Train Your Body to Handle the Heat
Moving your 30-minute run
from the treadmill one day out into the midday sun the next isn't a good
idea. Your body needs time to acclimatize to higher temps and other
environmental changes. "It usually takes 10 to 14 days of heat exposure
combined with exercise to reduce an individual's risk for heat injury,"
says Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer for the American Council On
Exercise (ACE).
How will you know your body has adapted? You'll sweat more and sooner, but you'll be losing fewer electrolytes, Bryant says, adding that properly allowing your body to adjust ultimately leads to a lower body core temperature, a decreased heart rate response to exercise, and a diminished potential for dehydration and electrolyte depletion.
Start with 10- to 15-minute doses of outdoor exercise, and try to avoid heading out during peak temperature and humidity (from 1p.m. to 5 p.m.).
How will you know your body has adapted? You'll sweat more and sooner, but you'll be losing fewer electrolytes, Bryant says, adding that properly allowing your body to adjust ultimately leads to a lower body core temperature, a decreased heart rate response to exercise, and a diminished potential for dehydration and electrolyte depletion.
Start with 10- to 15-minute doses of outdoor exercise, and try to avoid heading out during peak temperature and humidity (from 1p.m. to 5 p.m.).
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