US EditionExercising or Playing Sports in Extreme Heat Can Be Extremely Dangerous (Copy)
- Extreme heat makes it difficult for the body to cool down during exercise, particularly affected by humidity.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advises exercising 'caution' when the heat index is between 80 to 90 degrees and 'extreme caution' from 90 to 103 degrees.
- Symptoms of heat-related issues include muscle cramping, dizziness, headaches, and nausea.
- Heat exhaustion is characterized by rapid heartbeat, fast breathing, headache, nausea, and muscle weakness or cramping.
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Exercising, playing sports in extreme heat can be very dangerous
Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it's baking outside. Your brain tries to keep your body within a degree or two of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), and it does so in part by triggering sweat. When sweat dries, it carries away heat from your body's surface. When sweat can't do its job — because your body is generating a lot of heat or…
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Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous
Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside. Your body tries to stay with in a degree or two…
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