As you aged, have you become more cold or heat tolerant (retired, years)
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Both of us are far less tolerant than before we became "seniors".
DH has Reynaud's Syndrome and gets cold below 75! So this climate is perfect for us. But in the 6 months it is 80s and humid, I am uncomfortable and sweat drips off my face. I think it may be hormonal.
I have to get it down to 69 or 70 to sleep comfortably, and he is cold all night. But in the day, it can go to 77 before I get uncomfortable.
We used to live in a severe climate but couldn't handle it anymore.
I think heat intolerance might be related to hardening of the arteries. Maybe arteries expand a little less and its harder for your circulation to dissipate heat. Lots of genetics and previous lifestyle choices might figure in here. But this is just an idea.
I've become less Kid In-tolerant. Does that count?
Hahahaha, me, too.
I'm also becoming more "look at the pictures of my grand/great-grandchildren" intolerant.
They all look alike to me. Stop. Of course I don't say that. I smile and murmur politely.
But I have become more intolerant of heat. This summer was just awful in New Jersey, and although I miss the beach, I am loving the cooler days and nights with the windows open.
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Intolerant. Yes.
I (male,70) have more variability. I am on Leuprolide to control prostate cancer cells floating around my blood stream. I get hot flashes at any time, intense hot flash with carbs. Sweaty hot flashes any time.
Hadn't experience heat exhaustion since 20 years ago. This time it slammed my body to the point of : dehydration,migraine, lethargic, loss of memory. Had to get to our local urgent care. Two hours hooked up to an i.v.
It was a challenge as they explained my organs, heart and kidney took a hit from this heat exhaustion.
So while I cannot stand being cold or enduring that shiver all day feeling, the heat exhaustion took days to bounce back from. Worse part was ...even water made me ill. How bizarre!
I've become less Kid In-tolerant. Does that count?
I've always been kid-intolerant and it never changes. They're just not on my radar screen. You can always avoid kids by telling people "It's a condition of my parole."
I have always had trouble with the heat and ever more so with aging. The humidity back East made me ill. I've said like it between 20-60F, sunny and dry. Even the summers here in SW Colorado have been blastingly hot in the sun. I even installed an a/c, which I never thought I'd need or want here at 7,000 feet.
Anything above 90 sends me heading to the pool or lake. I really don't do much outside, except maybe walk on the biking trail behind the house, above 90. I was planning on hiking a bit of the Appalachian Trail locally Friday, but it was too hot, so I just went swimming instead.
I'm probably not going to be out much below 20F either, but hiking and exercise in the 30s/40s with a light long sleeve t-shirt and a lightweight coat or jacket is fine with me.
Living in NY most of my life, my other half too, we at 57&61 are happy with hit summer s.
Each year we grow to detest winter any more.
It takes two months to adjust down to more clothes, heavier and bulkier clothes.
Summer I'm just fine in shorts and t-shirt.
This morning it was about 38, and at 10:10 when I went out to get the mail it was only 46. I had a t-shirt and flannel shirt already on, but had to add a microfleece sweater just to get the mail.
Ugh.
The 3rd week of August it suddenly turned very cool, usually that happens after labor day.
Tropical plants were brought in to the sun room.
Time to buy burlap to wrap around the rose bushes, filled with fallen leaves for the winter.
When I started to repaint the trim in the spring, the weather was perfect, but then it did get hot quickly. To hot to paint, or too humid. It doesn't work well when the paint dries before it's on the trim! Or it's too dripping wet with humidity so the paint runs!
Now it's suddenly too cold for most of the day.
We do plan in 5-10 years to move to a warmer climate. Can't be soon enough.
Ugh, 8 months of cold weather ahead...
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