Teton Sports Club and CrossFit Jackson Hole

Too cold ud83eudd76 Cold workoutsnnIn the cold, your body is hotter than the surrounding environment and can easily get rid of the heat produced in the muscles during exercise. This stops the temperature of the body from increasing during prolonged exercise and performance in your cardio session will usually be better on cold days. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen found endurance to be best at around 10⁰C (compared with 4⁰C, 21⁰C and 31⁰C).nnWhen it is really cold, the heat produced by your muscles is not enough to maintain a core temperature at 37⁰C. The body has ways to cope with extreme cold environments, such as shivering. Shivering is essentially muscles contracting to produce heat, not movement. As with any muscle contraction, shivering requires energy and burns calories, so at rest you may burn more calories in the cold than in normal temperatures.nnAnother strategy to cope with cold is to use fat to produce heat. Researchers in the US have shown repeated workouts in the cold increases the amount of brown fat in your body. Brown fat is known as “good fat” as it burns calories.nnBoth shivering and burning fat consume calories, and studios that hold workout classes at 7⁰C have begun to appear, with the idea that they can help people lose weight. Researchers from Spain found that exposure to a progressively cold environment can increase energy expenditure by up to 30%, which corresponds to around 500 calories for 24 hours of cold exposure. This means exposure to cold can help you lose weight faster, but the effect would be small for a one-hour workout in the cold. And feeling cold is unpleasant.nnIf you want to increase your muscle strength, doing workouts in the cold probably won’t help. Muscles work best at hot temperatures. When muscles get cold, the force they can produce decreases. You are also more likely to get injured in the cold, but the extra risk of injury is reduced if you warm up properly

I love Teton Sports Club! Great amenities, awesome workout classes, always clean! I had a billing issue and Marc the GM was so helpful and communicative. I would absolutely recommend Teton Sports Club to anyone and everyone!

I really like Teton Sports Club. I've been a member for just over a year and have had only positive experiences.nnThe staff is friendly and helpful. The showers and hot tubs are clean. The sauna is sweet! Especially in the winter.nnThey have all the equipment I've ever needed. Plus it's great that they have a treadwall, campus board, and hangboards.nnI'm certainly a fan...

Nice facilities, friendly & helpful staff and an all-around great gym! I joined for the CFJH program but really enjoyed having access to the full gym and locker rooms with my membership. Also enjoyed utilizing the hot tub and pool in the summer months. The facility is huge with all the equipment you could need, and the locker rooms are well-appointed with ample lockers, a big vanity and two showers. LOVE the CrossFit program and all of the coaches— it’s without a doubt the best of it’s kind in Jackson! Teton Sports Club is clean, convenient and a great value— highly recommend to anyone.

Excellent facility with a friendly and helpful staff. Equipment is varied and well maintained. Their hours are convenient. The outdoor hot tub is pleasant retreat year round and the pool is a godsend for swimmers in summer. Clean and inviting, I highly recommend it.