Does anyone actually workout in the outdoor pool with these inhuman water temperatures of 90+? Last week it was 86, and I was so uncomfortable, cramping constantly, despite bananas, Vit 3 and tons of water. I've had to go indoors, which is killing me, since I suffer through winter, living for the summer, but this is brutal. I'm on the East coast. This week the air quality is bad, and heat index is in the triple digits as well. Should I tough it out and just accept that the workout will be quite poor? :doh:
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I *hate* warm/hot water too.
It's possible to die from heat exhaustion from swimming in hot water, so be careful, it was a good thing you posted.
You can take a cold shower after though, hopefully the tap water is a bit cooler. Another option is to freeze your water in a water bottle and use that bottle to cool you off (by drinking it, dumping it over you, whatever it takes).
That being said, find an AC'd indoor pool though if you can, so many pools are on google maps now. I did a search the other day, after getting fed up with my current pool, and discovered that two great indoor pools within a 10 min drive opened up recently, with waaaay more lap swimming hours.
Marksman, I really hate warm water too. One of the members was talking about a swimmer who died from swimming in water that was too warm, so the lifeguard was very agreeable to throwing the hose in the pool for me, but of course, it did next to nothing, except feel good when I reached the wall at the end of each lap where the hose was! I drink frozen juice diluted with water and drink constantly. There is an indoor pool that I belong to, but even that was terribly warm (83) this past week. I get more upset when the indoor pools don't control the temp in the summer - do they think that we can do serious workouts in that kind of temperature in the summer???? :bump:
I *hate* warm/hot water too.
It's possible to die from heat exhaustion from swimming in hot water, so be careful, it was a good thing you posted.
You can take a cold shower after though, hopefully the tap water is a bit cooler. Another option is to freeze your water in a water bottle and use that bottle to cool you off (by drinking it, dumping it over you, whatever it takes).
That being said, find an AC'd indoor pool though if you can, so many pools are on google maps now. I did a search the other day, after getting fed up with my current pool, and discovered that two great indoor pools within a 10 min drive opened up recently, with waaaay more lap swimming hours.
Marksman, I really hate warm water too. One of the members was talking about a swimmer who died from swimming in water that was too warm, so the lifeguard was very agreeable to throwing the hose in the pool for me, but of course, it did next to nothing, except feel good when I reached the wall at the end of each lap where the hose was! I drink frozen juice diluted with water and drink constantly. There is an indoor pool that I belong to, but even that was terribly warm (83) this past week. I get more upset when the indoor pools don't control the temp in the summer - do they think that we can do serious workouts in that kind of temperature in the summer???? :bump:
