My local pool has just raised the water temp to 30 ' C ( 86 ' F ) ! At this temp I am exhausted after 4 lengths. A full workout of 60 to 90 mins is impossible without suffering heat exhaustion. They have already had 1 swimmer collapse on poolside after swimming hard for 40 mins.
This has happened because a ' disabled swim group ' who use the pool for 45 mins once a week keep complaining about how cold the pool is. The pool management can't figure out the pool temp software so the temp is set that high for 24/7. It used to be 27' C ( 80.6' F ) and was then raised to 28'C (82.4 ' F ) 1 year ago.
I can't set workouts for my club that cause heat distress if carried out so it is a nightmare. My training is on hold until i can change this and I will have to move my masters club to another pool if not changed. Maybe ' Shaky's ' pool has space for us ?
Emmet Hines in his book says that 82 ' F ( 27.7' C ) is ideal for training, and that anything over 84' F ( 28.4 ' C ) is too hot.
Does anyone else suffer through hot water temperatures ? Can anyone recommend online research that I can use to prove the dangers of excercising in hot water ?
If I saw just one of The Blobs really working it, I certainly would not be posting any comment. Again, just one single person.
Instead, what I see are human jellies floating via belt, and barely moving their feet or hands. Most of which are actually younger people, but look much older due to their obesity.
We've all done drills in the deep end, where one treads fast and furious for a dedicated amount of time. These drills leave a person worn out, and even sore at times...because it's actually real work!
Even the handicapped people at the lap pool work harder, and are more fit than The Blobs. And, yes, one could argue that "they're making an effort." However, it just seems to me, that in fact, they are not making an effort at all. It's society that pays the price for the avoidable health problems of being severly overweight!
I've heard in England if one has high blood pressure, etc. that the perscription is diet and exercise. Here it's several different medications! What's wrong with this picture!?
Maybe it's different at some pools, but for the most part, these aerobics classes enable obesity, and creat disillusion because it makes people "feel like they're trying". Puhlease.
The other sad part, is that my health club has a cafe--and often times I see The Blobs in there eating cookies, and other fattening foods. This drives me crazy.
Outside of rehab, pregnancy, or handicap, water aerobics is useless and displaced effort. If any one of those class participants decided to come over and swim some laps, I would gladly share a lane, because I would be thrilled to see effort.
Lainey and a couple of others might have a different type of water aerobics program at her pool (one that is actually effective), but in general, we're all feeling the same pain.
Why does this topic get me so fired up, I ask myself!
:rolleyes:
If I saw just one of The Blobs really working it, I certainly would not be posting any comment. Again, just one single person.
Instead, what I see are human jellies floating via belt, and barely moving their feet or hands. Most of which are actually younger people, but look much older due to their obesity.
We've all done drills in the deep end, where one treads fast and furious for a dedicated amount of time. These drills leave a person worn out, and even sore at times...because it's actually real work!
Even the handicapped people at the lap pool work harder, and are more fit than The Blobs. And, yes, one could argue that "they're making an effort." However, it just seems to me, that in fact, they are not making an effort at all. It's society that pays the price for the avoidable health problems of being severly overweight!
I've heard in England if one has high blood pressure, etc. that the perscription is diet and exercise. Here it's several different medications! What's wrong with this picture!?
Maybe it's different at some pools, but for the most part, these aerobics classes enable obesity, and creat disillusion because it makes people "feel like they're trying". Puhlease.
The other sad part, is that my health club has a cafe--and often times I see The Blobs in there eating cookies, and other fattening foods. This drives me crazy.
Outside of rehab, pregnancy, or handicap, water aerobics is useless and displaced effort. If any one of those class participants decided to come over and swim some laps, I would gladly share a lane, because I would be thrilled to see effort.
Lainey and a couple of others might have a different type of water aerobics program at her pool (one that is actually effective), but in general, we're all feeling the same pain.
Why does this topic get me so fired up, I ask myself!
:rolleyes:
