To save money ( and help the environment ) how can I make my body tolerate the heat and cold better?

Question

When I adjust the thermostat ( in the house, car, and when it gets adjusted at work ) higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save money I get more uncomfortable and sometimes downright grouchy. Its a drag when I have to carry extra clothes along or take off extra clothes, are there better ways to help my body tolerate the temperature difference? What methods have you used to help your body adjust to and tolerate the bigger differences in temprature? Do you have any tips or tricks?

Please forgive the typo I meant temperature

Answer 1

lol Other than dressing for the occasion I do not know what the right answer is here. You could do centuries old tricks of fattening up for the winter and eating spicy in the summer. These are actual things people would do, believe it or not. Actually, as a matter of fact...many "hot" climate countries still eat very spicy food as a way to increase sweat in order to cool off.

Answer 2

The body can tolerate more extremes of heat or cold for short periods and slight differences in the longer term.

However!!! Trying to do so in the long term has some possibly severe drawbacks.

In any extreme be it hot or cold the body is put under stress. In the cold it becomes more susceptible to illness and disease. The heat has a tendy to put stress on organs and even the brain.

The likely outcome of what you are suggesting is that you will actually loose health, fitness and through having to pay for treatment or higher insurance - actually loose substantially more than you can gain. The cost to the environment may well be higher in the cost of treatments and chemicals and also because if your body suffers it will then loose it's abillity to cope with temperature efficiently and you will need mechanical aids to keep you warm or cool!

If however you maintain your body at a sensible rate it not only stays healthier and expeiriences less stress but is actually more efficent.

Best advice is therefore to stay at a comfortable temperature and do something else to save money. Perhaps even achieve more if your body is kept at it's most efficient!

Answer 3

I wear fleece in the winter. It is thin, lightweight, supple, and dries quickly. There is no need for bulky sweaters. You can actually over do it on the layers and become too hot! I ride a bike as late as Thanksgiving and I am comfortable. I stumbled across this because I wanted to ride my bike to work. I needed to burn off some calories. My job was about 14 miles away and public transportation took too long. I saw my yoga teacher wearing fleece during a weekend winter hike and I thought I would try it. A by-product was my tolerance for cold increased. On bitter cold days I wrap a scarf around my neck and the bottom half of my face which keeps me comfortable and it protects my sinuses. The other issue that came up was keeping my feet warm. Leather sole shoes get cold quickly. I wear a plastic bag (found in the produce department of any grocery store) as a liner between my socks and my tennis shoes and my feet are warm. There are plenty of options available at sporting good stores. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Dress for the weather, no more, no less clothing than necessary. Layer in cold weather. In hot weather do physical outdoor activities early or late in the day. Drink plenty of fluids without caffeine. Make sure your air vents are clean and that you turn off conditioned air to areas in the house you are not using, and close the door. Thermal blinds can keep in the heat in winter and out in summer. Use a temperature control that adjusts automatically for when you don't need it as hot or cold, for example when everyone is at work. Landcape the foundation area of the house for extra insulation.

Answer 5

I keep the temperature down all year round. I don't turn it up in the summer, I turn it down to the lowest setting. In the winter, I keep an extra sweater at work so I don't have to take it back and forth. It doesn't take up much room. I just put it on the back of my chair. In the summer, I always watch the weather forecast and dress appropriately. I have light weight cotton tops and shorts for really hot weather. During the holidays, I have a snooze in the hot afternoon and stay up later to enjoy the cool nights. If it is really hot, I like to eat spicy hot wings. They say the heat inside your body equalizes the heat of the weather so you don't notice it so much. I try to keep the humidity and temperature down during hot weather by not using the stove or oven. Cooking on the barbeque helps a lot and then, by cooking enough so that you have leftovers, you save time, money, and energy.

Answer 6

Heat

Answer 7

To acclimate you have to subject your body to the extremes of temperature so when you are in your house or the office it feels confrontable. I do this by riding my bicycle year round.

I live in Houston, Texas so heat is the main factor to adjust to. I keep my house at around 82 degrees which is hot for some of my friends who do no exercise or work outside.

Wintertime I keep my house around 68 degrees which is warm when you have been riding in 40 degree weather or colder.

By riding year round I hardly notice the change in weather because my body is never shocked to the changes. You can accomplish the same results by running, walking, playing tennis, volley ball, fishing, sailing and so on as long as you are out in the elements.

Half of my work is outside and when those who spend very little time outside are out there with me they start welting very soon after they are outside and sweating volumes and become red faced and I haven't even started to sweat.

Answer 8

Follow the philosophers and inventors of creative thinking!
Why the Greek philosophers were not wearing shoes and still they were living, in the average, more than 80 years?
They were not consuming sugar, had minimal salt, definitely did not smoke, walk, they had natural environment, ...
Such arrangement saves greatly, make smarter and happier people and the bodies are feeling year around, fantastically well, as we can read!

Answer 9

Well ... to tolerate heat and cold it is important the clothing you wear.. and you can also tolerate by the things you eat or drink

Answer 10

the trick is that you know your hot or cold " you just don't care" that you may be warm or cool, don't think hot or cold and you want be!