Halcyon Highs
Staying controlled, of late, has been caught up as the ongoing trend among urban settings. It’s said that the power of calming the winds and waves had once belonged to the mythical bird that bred at the time of the winter solstice, it’s nest floating on the sea. Humans, at least, discovered how to keep the winds and thought waves under control. We beat you, Halcyon.
The new century has been a new approach towards moderation. The parameters have been set by concepts like minimalism, ergonomics and naturalism; lifestyles changed at rapid rates. The change made the urban society travel towards the optimum levels set by the advanced medical sciences. From apparels to cosmetics to daily commodities, it was evident that the concept of staying healthy reached the public eye. Perhaps that’s why we don’t see nowadays too many air-conditioning units cranked up to insanity.
Whether you noticed or not, currently, the focus of the cool-weather freaks has spread over the range covered by their respective machine(s) that keep(s) their cool (ok, ok; gun- and wheel-heads, I keep you out of this discussion. I’m a dog owner as well, so air-conditioning grabs a chunk of my interest. Otherwise, this controlled atmosphere thing gives me stiff joints and I hate them too.); no, not only the area they cool but the temperature it maintains within the covered area. It’s a shift from the previous mindset of making it work to its fullest capacity that often led to cold-induced ills with or without far-stretched results. With technology been generous and that easy solutions are out, the best performer in this aspect have been the centrally air-conditioning machines but no more do they adorn just business setups. Else, good old split and window styles do the job.
However, in the elite cycle, irrespective of its type, the temperature always hovers between 24ºC and 27ºC. Staying fit must never go out of trend, don’t you agree?