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Old 08-01-17 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cooker
Yes: when tandempower talks about acclimating to seasonal weather conditions he is backed up by solid science. You adapt over days and weeks, and of course it is only a small adaptation compared to the range of climates we encounter, but you can do a lot more intense physical activity in desert heat if you have a few weeks to adapt to it, and even more if you have a lifetime to adapt to it, and yet again more if your ancestral DNA has had dozens or hundreds of generations to adapt to it.
To me the heat can be dealt with far more than the cold. That being said humidity is almost a killer. 105 with low humidity, often here it is as low as 5 percent, I can still do some outside work and exercise. Shorter and less strenuous I agree. But twice in my life high humidity has almost struck me down. So I am very careful to monitor my HR and fluid and electrolyte intake. Still this is a consideration. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ne...man-body/51464

However when I lived in the northern part of our country the cold has almost paralyzed me. Exercising in Montana in the deep winter even after a few weeks with my sister was just not going to happen outside. I had the clothing, I looked like an Eskimo, and after just a few minutes glove-less hands were out of the question. At least for me, and I have lived when it gets cold for many years, cold is the worst. Having had my power knocked out I simply don't accept people can adapt to not using a heater or fireplace. Having also lived in the desert I don't see why someone would live without air conditioning if it is available.
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