Hot Gym

I think I'd much rather have an injured hip than be taking meds that make me heat intolerant.... Injured hips can be looked after and mended - chronic illnesses are yours for life. Back to the point...

put some ice cubes in your water bottle to keep it cooler

see if you can plug a fan in near the treadmill - if they don't have one then take your own

go to the gym early in the morning if you can when it's cooler

wet your towel so that you can wipe the sweat off with something cool

as for the session - I guess you could gently warm up and then do hill reps on the tready - you'll be knackered in no time - or do a speed session if the tready is fast enough: 5x1min @ 16k with 2 mins rest or something. 

Sorry I can't help any more.

Good luck.

injured hip - stress fractured femur - yeah same thing.

you jester.

Jesus christ, does EVERY thread have to turn into a "Look at me, I am so poor hard doneby" D2D?, was it really neccesary to put "Make the most of it - I can't get out 'cause I'm injured! Wish a hot gym is all I had to worry about!"

I mean, I am sorry for you leg and everything, but by god am I getting bored to flipping death of hearing about it.

D2D -I didn't know you had a stress fracture as I can't keep up with all your threads.
But I would still rather have your stress fracture which will heal IF YOU LET IT than whatever problem causes someone to be heat and sun intolerant. I've seen this type of problem first hand and believe me, believe me your stress fracture is NOTHING, NOTHING in comparison

This thread isn't about you.

LOL, I love this forum so so comic.

Back to the point.  I would suggest the odd weights session for your 20 mins.  If you walk to the gym, that's your warm up.  And how about swimming to mix it up a bit?

(May be repeating things, sorry, but only time to skim read).

Good luck

Ho ho.

Danowatever.

And Jester - I stand (or rather, balance on one leg) incorrected. To have a heat and sun intolerance must be terrible. Can only imagine how bloated it makes you feel. The sun has a lot of carbs, so I've heard.

I thought this was a thread about gym sessions, not D2D's injury...

 D2D - shut up, rest, and let it heal

As for the gym sessions, I know a fellow runner who's asperger's and with that has trouble with extremes of temperature. Perhaps try and take a break after 20 mins in the gym and then go back, just a walk around the block or something to cool down, then you get 40 minutes gym time - even if it does have to be split.

Intervals??- 400m with 200m rest breaks- on a tready at 1 degree incline- 30 minutes of that kills me!. Ice wrapped in towel- or put your towel in the freezer at home, and take it along in a cool bag so it's still cold? 

 Complain to someone in writing.

25c is too hot.

ASk them to turn it down, if they dont write a letter and complain....I am sure there are 'guidelines' as to how hot somewhere should be..(unlike cold...where it has to be above a certain temp)

...not sure about cardio side of things as to what would be 'best'....but doing some 'core' strength work, work on glutes also would be a good use of time.