Hot weather and exercise

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/07/13, 07:07 PM Here is an informative link about how heat and humidity can affect you: http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/tools/heat?from=fitloc -------------- It\'s easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. -Henry Ward Beecher

bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/14, 07:54 AM the weather up here has been crazy of late.. i think with the humidex the other day its was 46. then we had that wicked storm last night.. :(
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2005/07/14, 12:33 PM I was just reading a research article regarding exercise during hot temperatures. Amazing stuff: 1) During a competition, an athlete can lose 1 - 2.5 liters of sweat in ONE hour! 2) As a result of that, it is possible for that same athlete to lose up to 5000 mg of sodium in the same time frame! 3) This can translate to a deficit of up to 30% in total body exchangeable sodium! 4) Problems from this can start out with something as simple as muscle cramping, and quickly escalate to hypoatremia. Absolutely crazy! :surprised: -------------- Michael ITS LEG DAY You already blew out your wraps. Your towel cant absorb any more sweat. Theres puke on the floor. Your partner is passed out. Theres a crowd gathering... And that was just the warm up!
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/07/14, 07:21 PM It's, on average, 100 degrees over here in San Antonio, Texas! Thankfully my parents pay for my gym membership so I can workout in the air conditioned Gold's Gym lol. DX
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/07/14, 07:23 PM rev8ball, I really like that leg day thing at the bottom of your posts. Very cool. DX
wahha Posts: 19 Joined: 2005/01/07	2005/07/15, 12:24 AM It's been 130 degrees over here the past 5 days in Kuwait. :)
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/07/15, 02:57 PM we're not used to this heat here in canada..
nikkilind Posts: 100 Joined: 2005/02/11	2005/07/19, 05:55 PM Holy CRAP 130!!! I thought 111 was hot near Las Vegas!!! Great info asimmer. We all need to be careful working out outside of late. I'm getting up at 5:45 with the dogs to do my morning run! -------------- The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own. - Benjamin Disraeli
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/05/30, 12:22 PM bump