I understand that during the Winter, people like heaters to keep them warm and toasty.
I also understand that this generation, more than any of our predecessors, is weaker when it comes to climate than generations before us. However, what most people don’t realize is that our bodies can act as natural heaters when placed through stressful conditions. A fitting example of this is during a workout. When we workout, our bodies heat up like a furnace, and we are able to withstand colder climates. This is precisely why I don’t understand how people demand that the gym heaters be set so high during the winter months. Sure, the owners have to keep the pipes from freezing and our fingers from becoming numb during a workout, but an 80 or 90-degree thermostat setting is frankly obnoxious. I start sweating in the room before I even finish my warm-up session with that furnace roaring at a high setting. I frankly would rather have a workout outside with an air conditioning blowing in front of my face than a workout in a heated climate like that one. Unfortunately, when I try to ask management to turn the thermostat down so that I might be a bit more comfortable, they inform me that the elderly ladies complain that it is too cold in the room! Too cold!? It’s 90 degrees and you are walking on a treadmill with the furnace vent above your head. I don’t think I will ever understand some people. Maybe I will have to find another gym in my area that has similar HVAC preferences as mine.