The Heat is On

 
I knew this would happen! Suddenly the humidity has rocketed up, it's hot and sticky and generally unpleasant. I went for a run and now I can't stop sweating.

I am typing from the children's room - the only one with air conditioning.

What's really amazing is that my wife took a coat with her when she left just now. And last night she slept under a thick blanket.While I moaned and complained and crawled around looking for a breeze under the window.

This is from the Gatorade Sport Science Institute:

Most cases of exertional heat illness occur in the summer months (Kark et al., 1996), but the incidence rates are greatest when the weather is hottest, summer or not (Sparling, 1997). Risk for exertional heat illness in military training increases progressively as wet-bulb-globe temperatures (WBGT) rise above 65°F (18.3°C); cases occur primarily with strenuous exercise (e.g., running) and after several consecutive days of hot weather (Kark et al., 1996). A lack of heat acclimation is an important factor for heat intolerance (extreme sensitivity to the heat or discomfort in the heat) and heat illness (Armstrong et al., 1990a). Likewise, US Army recruits from northern states are more susceptible to heat illness than are recruits from southern states (Carter et al., 2005). This latter observation suggests that persistent heat exposure early in life might provide protective benefit later.

So basically my wife just doesn't feel the heat...