Team Fitness Gurus No. 36: Workout Comfort

Overheating in an exercise class is possible if you have decreased blood circulation, are overweight or underweight, and take prescription medication. There are additional reasons that you might feel overheated or even chilled during a workout and for these reasons it is essential to monitor your comfort level during exercise and respond accordingly. It is important that you dress in layers and be prepared to remove sweaters and jackets to stay cool while you are working out, and to take sips of water throughout your workout.  Some of the long-range effects that may occur from always working in environments that are too warm or too cold might include cramps, muscles spasms, and headaches.

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Team Fitness Gurus No.29 : Muscles and More Muscles!

When you plan your exercise program, do you have specific goals in mind, such as strength, flexibility, and endurance? These are common goals for athletes of all ages, and these goals will support activities from sports to the activities of daily living. Many people do not realize that they need to also strengthen supporting muscles and antagonist muscles as well. Additionally, it is beneficial to consider setting goals for range of motion and the smaller muscles that you have throughout your body.


Some fun facts about muscles are that we have about 700 named skeletal muscles in the body. 200 of these muscles are well known in the gym, and another 100 or so are essential to massage therapy. All in all, if we group categories together there are over 50 million muscles in our body, which include the little muscles that move our hairs on our arms, to the muscles that allow our eyes to move, to the larger skeletal muscles, and more….