Hot Weather Workouts

Hot Weather Workouts

Updated: August 15, 2011

When hot weather comes around, it's a great time to move your fitness routine outside and into the fresh air-- if you know what you're doing. While sunshine and blue skies can give your mood a lift, extreme heat and humidity pose health risks for outdoor athletes.

Learn to spot the signs of heat-related illness and stay safe during your warm weather workouts weather you're practicing with your team or training solo.

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Quiz: Hot Weather Workouts

Stay safe from heat-related illnesses while working out in scorching temperatures.

 
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Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions

Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn't trump common sense, the nation's largest pediatricians group says.

 
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Video: Beat the Heat

Students around the country dealt with record-breaking temps as they practiced.

 
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Video: Football Practice in the Heat

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