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 ?
Hey- I totally hear where you're coming from regarding the clinically obese- I used to be really overweight because of medication- I got fed up with my body image, stopped all med.s and made up my mind to lose the weight, which I did. I met my husband who is really into fitness, and I started working out and have never looked back...
Again, I agree with what has been said about going through the motions of exercise (living in S. Florida, we see all sorts of people in all shapes and sizes waddling around because their doctor told them to); it's kind of like the obese guy ordering pie a la mode and telling the waitor to make sure that the coke is diet...
We have water aerobic classes (or whatever they're called) where I train, and yes, some of them can really irritate me... but so can some of the lap swimmers as well- one of my pet peeves is the senior citizens (g-d love them!) who will stand at the end of my lane in anticipation of my leaving so they can have the third lane from the ladder (for some reason, they have to use the SAME lane EVERY day, or the world will collapse or something)- one chap in particular will stand there, obviously dismayed that I (and the rest of the Masters) haven't finished by exactly 8 a.m., on the dot... I'm not even half-way out of the lane, and he's already splashing towards me, fins, snorkel and all...
I guess we just have to realise (myself included) that the world doesn't revolve around us wonderful masters' swimmers and just get on with it...
Having said ALL that... I find it hard to believe that the management at these facilities do not realise how unhealthy- and dangerous- it is to have the water temp. so high in the summer, esp. for the teams that have to train in them...
Hey- I totally hear where you're coming from regarding the clinically obese- I used to be really overweight because of medication- I got fed up with my body image, stopped all med.s and made up my mind to lose the weight, which I did. I met my husband who is really into fitness, and I started working out and have never looked back...
Again, I agree with what has been said about going through the motions of exercise (living in S. Florida, we see all sorts of people in all shapes and sizes waddling around because their doctor told them to); it's kind of like the obese guy ordering pie a la mode and telling the waitor to make sure that the coke is diet...
We have water aerobic classes (or whatever they're called) where I train, and yes, some of them can really irritate me... but so can some of the lap swimmers as well- one of my pet peeves is the senior citizens (g-d love them!) who will stand at the end of my lane in anticipation of my leaving so they can have the third lane from the ladder (for some reason, they have to use the SAME lane EVERY day, or the world will collapse or something)- one chap in particular will stand there, obviously dismayed that I (and the rest of the Masters) haven't finished by exactly 8 a.m., on the dot... I'm not even half-way out of the lane, and he's already splashing towards me, fins, snorkel and all...
I guess we just have to realise (myself included) that the world doesn't revolve around us wonderful masters' swimmers and just get on with it...
Having said ALL that... I find it hard to believe that the management at these facilities do not realise how unhealthy- and dangerous- it is to have the water temp. so high in the summer, esp. for the teams that have to train in them...
