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Too Hot to Run

 

Did you know that the highest incidence of sports-related heat illnesses occur during "fun runs"? Symptoms of heat stress such as dizziness, nausea, muscle cramps and headaches are definitely not fun, and can even be life-threatening.

 

Hot weather running

With heat waves and record temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere from Alaska to Austria this summer, runners need to know when it's safe to head out in the sun.

 

Hot weather running

Experts in hot weather management, Sports Medicine Australia has a great fact sheet called Beat the Heat, available at [link to site]. The last page includes easy-to-follow tables showing the interaction of air temperature and humidity, with corresponding guidelines for activity management.  Very helpful no matter where you are on the globe!

 

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