For some reason, my gym has decided that they won’t turn on the air conditioning until 10AM everyday, and not at all on the weekends. So when I show up at 7:30, it’s a damn sauna in there, with absolutely no air circulation.
It’s a school gym, so I guess they don’t have the push that a commercial gym has when people stop coming, but this is some serious bullshit. At least set up a damn fan. I feel like with the money I’m paying, the least they can do is get some air flow in a room with 15-30 people working out.
I’ve brought it up with staff 5 times this July, last Friday and today I complained enough that they did finally turn it on, but it’s pretty annoying walking into my sauna-gym and immediately complaining to staff. I wrote a strongly worded e-mail today, but I’ve no idea if that will go anywhere.
Any recommendations on how I should push this forward?
I’d just chose a new gym, but between location and my fellowship, this is the gym I financially want to go to.
[quote]Djwlfpack wrote:
This from a guy with an outdoor weight set as his avatar…
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Lol.
OP, I would continue the push to get a fan that you can turn on and off. The Gold’s I go to installed one in an area that doesn’t get air circulation (which is the rack/leg press area. Go figure!). Maybe get a petition together with the other members that frequent the gym at that time?
ACSM guidlines are the gym need to be 68-72* . I ran into this issue with the gym I work for.
The AC units were old and it was like 78* one day inside which is just ridiculous.
It’s actually a liability for the gym to operate outside of that temperature range. I’d talk to management stating the above ACSM guidelines
ACSM guidlines are the gym need to be 68-72* . I ran into this issue with the gym I work for.
The AC units were old and it was like 78* one day inside which is just ridiculous.
It’s actually a liability for the gym to operate outside of that temperature range. I’d talk to management stating the above ACSM guidelines
and to those saying suck it up, hot temperatures will decrease work capacity. When it’s 75* or above in the gym it can take me 1.5 times to complete the workout and I can’t always do the same amount of weight I normally do.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
ACSM guidlines are the gym need to be 68-72* . I ran into this issue with the gym I work for.
The AC units were old and it was like 78* one day inside which is just ridiculous.
It’s actually a liability for the gym to operate outside of that temperature range. I’d talk to management stating the above ACSM guidelines[/quote]
Wow, do you have a link for the ACSM guidelines that state this? I couldn’t find it through google.
[quote]Gambit_Lost wrote:
Any recommendations on how I should push this forward?
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When the spiders unite, they can tie up a lion (lame proverb, I know).
Because it is a school gym, and the membership is probably included/free with tuition, you really cannot threaten them much alone. If there are 15-30 other people there, most/all of them must certainly feel the heat. If all of you complain, send emails, make phone calls, etc … I think the staff would be more inclined to negotiate.
[quote]Christine wrote:
I can’t be the only one thinking, suck it up![/quote]
Not at all. My gym is damn warm and during the summer months I am usually soaked with sweat when I’m done. A/C? All we’ve got there is one small, oscillating fan at the top of the second floor treadmill area pointing down.
And ‘lol’ at the whole ACSM Guidelines crap. What a crock of shit. Complain if your gym is 90*+ and humid, but whining about 78* makes you a pussy.
[quote]anonym wrote:
Christine wrote:
I can’t be the only one thinking, suck it up!
Not at all. My gym is damn warm and during the summer months I am usually soaked with sweat when I’m done. A/C? All we’ve got there is one small, oscillating fan at the top of the second floor treadmill area pointing down.
And ‘lol’ at the whole ACSM Guidelines crap. What a crock of shit. Complain if your gym is 90*+ and humid, but whining about 78* makes you a pussy.[/quote]
yep, I’m drenched after lifting. Looks like someone threw water on my t-shirt.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
ACSM guidlines are the gym need to be 68-72* . I ran into this issue with the gym I work for.
The AC units were old and it was like 78* one day inside which is just ridiculous.
It’s actually a liability for the gym to operate outside of that temperature range. I’d talk to management stating the above ACSM guidelines[/quote]
This shit cracks me up. I’m old enough to remember the days before everything was air conditioned. What were the guidelines back then?
As much as I enjoy AC, I think it’s contributing to the physical pussification of the USA.
Unless you have asthma, lung disease, or are frail and elderly to begin with, you can still tolerate the heat and humidity. People with outdoor jobs do this everyday. Are they tougher than you?
[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
anonym wrote:
Christine wrote:
I can’t be the only one thinking, suck it up!
Not at all. My gym is damn warm and during the summer months I am usually soaked with sweat when I’m done. A/C? All we’ve got there is one small, oscillating fan at the top of the second floor treadmill area pointing down.
And ‘lol’ at the whole ACSM Guidelines crap. What a crock of shit. Complain if your gym is 90*+ and humid, but whining about 78* makes you a pussy.
yep, I’m drenched after lifting. Looks like someone threw water on my t-shirt.[/quote]
My brother complains about the lack of A/C all the time. I figure that when I go to the gym I go to do some hard work…so I’ll be sweating, anyhow. It’s really just a matter of how much.
Then again, my brother is into the whole distance running thing, so in that case I can see where a controlled temperature would be better.
It’s not like I can’t hit up the fountain or toss some more ice cubes into my water bottle beforehand.