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brewens

(15,359 posts)
1. I only go for long walks and my heat limit is if it will get over 85. I usually won't go if it's hotter than that.
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 04:39 PM
Aug 2024

I'm on a medication that causes a little more than usual sweating. If I'm out where anyone would normally be sweating a little, I look like I'm working my ass off!

multigraincracker

(34,126 posts)
2. My paceman is set at 60/bpm and when I'm
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 04:44 PM
Aug 2024

jogging is about the only time it doesn’t click in. A
I now have 4 Cardiologist. Keep jogging is the only thing they all agree on.

Ocelot II

(121,102 posts)
4. I'm not even going outside today. I *hate* hot weather.
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 05:07 PM
Aug 2024

I normally walk a couple of miles every day, even if it's below zero, but not when it's 90+ and humid like today. I don't know how people can live in places where this happens a lot.

rsdsharp

(10,190 posts)
5. An hour ago the weather station on my deck said it was 103
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 05:09 PM
Aug 2024

with a heat index of 121°. A bit before that, the heat index just read HI! I ain’t goin’ anywhere.

Silent Type

(6,761 posts)
6. I'm envious. I don't run, but I like to walk hills. I can do it at 95 degrees if humidity is low. If humidity is high, I
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 06:20 PM
Aug 2024

carry 32 ounces of frozen water, but stay within a mile or so of my car where I have more water. I'm sweat excessively, even when cool.

I've hit the wall at times where I can barely walk 10 yards before having to stop and sit down, then back up and 10 more yards. It's kind of scary. I'll probably die on a trail one day.

Looking forward to Fall.

multigraincracker

(34,126 posts)
7. I have a track behind my house and always have my phone with me.
Mon Aug 26, 2024, 06:43 PM
Aug 2024

I can’t keep it shoveled in the winter, so I go to the local Rec Center. They have a nice track big enough to circle 5 basketball courts. Only cost a buck a day to use it. Great except weekends when it’s packed
If I have to shovel the driveway to get, that’s enough exercise.
I’m 74 and folks ask if I ran when I was younger. I tell ‘em “only when I stole something”.

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