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 ?
Blob refers to those who are severly overweight, could help themselves via effective exercise and healthy diet, but opt not to try to help themselves at all.
Obviously that's not you Elaine.
As a consequence of such people who do not try, society pays the price in terms of healthcare.
If someone chooses to eat 4 supersized meals a day, and weigh 300 or more pounds, fine. Do it. But, please don't get in the pool and demand a high temperature only to loaf around on a noodle, pretending to do activity. Not only is that useless, but it makes others who are really trying to improve and achieve fitness, suffer.
For some reason this topic just gets me everytime...so I'm off the box now.
;)
Blob refers to those who are severly overweight, could help themselves via effective exercise and healthy diet, but opt not to try to help themselves at all.
Obviously that's not you Elaine.
As a consequence of such people who do not try, society pays the price in terms of healthcare.
If someone chooses to eat 4 supersized meals a day, and weigh 300 or more pounds, fine. Do it. But, please don't get in the pool and demand a high temperature only to loaf around on a noodle, pretending to do activity. Not only is that useless, but it makes others who are really trying to improve and achieve fitness, suffer.
For some reason this topic just gets me everytime...so I'm off the box now.
;)
