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 ways
3:29: 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 drive
10:24: A tool to increase local temperature without increasing room temperature
11:20: Don’t use heated workouts with the purpose of expediting weight loss
14:30: 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

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#74: Exercising in heat: how heated workouts affect your outcomes