Summer is coming. This means that we need to figure out how we’re going to combine our fitness activities with the heat.
I know I’m always banging on about how we need to stay hydrated, but in the summer I mean it even more. We need to be replenishing the water we lose to sweat. That means that we need to drink before, during, and after our workouts. If we don’t need to use the bathroom at least every hour, we’re not drinking enough. Go fill up that glass or bottle; I’ll wait.
One reason the hydration is so important is because it helps us maintain our body temperature. Dehydration can make it so we feel the heat even more, which is at best not fun and at worst dangerous. Don’t go there.
Which reminds me: sunscreen is a good thing. (I tend to forget this one, even though the smell of sunscreen is one of my favorite aromatherapy scents.) A healthy body has healthy skin. Burned skin is not healthy. It’s uncomfortable in the short term and potentially cancerous in the long term. Also: hats. It probably gives us fitness bonus points if our hats make us look silly because… because… oh, yeah, because laughing is great work for our abdominals.
Getting the workouts in early is a really good idea. Late can also work, but really, early is cooler. Indoor workouts where there is air conditioning are also a good idea.
More ideas? How about workouts with water? Swimming, water aerobics, rowing, paddling, competitive Marco Polo, whatever gets the heart rate up!
Go play.
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