I have created a home gym in the lanai constructed across the back of my house. In most ways, the space is ideal. It has a cement floor, eight-foot high ceilings and a wall entirely built of screens. There is a constant influx of fresh air and plenty of light. I have sufficient square footage to accommodate a variety of equipment. I’ve invested into an incline bench, mini trampoline, battle ropes, yoga mat, free weights and jump rope. Every day, I devote approximately sixty minutes to exercise. I play music and go through a dedicated warm up, at least thirty minutes of high-intensity aerobics, different types of strength training, abdominal crunches and a cool down. My only complaint with my home gym is that there is no way to implement temperature control. The screens make that impossible. For the majority of the year, heating and cooling isn’t necessary. I’m fortunate to live in an area with a relatively mild climate. The influx of a breeze during my workout is appreciated. However, there are a couple of months during the middle of winter and a couple during the middle of summer that are a problem. When the temperature drops into the forties, I bundle up in layers of clothing and struggle to get warmed up. My muscles feel tight and I worry about injury. Running a portable heater doesn’t help much. When the temperature soars into the nineties or even triple digits, with excessive humidity, I stand directly in front of a box fan and sweat profusely. It’s difficult to get motivated.