Overheating problem in gym

[arabrab]

I don't know where to go with this question so if someone here can't help me, could you possibly direct me to a more appropriate forum. I belong to a gym and twice a week I do a cycling class. This takes place in a room with a lowish ceiling that holds 50 bikes. It is air conditioned but once the cycling starts, we can't feel it. The thing that gives us relief when the body temperature rises are 3 very large fans positioned in 3 of the corners. The management are going to take these fans away and people are really unhappy. Some of the cyclists sit right in front of the fans as they overheat very easily. I want to write a letter of complaint but I want to be able to add in any relevant comments that might indicate that this could be a health and safety issue. I have been researching the internet and I'm looking at something to do with the BTUs released by a number of bodies under extreme exercise in an enclosed area but everything is so scientific. I need something in plain English that might cause them to change their minds. Can you suggest anything? I am going away tomorrow for a week so if you post and hear nothing - that's why. Merry Christmas!

 

[Goldfish]

Just tell them what you've told us. They don't need scientific data, they just need to know what the current experience is like in there, and that removing the fans would harm the experience, make you less likely to want to go to the classes, and could cause health issues. Gyms like having people in their classes - it frees up gym floor space so that they can fit more members in, thus it makes them able to provide more memberships. Gyms like having happy members - marketing for new business is something like 9x more expensive than retaining current business, and happy members make the gym look good. Gyms like not getting sued for making their members train in an environment that is too hot to exercise safely in - getting sued costs a lot of money and is bad for their image.