Originally Posted by
annerj
I always thought the hot to cold = getting sick was a myth. We workout inside and go into the freezing cold a bunch (granted for short durations). We workup a nice sweat when digging out snow machine and then cool way off.
I'm also more comfortable with cooler climate but if my math is right 18c = 64 F? I'm not sure what to tell you if 64 is too warm......that seems a bit extreme.
How is your fitness level? Weight? I know a few heavier folks who would always get hot (one lost a bunch of weight and is now always cold!)
I am always told that the hot to cold change in temperature may cause stress in the body, but I was always told that air conditioning and catching cold is the myth. But various times I remember catching cold from hot countries where I walk from outside into an air conditioned building: Arizona, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Madrid, Mulhouse, Montréal, Toronto, Rome, Mexico, Barbados, etc. Arizona was the worst change in temperature since it must have been around 47 C and then I walked into the air conditioned building. 18 C is probably what feels like a slightly overcast day with a breeze, I am not familiar with Fahrenheit much. But if it is a myth why do I catch cold in hot places and then going into air conditioning?
But in Montréal, which was my last holiday, it was 11 C and raining outside, yet I had to keep my air conditioning unit to 15 C for the entire day. I would not recommend this to anyone except myself, but I felt overheated, maybe due to the humidity.
I have a very slim build (ectomorph), height 178 cm, weight around 77 kg. I used to weigh in the 50s kg last year, yet I was still just as overheated.