Does Weather Matter When Exercising?
The most likely problem people will experience in
regards to the weather and aerobic exercise is problems with
heat.
If it’s hot outside and has been for a few days, if
your car or apartment doesn’t have air conditioning, if your
gym isn’t cooled to a manageable temperature, there’s a good
chance that you’re starting out dehydrated and overheated.
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Add thirty to sixty minutes of leaping with faunlike abandon to an already
stressed thermostat, and you may end up with heat exhaustion or even heat
stroke.
In heat exhaustion, you may feel dizzy and nauseous. You may have a
headache, you will be flushed and sweaty, and you will feel
exhausted (hence the name). If you start to feel ill or
weak, stop exercising immediately, get a drink of cool
water and lie down or sit down until you feel well enough
to go home (or to the doctor). Cool off
with a damp towel on your neck, head or wrists. Do not
try to resume exercising! Ignoring heat exhaustion can
lead to heat stroke, which can kill you.
If you have heat stroke, most likely you won’t need to
know the symptoms; the paramedics will tell you about
them when you regain consciousness. Heat stroke is just
that: you are stricken. People with heat stroke lose
consciousness; the flushed, perspiring skin of heat
exhaustion gives way to pale, cool and dry skin. Heat
stroke is nothing to fool around with: it can and too
often does, lead to death |
