If the extreme temperatures get to be too much for me, then I can always step through the door back into my air conditioned or heated home
There seems to be quite a debate on the topic of whether or not working out in the heat provides any benefit compared to working out in the cold. Furthermore, most people would probably think to themselves, “Why not work out where it’s comfortable?” Well, I personally find that if a space is too comfortably air conditioned, or even too comfortably heated, my brain and body goes into relaxing mode. That’s why I like to work out in extreme temperatures. I’m already uncomfortable. If anything, it saves me on gym memberships. I don’t think there’s very many gyms out there that actually believe that not providing a comfortable level of heat or air conditioning to their customers is a good idea. However, I find gyms to be too accommodating when it comes to personal comfort level, if that makes any sense. It’s about as counterintuitive as having a snack bar that provides anything other than extremely healthy food and drinks in a gym. However, that’s just me. I find my garage to be the best place for me to work out. In the summer, as you would expect, it’s considerably hot, and in the winter, as you would also expect, it’s significantly cold. If the extreme temperatures get to be too much for me, then I can always step through the door back into my air conditioned or heated home. Typically though, I manage to make it through my workout just fine. It’s nice to have that little reward of going back into comfortable temperatures! Having HVAC keeping things comfortable is nice, but as far as I’m concerned, being too comfortable drains one’s sense of drive and discipline when it comes to physical exercise!