#74: Exercising in heat: how heated workouts affect your outcomes
from The Dr. Shannon Show
by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
Published: Thu Aug 11 2022
Show Notes
Working out in heated rooms can be beneficial, but exercising in rooms too hot or overheating your body decreases performance. Shannon speaks on the neuromuscular changes that occur with environmental temperature and general recommendations for working out in heat.
2:12: Bottom line up front- working out in hot vs. cold can affect the nervous system in different ways
3:29: Why exercising in the cold is not ideal for strength training
4:35: The breaking effect
5:30: Difference in increasing central vs. local temperature
6:47: The effect of room temperature on performance
8:24: Central temperature increases can lead to decreased neural drive
:A tool to increase local temperature without increasing room temperature
:Don’t use heated workouts with the purpose of expediting weight loss
:Don’t use heated workouts to gain more flexibility
:Don’t work out in heated rooms if you have a medical condition and/or have not been cleared by your doctor
:Consider exercising in a warm room when doing light cardio
:Consider exercising in a warm room to improve muscle activation
:Consider exercising in a warm room if you work out in the morning
:General recommendations if you want to start working out in a warmer room
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