Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sweating out in warm

The weather plays a pivotal role in making our life healthy. In many countries people eagerly wait for summer weathers, If you are one of them and intends to exercise on warm weather remember there are some risks involved in the same. You might suffer from heat exhaustion and if not acted on time heat stroke might affect your health. But if you follow some simple and easy tips your warm weather exercise will turn into healthy and nice experience.

  • Water, water and water: Staying hydrated in warm weather is the first weapon to combat heat. Thus, increase the intake of water before, during and after work outs. This will ensure that body will be getting the right amount water to continue with the activities. In order to fight dehydration, it is important to know some of the signs and symptoms like fatigue, flushed skin, heat tolerance and difficulty in swallowing. Keep yourself updated about humidity and temperature and adjust the intensity and time. In warm weather, the best time for exercise is either at morning and dusk.
  • Wear loose and light colored clothes: Wear natural fabric and loose fitted clothes so that air passes and skin breathes naturally. If the temperature gets worse, make sure go for indoor work out and enjoy weight training exercise. Go for stretch exercise and give a nice relief to your hamstringing.
  • Carry proper protection: Make sure that you carry sunscreen and large hats as a protection from heat. You can wear them during the exercise or while returning to home. But if you see that heat is too much it is advisable not to go for outside exercise.
  • Develop compatibility with warm weather: The most interesting part about human body, it can develop to the surrounding environment, if provided proper time. Thus, in oder to continue enjoying benefit of exercise in warm weather provide your body with time say two weeks will be enough. Begin with less number of exercise activities and then continue increasing it. Thus, the body gradually develops with time in adapting with the changing environment.
  • Maintain salt level of body: During warm weather, the body loses its natural salt that might result in different types of problems. In extreme cases, you might suffer from heat strokes. At present there are different types of electrolytes are available. Choose the best one or the one that suits you and continue exercising.
  • Exercise with heart rate monitor: Over exposure of heat to the body will only lead to disastrous results. Thus, it would be sensible if you make sure that you exercise with heart rate monitor to keep an eye on the changes on heart.

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