As temperatures climb, outdoor exercisers often skip vital precautions. Drawing from sports science, here are proven tips to stay safe and perform at your best.
Training in heat demands extra effort from your body to dissipate warmth—through dilated skin blood vessels and increased sweating.
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Dilation sends more blood to the skin for cooling, but muscles get less oxygen and nutrients as a result. Expect slightly reduced performance compared to cooler conditions.
Evaporating sweat cools your skin and blood effectively—unless high humidity hinders it, disrupting your body's thermal balance.
