#74: Exercising in heat: how heated workouts affect your outcomes
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 ways3:29: 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 drive10:24: A tool to increase local temperature without increasing room temperature11:20: Don’t use heated workouts with the purpose of expediting weight loss14:30: Don’t use heated workouts to gain more flexibility 15:23: Don’t work out in heated rooms if you have a medical condition and/or have not been cleared by your doctor 15:39: Consider exercising in a warm room when doing light cardio 18:02: Consider exercising in a warm room to improve muscle activation 19:20: Consider exercising in a warm room if you work out in the morning 20:52: General recommendations if you want to start working out in a warmer room 8 free Evlo classesFollow Dr. Shannon on IG14 day Evlo trialReview referencedStudy referenced