How do you deal with working out in the heat?
ximenia
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Seriously, it's been at least 80 degrees out the last few days, my gym doesn't have AC, just some fans and my condo has central air but not in the 2 rooms that I can use to work out so it's really hot all the time. I attempted to do some kickboxing at home and within 10 minutes I felt like I was going to die of heatstroke, I made sure I was hydrated etc. How do you do it?
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You have to build up to it. Runners are recommended to lower their speed for every 10 degree rise in temp. Playing any strenuous sport you'l find the same thing. If you have a HRM, keep an eye to stay in your zone, and work out through your workout with that as your guideline. Slow down and drink more before, during AND after. Give yourself some grace early and you will find that you'll start to adjust to the hotter environment.0
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It was approaching 110 here last week. The only solution I have to offer is get up early, workout late, or just push through it with plenty of water. Was 102 when I went for a short 2 mile run. Not my smartest moment.0
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More H20.
Less intense/shorter workout.
Slower run.
I like to PT in the heat of the day, but there are times I do it early or late in the evenings to get a little better workout in when its cooler out.0 -
I get up and get it done as early as possible before it gets too hot. Or go late at night if that works better for you. And as others said, tone down the intensity. I won't run if it's over 75 degrees but I can still go for a nice long walk with a big bottle of water and/or some $ in my pocket so I can stop for water/gatorade along the way.
If you're home, exercise in your skivvies with a fan blowing on you. if you need to stop and take breaks, no biggee, that's what pause was made for.
Also, you can't just hydrate when you're hot and thirsty, you need to stay well hydrated all the time. I learned this from a buddy of my Hubby's who was stationed in the Middle East a few years ago. They drank a ton of water but would really load up the day before a major hike in the heat.0 -
heat is good!0
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Live in England. Never have the problem.0
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80!! HAHAHA!! I was Mt Biking in 95 degree weather on Sunday! (I live in Phoenix, the jump off point to Hell). Start early, really early (like crack of dawn). The hottest part of the day is actually about 4pm, so you're better off in the AM than in the evening.
Drink a lot of water. Drink water before you begin to pre-hydrate yourself. Drink while you exercise, and after. You'll be fine! 80 degrees. Please. We keep our house at 80 in the summer!0 -
I go into an air conditioned gym ;-)0
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Does your condo have a pool? Change the type of workout, go from jogging to swimming laps. The heat is tough to deal with though and even the most conditioned athletes can feel light headed and nauseas from the fun combination of heat and hard work.0
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Losing the Storm Trooper outfit would help.
Seriously, though, you work up to it. I used to run in Chicago along the lakeshore on 95-degree days, but I had been gradually building up to long runs in the heat, and I dialed down the intensity. If you're in Boston, as your profile says, getting up early and working out in the morning is a good idea; it's still getting cool at night here in Massachusetts.
It's a good idea to stay hydrated, but current thinking is shifting back toward the idea that you should drink only when you're thirsty, to avoid the risk of hyponatremia. See this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/sports/sportsspecial/20marathon.html0 -
Does your condo have a pool? Change the type of workout, go from jogging to swimming laps. The heat is tough to deal with though and even the most conditioned athletes can feel light headed and nauseas from the fun combination of heat and hard work.
Haha I wish, nope no pools around me.0 -
It's 108º here today, forecast is 103º for tomorrow - this morning was weights in the house at 6am with fans and the A/C on. Tomorrow is a run day and you can be sure I'll have my butt out the door by 5:30am. And I tend to cut my mileage during the summer months when it's this hot - the heat zaps my pace and endurance, so I just back off a bit. Plenty of water all day, every day, as well.0
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A/C in gym or early mornings outside0
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I second this, including the derisive laughter and the thermostat setting. :laugh: I'm in Tucson which is just a small step from Mike's jump-off point to Hell. It's been triple digits here for a few weeks already and that's pretty much all we have to look forward to for the next few months. This time of year, we're lucky if the temperature just before dawn is below 75°. We learn to exercise in the heat and to stay hydrated 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.80!! HAHAHA!! I was Mt Biking in 95 degree weather on Sunday! (I live in Phoenix, the jump off point to Hell). Start early, really early (like crack of dawn). The hottest part of the day is actually about 4pm, so you're better off in the AM than in the evening.
Drink a lot of water. Drink water before you begin to pre-hydrate yourself. Drink while you exercise, and after. You'll be fine! 80 degrees. Please. We keep our house at 80 in the summer!
One trick I learned was to drench my technical shirt in water before I go outside for a run. I wring it out just enough so it's not dripping. The evaporative cooling really helps. When the shirt starts to dry off, I take another lap near the house and re-wet it. If you're using a big fan this could really help you, too. If you don't have air blowing against you, though, it's not likely to help.
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Living in Upstate NY I am accustomed to and frequently run in sub-zero temps, so heat is really killer for me. Sunday I ran my first marathon in Lake Placid NY where it reached 80 during the race! I was definitely undertrained for the heat. I needed Gatorade to drink and water to pour over my head at very aid station, but I survived!! Keeping yourself hydrated in the heat is key, and that starts a few days before an event, not the morning of!0
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You've got to acclimate to it. Which means you've gotta embrace the suck and just do it. Good news is if you keep it up with the gradually increasing temps, it'll be a quicker acclimation rather than if you try to jump from being acclimated to a comfy of 60, to 90 degrees. Good luck.0
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Not sure if this would work with the workouts you do, but I use compression sleeves on my arms and calves, but I wet them and put ice them (sometimes under my hat as well) when it gets to be really really hot n humid around here. that keeps me a lot cooler when running. Also, drink a ice slushie before the workout to lower your core temp...this is a trick matt fitzgerald recommends for runners; itis currently being studied as a method of improving race times in hot weather and so far the data that has come out has pointed to it working.0
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Live in England. Never have the problem.
I don't know where abouts you live but it's been pretty warm and very humid where I am this week.
I workout at home so I use a big fan, make sure I have plenty of water available, and a towel close at hand. If the humid weather continues I am considering getting a gym membership for a few months, somewhere with aircon.0 -
Live in England. Never have the problem.
I was going to suggest Scotland, do you remember last summer when Heathrow hit 30C!!!0 -
Live in England. Never have the problem.
Well, you say this but I went out for a post-5pm run at the weekend and could only make it a couple of miles, I was absolutely baking! And I had been hydrated all day (must have had at least 3 litres of water already!), hadn't eaten anything heavy, not tired or anything... just unbelievably hot. In not-usually-sunny Norfolk.
I'm sticking to my early-morning runs this week, but going to try for some very gentle afternoon runs if this lovely weather continues. I don't want to wish the sun away!0 -
I second this, including the derisive laughter and the thermostat setting. :laugh: I'm in Tucson which is just a small step from Mike's jump-off point to Hell. It's been triple digits here for a few weeks already and that's pretty much all we have to look forward to for the next few months. This time of year, we're lucky if the temperature just before dawn is below 75°. We learn to exercise in the heat and to stay hydrated 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.80!! HAHAHA!! I was Mt Biking in 95 degree weather on Sunday! (I live in Phoenix, the jump off point to Hell). Start early, really early (like crack of dawn). The hottest part of the day is actually about 4pm, so you're better off in the AM than in the evening.
Drink a lot of water. Drink water before you begin to pre-hydrate yourself. Drink while you exercise, and after. You'll be fine! 80 degrees. Please. We keep our house at 80 in the summer!
One trick I learned was to drench my technical shirt in water before I go outside for a run. I wring it out just enough so it's not dripping. The evaporative cooling really helps. When the shirt starts to dry off, I take another lap near the house and re-wet it. If you're using a big fan this could really help you, too. If you don't have air blowing against you, though, it's not likely to help.
Good luck!
Jump off point to hell? I love Arizona - used to live there in my younger days. I'm in South Carolina now. The evaporative thing won't work here due to the humidity level. The solution here is a) take time to acclimatize to the heat, b) hydrate before and after, and during if possible, c) work out early in the morning. We haven't hit 100 yet, but 90+ degrees with 80% plus humidity can feel even worse.0 -
Well, I work out in an old garage in the early morning, so perhaps I'm not the best resource....
But there has been the odd unseasonably warm day recently, I grant. Although I wouldn't say it's been death-valley type temperatures, either...0 -
If I am exercising in conditions that I know the temps are going to get to hot and will hinder my performance, I tend to adjust my hours. If that means working out earlier before the heat of the day or waiting for it to cool down in the evening, then that is normally my plan... Best I can offer....0
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I'm living in Bahrain where it's in the high 40s centigrade (over 100 fahrenheit), 100% humidity some days and I work out at home and my a.c. isn't working properly. And I have cold-adapted body proportions so I don't lose heat easily (and yes I can back that up with peer-reviewed journal articles :bigsmile: )
I really can't stand the climate here in the summer, the a.c. is my best friend and the ceiling fan my second-best friend... I think I'd be dead without them, I seriously can't wait to get back to the UK and nice cold weather!!!!
regards workout, do what it takes to stay cool, drink plenty of water and have a shower after.
BTW all the bragging about how hot it is, really what you're used to counts for a lot, my first few months in the Arabian Gulf I was sweltering.... and it was autumn and only 30 centigrade with the a.c. on. When summer came around I'd had time to get used to the heat... if you're not used to it, e.g. going from a British winter to an Arabian summer, it's going to be hellish, but if you have time to get used to it it's bearable. It's so hot here it's impossible to workout outdoors, except in the very early morning or at night. I nearly die of heat exhaustion each day on the school run, picking my daughter up at 1:10pm in the direct heat of the midday sun, and all I'm doing is walking and standing, and most of the standing is in the shade.0 -
Get ready to be told to HTFU by everyone living in the South.0
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I agree that high heat plus high humidity feels worse. I've been in Florida in June, 90° and 90% humidity... never again! I'll take 115° and 10% humidity any day rather than that form of Hell.Jump off point to hell? I love Arizona - used to live there in my younger days. I'm in South Carolina now. The evaporative thing won't work here due to the humidity level. The solution here is a) take time to acclimatize to the heat, b) hydrate before and after, and during if possible, c) work out early in the morning. We haven't hit 100 yet, but 90+ degrees with 80% plus humidity can feel even worse.
I had meant to add that acclimatizing oneself to the heat really is key. The weather here in the winter is perfect for running. We have the Spring to (usually) slowly get used to the 100+° heat that we live with from May to October. Ideally, I run as close to dawn as possible. That means very early mornings this time of year but running after work isn't an option unless you're a fan of heat stroke. I also belong to the gym at work so if I can stand running on the treadmill I can put in a few miles there, too, although with no moving air it often feels hotter than running outside.0 -
Go beast mode like usual haha0
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Live in England. Never have the problem.
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I second this, including the derisive laughter and the thermostat setting. :laugh: I'm in Tucson which is just a small step from Mike's jump-off point to Hell. It's been triple digits here for a few weeks already and that's pretty much all we have to look forward to for the next few months. This time of year, we're lucky if the temperature just before dawn is below 75°. We learn to exercise in the heat and to stay hydrated 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.80!! HAHAHA!! I was Mt Biking in 95 degree weather on Sunday! (I live in Phoenix, the jump off point to Hell). Start early, really early (like crack of dawn). The hottest part of the day is actually about 4pm, so you're better off in the AM than in the evening.
Drink a lot of water. Drink water before you begin to pre-hydrate yourself. Drink while you exercise, and after. You'll be fine! 80 degrees. Please. We keep our house at 80 in the summer!
One trick I learned was to drench my technical shirt in water before I go outside for a run. I wring it out just enough so it's not dripping. The evaporative cooling really helps. When the shirt starts to dry off, I take another lap near the house and re-wet it. If you're using a big fan this could really help you, too. If you don't have air blowing against you, though, it's not likely to help.
Good luck!
Jump off point to hell? I love Arizona - used to live there in my younger days. I'm in South Carolina now. The evaporative thing won't work here due to the humidity level. The solution here is a) take time to acclimatize to the heat, b) hydrate before and after, and during if possible, c) work out early in the morning. We haven't hit 100 yet, but 90+ degrees with 80% plus humidity can feel even worse.0 -
I second this, including the derisive laughter and the thermostat setting. :laugh: I'm in Tucson which is just a small step from Mike's jump-off point to Hell. It's been triple digits here for a few weeks already and that's pretty much all we have to look forward to for the next few months. This time of year, we're lucky if the temperature just before dawn is below 75°. We learn to exercise in the heat and to stay hydrated 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.80!! HAHAHA!! I was Mt Biking in 95 degree weather on Sunday! (I live in Phoenix, the jump off point to Hell). Start early, really early (like crack of dawn). The hottest part of the day is actually about 4pm, so you're better off in the AM than in the evening.
Drink a lot of water. Drink water before you begin to pre-hydrate yourself. Drink while you exercise, and after. You'll be fine! 80 degrees. Please. We keep our house at 80 in the summer!
One trick I learned was to drench my technical shirt in water before I go outside for a run. I wring it out just enough so it's not dripping. The evaporative cooling really helps. When the shirt starts to dry off, I take another lap near the house and re-wet it. If you're using a big fan this could really help you, too. If you don't have air blowing against you, though, it's not likely to help.
Good luck!
Jump off point to hell? I love Arizona - used to live there in my younger days. I'm in South Carolina now. The evaporative thing won't work here due to the humidity level. The solution here is a) take time to acclimatize to the heat, b) hydrate before and after, and during if possible, c) work out early in the morning. We haven't hit 100 yet, but 90+ degrees with 80% plus humidity can feel even worse.
I am in South Carolina also. I say it is just one step above hades here in the summer. And not a very big step either.
Walking outside in this heat and humidity with allergies and asthma are awful. Exercising outside is completely out of the picture.0
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