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syl429 Posts: 24 Joined: 2002/07/08	2003/04/01, 11:24 AM the gym i go to started truning on the air conditioner is that ok ?,i mean now i rarely work up a good sweat and it just doesn't feel right !!
I_Am-aZon Posts: 893 Joined: 2003/02/18	2003/04/01, 11:33 AM Me, I like being cooler, I find too hot a gym (as mine was last month) makes me feel lethargic. I don't think being cooler will do any damage - if you train hard enough you will find that you will indeed work up a sweat despite the conditions, just might take a little more time...
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/04/01, 12:30 PM I am like am-azon....I can't stand it too hot! I work out just fine when it is cooler. -------------- The one goal you will NEVER achieve is the one you never attempt.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2003/04/01, 09:01 PM Wear some warm-up pants and a sweatshirt until you're warm. Then start shedding clothes. That's what I do. It only takes about one or two good sets for me to break a little sweat. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/04/03, 01:17 AM The quality of your work out has nothing to do with the amount of transpiration you'll be doing....... Just keep on working hard!! (o; -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
	2003/04/03, 10:35 AM The air conditioner and fans are on in my gym. I think Id pass out if I didnt have them ON. Lots of great bodies in the gym so I'd say turn em on and enjoy the breeze :)I dont have to really sweat to get the job done. I would think it is pretty much the same for all.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/04/03, 12:39 PM Heat doesn't bother me (hell, look where I live during the summer!). It's the humidity that kills me; I'm a desert rat made out of sand that melts when he gets wet! There's also a misnomer regarding the idea that a person will loose fat faster if working out in the cold because the body has to work twice as hard, lifting and trying to stay warm, therefore, it'll burn more calories. There was a study last year published I think in JAMA that found that this isn't the case. It was more likely that actual fat burning was reduced when training in the cold because the body is trying to hold onto it's insulation (fat) in order to stay warm. -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2003/04/03, 01:01 PM We had a discussion in my Exercise Phys class on this, and rev8ball, you are right. That is why swimmers and other cold weather athletes are not usually as lean as say sprinters or athletes that train in warmer temps. Those guys simply could not perform to the max without that little bit of bodyfat to keep them warm.
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/04/03, 02:36 PM It was cool today in my gym, but it still didn't take long for me to work up a good sweat doing cardio. -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!!