Here is a great article that I came accross on Holistic health and taking responsibility for your body especially in
warm weather that will soon be here. This means you'll need to take steps to prevent heat illness when exercising outdoors.
You can stay safe by following a number of tips from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) and the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) at the University of Connecticut. The institute's mission is to prevent sudden death in sport, especially from exercise-related heat stroke.
"We can't completely prevent heat illness, but the following tips can help in any instance of physical activity in the heat," Brendon McDermott, an athletic trainer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a member of the KSI medical and science advisory board, said in a NATA news release.
"The goal is to avoid potential consequences through education of athletes, coaches, parents and health-care providers about what can be done to prevent and treat exertional heat illnesses," he added.
The tips from the NATA and KSI include:
A personal note:
My apologies for being absent for the last month. I have been helping my husband get ready to deploy to Iraq. This is a good deployment in that fact that he is going to help rebuild and regrow the southern part of Iraq. Remembering that it is not the people living in this area that caused the wars but the ones that in fact suffer the consequences of living outside of a democratic government. We in the US are spoiled into a life of convenience just by our society and the security we once took for granted. This is a very important step for the US. My husband Bruce has a PhD in Agricultural Engineering. He can and will make a difference over there and that gives me the courage to watch him leave. Thank God for the ability to have a daily conversation via Skype. I am not sure I would be able to emotionally deal with this if I couldn't talk to him at least every other day; and thus the value of a good relationship that puts friendship above all and the love of family. I will start blogging again after he leaves in early June. Until then please know that all is well.
regards,
Cynthia
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www.chocolatelifesaver.com
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warm weather that will soon be here. This means you'll need to take steps to prevent heat illness when exercising outdoors.
You can stay safe by following a number of tips from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) and the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) at the University of Connecticut. The institute's mission is to prevent sudden death in sport, especially from exercise-related heat stroke.
"We can't completely prevent heat illness, but the following tips can help in any instance of physical activity in the heat," Brendon McDermott, an athletic trainer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a member of the KSI medical and science advisory board, said in a NATA news release.
"The goal is to avoid potential consequences through education of athletes, coaches, parents and health-care providers about what can be done to prevent and treat exertional heat illnesses," he added.
The tips from the NATA and KSI include:
- Gradually increase the intensity and duration of exercise in the heat. This process, which is called heat acclimatization and takes about two weeks, prepares your body for more intense, longer duration exercise in warm conditions.
- Make sure you take breaks during activity and get adequate rest between exercise sessions.
- Make sure you're properly hydrated before you begin outdoor activities in warm weather. Continue drinking water or sport drinks during physical activity. If you're properly hydrated, your urine should look like lemonade. Darker urine can signify dehydration.
- Try to exercise at cooler times of the day, such as early morning or evening.
- Don't attempt strenuous exercise if you have signs of illness, such as fever, diarrhea or extreme fatigue. These can decrease your body's exercise heat tolerance. If you suddenly fall ill during exercise in the heat, slow down or stop.
A personal note:
My apologies for being absent for the last month. I have been helping my husband get ready to deploy to Iraq. This is a good deployment in that fact that he is going to help rebuild and regrow the southern part of Iraq. Remembering that it is not the people living in this area that caused the wars but the ones that in fact suffer the consequences of living outside of a democratic government. We in the US are spoiled into a life of convenience just by our society and the security we once took for granted. This is a very important step for the US. My husband Bruce has a PhD in Agricultural Engineering. He can and will make a difference over there and that gives me the courage to watch him leave. Thank God for the ability to have a daily conversation via Skype. I am not sure I would be able to emotionally deal with this if I couldn't talk to him at least every other day; and thus the value of a good relationship that puts friendship above all and the love of family. I will start blogging again after he leaves in early June. Until then please know that all is well.
regards,
Cynthia
Visit my website:
www.chocolatelifesaver.com
Sister company starting up June 1st: Be on the ground floor! See more;
http://www.wealthwithcoffee.com/chocolatelifesaver/info.html
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