Thirsty Thursday: Heat Illness

Intense exercise in hot temperatures also can put you at risk of rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of muscle tissue) and other injuries. There are many factors that raise your risk of heat illness, but one way you can combat heat stress is with performance nutrition and hydration. Read these two articles for more information about heat illness and heat acclimatization.

https://hprc-online.blogspot.com/2018/08/asked-answered-heat-acclimatization-for.html

https://www.hprc-online.org/physical-fitness/environmental-extremes/performance-nutrition-strategies-prevent-heat-illness-and

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