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