Is it a good practice to have Air Conditioner in the Gym

[somashekar]

Recently many Gym in my city are opening up new outlets with central Air conditioner and promoting same with discounted annual fee.
Is having Air conditioner in Gym a good practice.

 

[John Broomfield]

Re: Is it a good practice to have AC in the Gym...

Recently many Gym in my city are opening up new outlets with central Air conditioner and promoting same with discounted annual fee.
Is having Air conditioner in Gym a good practice.

somashekar,

It depends on the climate and weather conditions. Air conditioning may be necessary to fulfill the environmental criteria such as recommended herein:

https://www.sportengland.org/media/32375/Fitness-and-exercise-spaces.pdf

See page 31.

John

 

[Jen Kirley]

Re: Is it a good practice to have AC in the Gym

I would certainly want AC in the gym I use. Given the human body tends to overheat when exercising, having climate control helps the individual to avoid heat stress by the temperature equalization effect of both cooling and de-humidifying the atmosphere with air conditioning.

 

[nickwarren]

It seems like a good (and comfortable) idea to me. Why would you _not_ want an air conditioner in your gym?

 

[optomist1]

If for no other reason, dehumidification of the air and all the moisture that comes with human respiration