Summers in St Petersburg, FL, are harshly boiling & humid… The temperature officially soars into the nineties or even the triple digits, but i have a lanai on the back of my apartment that I utilize as a workout space.
I’ve equipped it with free weights, an incline bench, a yoga mat, jump ropes, mini trampoline & battle ropes.
I like to devote approximately an hour to my fitness regiment every afternoon, unluckyly, the lanai is not temperature controlled. It is constructed of big screens that allow in fresh air & offer a gorgeous view! During the winter, the lanai offers the perfect temperature for exercise. It’s lovelyly cool. During the Springtime & fall, the outdoor conditions heat up quite quickly. I make sure to get up extra early in the day to complete my workout before the heat of the afternoon. In the summer, no matter how early I begin, the workout is excruciating. I run several box fans at max speed, however they don’t help all that much. I need to kneel directly in front of a fan, & I still am drenched in sweat before I finish my hot up. The heat & humidity lead to a feeling of lethargy. It’s taxing to get motivated for a high intensity workout, on especially boiling afternoons, I am forced to workout inside the temperature controlled living space, and central a/c is essential, but however, there isn’t a lot of room for me to exercise or use equipment. I worry about causing harm to home furnishings. I have considered joining a local St Petersburg gym so that I can have access to A/C and a wider variety of workout equipment.