How do I workout In this HOT HUMID weather? :(
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I am thinking of getting up early and going out for a walk and then in the evening.
(One bonus of working out at home: I can wear whatever I want...or not...depending on how hot/humid it is.)
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Should try living in Phoenix, Arizona. Gotta just get up and do it and drink water.
Yeah, it's been 100+ with insane humidity lately. Workout inside or at the gym.0 -
I live in Canada too(Vancouver) and I have to workout either in the morning or evening. If I do it at home during the day I leave my ac on.0
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Hi! I live in Georgia. The only way I can beat the heat is to go walking at night (a little dangerous, I know , but I walk at a track next door to my house, so I feel safer) and I get a lot of my cardio by swimming. Also, I get some strength training done at night in an air-conditioned room. The heaviest weights I have are 5 pounds, though. I do my best with what I have!
Good luck to you!0 -
If it is really hot and humid out when I think of exercising in it the first thing that comes to mind is swimming.
Do you have access to a pool, lake or ocean?0 -
I don't live in the same climate but we are having very good weather here, and my room (where I exercise, could never do it outside or at a gym at the weight I'm at) is kind of a hot box, it's always the warmest in the house and in summer it's overkill. I've gone for a cheaper temporary option of spriting myself with cold water from a spray bottle (I do work out routines from a PS3 game so in between loading of new work outs I have time to drink and spritz) if I could I would buy a fan and have it pointed at me. You can if you have a big garden always exercise outside but I wouldn't do it in the front and my back yard's tiny so this is what I've been doing in this weather.0
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I live in Alabama - I run at 5:30 in the morning when it's light enough to see, I go to the gym after work. Some mornings after 1 mile the sweat is pouring off me like I just got out of the shower. You get used to it, on those days I dial back on the speed.0
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There are a few of us that are extremely sensitive to heat to the point of required medical intervention. It is not helped by hydration or air conditioning, we can easily overheat in our own homes washing dishes in an air conditioned room!
For me, it comes down to swimming and water aerobics.
Good luck finding what works best for you!0 -
Well, last week it was around 35-36 degrees here (95-100 f). How do I work out? With a towel close by, a big bottle of water, and a moisture wicking shirt. My hair is literally soaked after a workout it's unbearable.. but not having that big ice cream or supersizing a meal is even more unbearable.0
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I live in Houston, TX the heat & humidity here are INSANE!! However, I must say we've been blessed this summer so far with temps under 100 degrees!! And in the summer heat, I keep my workouts indoors not unless it involves a pool, beach or lake.0
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Houston, TX. Last weekend we had 95F / 35C and 90 something % humidity. 89% right now0
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Should try living in Phoenix, Arizona. Gotta just get up and do it and drink water.
I just googled the humidity in Phoenix. It's 13%. Here in NS it's 98% and it's been that way for DAYS. I couldn't sleep in my own bed last night because the sheets were damp and I have to rewash a bunch of clothes that I need to hang to dry because they're still damp from Tuesday night. Needless to say it's hard to breathe when the air is completely saturated like this. Think hiking through a rain forest.
I remember when I visited the Southwest. It was hot and DRY and not like our sticky climate, at all. Oh, to be there right now...
PS: Do I sound cranky because of the humidity? Yes. That's because I am. :P
OP: I can only workout in the gym on days like this. Even a brisk walk is too crazy for me to contemplate.
we've had 90 something in jersey with humidity above 90.
early this week was awful... guess what. same thing.
JUST GO DO IT.
drink water- strap on ze shoes- and go work out.
I prefer dawn or dusk- so less direct sun- sucks still but it's better than 1 PM + humidity.0 -
I am from the east cost of Canada and yah it's been hot and humid...2 weeks ago there was a humidex warning...it got over 42c so that is 107 with the humidex...but our normal temps are in the 80-90's...doesn't stop me..
I workout about 3-6pm...which includes weights at home (just a fan) or walks/bike outside etc.
drink lots of water and do it.0 -
Should try living in Phoenix, Arizona. Gotta just get up and do it and drink water.
I just googled the humidity in Phoenix. It's 13%. Here in NS it's 98% and it's been that way for DAYS. I couldn't sleep in my own bed last night because the sheets were damp and I have to rewash a bunch of clothes that I need to hang to dry because they're still damp from Tuesday night. Needless to say it's hard to breathe when the air is completely saturated like this. Think hiking through a rain forest.
I remember when I visited the Southwest. It was hot and DRY and not like our sticky climate, at all. Oh, to be there right now...
PS: Do I sound cranky because of the humidity? Yes. That's because I am. :P
OP: I can only workout in the gym on days like this. Even a brisk walk is too crazy for me to contemplate.
Our hot season also happens to be our rainy season. And its should be starting soon. Which means its both ... about to be 115+ with 60-70% humidity. Not to mention just getting in your car to goto the gym can be over 165.
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Should try living in Phoenix, Arizona. Gotta just get up and do it and drink water.
I just googled the humidity in Phoenix. It's 13%. Here in NS it's 98% and it's been that way for DAYS. I couldn't sleep in my own bed last night because the sheets were damp and I have to rewash a bunch of clothes that I need to hang to dry because they're still damp from Tuesday night. Needless to say it's hard to breathe when the air is completely saturated like this. Think hiking through a rain forest.
I remember when I visited the Southwest. It was hot and DRY and not like our sticky climate, at all. Oh, to be there right now...
PS: Do I sound cranky because of the humidity? Yes. That's because I am. :P
OP: I can only workout in the gym on days like this. Even a brisk walk is too crazy for me to contemplate.
Our hot season also happens to be our rainy season. And its should be starting soon. Which means its both ... about to be 115+ with 60-70% humidity. Not to mention just getting in your car to goto the gym can be over 165.
Ugh. Three words: remote car starter!0 -
I live in the Philippines, so it's mostly a bajillion degrees everyday here. I workout at home, and I make sure I do them at night time or late afternoon just so I don't get a heat stroke or something. And drink lots of water!0
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I have to throw the good state of Virginia into this mix. We not only have had the 100 degree heat but 91% humidity. Its like swimming in the air out there.
The good news is all this humidity makes you retain water so I guess when it cools we will all be much thinner.
OP drink more water and don't work out in the afternoon.0 -
my gym seriously needs to fix their AC it is not powerful enough for a room full of sweating people.
but i go anyway. every ten minutes or so i go stand under the vent while my machine is on pause then i go back and run some more.
or i go right before sundown so i can walk home in comfort.
or i skip it and go to the pool and do water jogging
or i go downtown and walk the skywalks.
it has been between 95 and 100 degrees this last week and it was like being in an oven... i just fit in whatever i could when i could.0 -
Middle East represents - Dubai here - 45' to 50' C with humidity between 60 and 85 % for the next couple of months - morning runs or outdoor workout before the sun comes out or else move your outdoor workout to a gym - we go from AC to AC and avoid the outdoors as much as we can!0
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