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I just thought folks on the weather page would find this interesting.
They did a survey of obesity/BMI index and correlated it with outdoor temperatures. They found most people will not engage in outdoor activity/exercise when the temperature is under 25 F or over 86 F. So places with extremes like North Dakota (cold) or Texas (heat) would have a lower score than places like southern California. Most of the West Coast scored high, as did parts of the East Coast from Virginia to southern Connecticut. The lowest scores were in the Upper Midwest/Great lakes/Northern New England and the deep south.
As long as I remember a drink,
I have no qualms about excersizing at 96 F, heat index up to 110 F.
However, below 56 F I usually don't want to be outside.
25 F? (-4 C)
Is that for winter sports?
Skiing SUCKS below 20 F, (-7 C) even with 20 lbs of warm clothing, imho.
Around here, kids won't do much "summer sports" below 45 F. (7 C)
That's interesting and this is one study that I totally believe. I DO force myself to exercise indoors during the winter, but I get a lot more exercise during the spring, summer, and autumn. I mean, how many outdoor swimming pools do you think are open in South Dakota from Sept. through May?
Ideally, when you are doing things outdoors, you'd like to have things as comfortable as possible when exercising, but in the South, obviously, that's not always going to be the case. You have to prepare and drink plenty of fluids before and after (water is always the best drink). The best weather for exercise is sunny to partly cloudy skies and mild to warm temperatures. And the air quality has to be at a pretty good level.
Well it's an interesting theory. We should have thin people here according to the map. Temps are usually alright for exercising but we do get lots of rain. People don't like to go outside during a pour down. Today it's more of a light rain so you do see some people outside.
I try to do indoor exercise during winter too. Somehow it's just not as good as going outside.
I'm going back to my Yoga now since it's wet outside.
OK, I confess that I didn't read the entire article, but scanned through a bit of it. As I was looking at the map, I couldn't really tell what region seemed to be the best for outdoor exercise. But previously Colo. had always been number one in the nation for fit residents. Does it appear that it's still rated number one on the map?
I exercise but sometimes I need more ambition! I walk in the winter, temperature doesn't bother me as much as the wind. I will not walk if its real hot and humid, even with water, not happening!
Interesting about the stats of "comfort" between 25 F and 86 F.
Given this is an average range, my temperature preferences are close to 20 F higher than the "average American,"
on both sides of the spectrum; I felt 104 F in D.C. and the heat wasn't too crazy for me.
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