Too hot to work out
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I ride my bike to Magnuson Park and swim, or I go hiking in the mountains and roll around in the snow.1
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Thanks you guys for the motivation. No excuses! Time to pull out the room fan and get my Insanity on.
make sure you don't overwork yourself. I got a heat stroke at 95 degrees while working out last summer. It was the most horrible sensation I've ever had. I thought I was dying... for like 9 hours constantly.
Go more slowly, easy, drink water, monitor your pulse.0 -
Another suggestion other than working out inside would be walking outside. I like to go for walks around when the sun is setting from 8-9 or so, its less hot and if you walk you wont get too hot/tired. Just bring water!0
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I'm in northern Oregon, so I'm a total pansy in the heat. However, when it does heat up (and it does for a bit each summer), I get out early. We're lucky here-the night temps cool things off nicely. My only other suggestion is to swim0
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NorthCascades wrote: »I ride my bike to Magnuson Park and swim, or I go hiking in the mountains and roll around in the snow.
I'm a mountain girl in northern CA and its weird weather this year, more hot than we are used to.1 -
gebeziseva wrote: »Thanks you guys for the motivation. No excuses! Time to pull out the room fan and get my Insanity on.
make sure you don't overwork yourself. I got a heat stroke at 95 degrees while working out last summer. It was the most horrible sensation I've ever had. I thought I was dying... for like 9 hours constantly.
Go more slowly, easy, drink water, monitor your pulse.
I aimed a fan at myself and did my Insanity Max30. I modified and survived. I want to go to sleep now though lol4 -
I don't. I live in Florida and this heat is killing me as well. I use to walk the track daily but since it's so hot I do Just Dance on my kids' WiU or I pay close attention to my calorie intake.1
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I'm not a heat person, and these Midwest heat waves are brutal every year, even early in the morning. The humidity is enough to take your breath away some days. I tend to be weary of working out outside when it gets really hot especially, because I had to spend 3 hours at the ER a few years ago due to dehydration. On days like that, I stay indoors and do walking videos, dance, or see what's going on at the gym. I'll probably venture outside again around October or so, heh.1
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Isn't more sweat better?0
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On stronglift days, I go as early in the day as I can. They have fans going and it's not bad.
On Krav days, hot building, one fan, instructors still want full effort, just deal with it. I might get an extra water break.0 -
I walk the dogs early morning, every morning before it gets too hot. Three times a week, I work out in an air conditioned gym. Also, I have found some great exercise videos free on YouTube that I can do at home. You just have to try different ones out and find ones you like.
Two other hints I use for motorcycling that would work for exercise also: 1) Get a Camelback water carrier. It fits on your back like a little backpack and it has a tube that clips in the shoulder strap you can drink through. In the summer, I fill mine with crushed ice and then water. It does two things: The ice water keeps your back nice and cool, which cools your whole body, and you can get a drink of ice water without stopping.
2) There are these neckerchiefs and neck coverings you can buy at sporting goods and hardware stores now. You soak them in water and then when you wear them, evaporation cools the blood supply going to your head.1 -
When I wake up still feeling beat from the heat the day before I skip the work out.0
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queenliz99 wrote: »I get out early before it starts to heat up.
5a.m. (and it's still 85+)
Sports drinks & a trick my cousin taught me - I wet a hand towel & put ice in it & keeping it on my neck - it really helps!1 -
Twice a week (when my daughter in law goes to the gym) I go to the mall and push my grandchild around the mall. I can get in 3 miles.
Tip...go before the stores open so you don't spend any money:).0 -
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It's consistently 110+ for a few months every summer where I live, I totally understand where you're coming from. A lot of people have suggested getting up early, which isn't a bad idea unless you're like me and I now there's no way in hell you're getting up before the sun. I love to jog for my work out, just go at midnight during the summer, because it's way easier for me to be up late, than up early0
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I work out inside the gym so there is no problem there as it's air conditioned.
I stay in during the day, but at night I go for a walk to get my steps in. It feels fine once the sun is down.1 -
My city has a wooded rivine area , I take long relaxing walks down there when it gets too hot.0
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ashesfromfire wrote: »It's consistently 110+ for a few months every summer where I live, I totally understand where you're coming from. A lot of people have suggested getting up early, which isn't a bad idea unless you're like me and I now there's no way in hell you're getting up before the sun. I love to jog for my work out, just go at midnight during the summer, because it's way easier for me to be up late, than up early
well I couldnt do that here, there arent many street lights(once out of town limits where I live) and you have to watch out a deer,bear or some other wild animal doesnt jump out at you or scare you to death lol. no place to jog unless its in the road,only sidewalks are in town. I dont blame you I hate getting up early too0 -
I'm in Arizona and I just go early, lots of water & sound cancelling earbuds with an awesome playlist. I went for a total of 7.8 miles today in 2 walks. It was a mental barrier for me at first but I did it and now I can't stop lol1
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