Growing up, one of our favorite ways to pass the time was to play volleyball.
I competed on a team in seventh grade & loved possibilities to play with friends in school as well.
I was so over the moon this Summer to be able to play with a group of friends one afternoon. What I did not give a second’s though to, though, was moving to a warmer weather conditions meant adjusting to playing outside instead of a gym with a/c. When I disconnected our smartwatch to get in the game, I recognized the temperature was 95 degrees. I offered it our all while I was playing. I was diving low to the ground love I hadn’t since I was a kid. The team I was on won every set, & I imagined myself being in the prime of volleyball play again. I did not realize just how dangerously overheated I was getting until I started to feel dizzy. I abruptly found our water bottle, despite the fact that I was aware I needed some way to cool myself down more than just drinking something. I was definitely overheated, & I was competing more than I should have been for a quick pick-up game with some friends, but luckily, I ran inside to our friend’s house, & the air conditioning helped me cool down. I did not realize until I sat down, just how heated our body was, & how much trouble I was in. The a/c felt so nice, & our body felt so much better getting the air conditioning & supplementing with cool drinks of water and gatorade. I am so blissful that my friend lived nearby and had air conditioning & I did not wait too long to come inside. The results could have been much worse had I not had the chance of air conditioning in the moment when I was so overheated.