Training in extreme heat
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It is very important to understand our bodies when we work out. More important, is knowing how our bodies react to heat. Enjoying the sunshine, and surviving extreme heat are very different.
In either humid or dry climate, we need to drink more than normal water intake. Water is really the only substance that can rehydrate our bodies. It does a much more perfect job than juices, so drink water.
Also, keep track of your urine. It should never get too yellow, for this is a sure sign of mild dehydration. Be sure to keep urine clear or very light.
You can do severe damage to yourself by not being enough hydrated on extremely hot days, so please avoid short and long term illness and be safe when working out in the heat.
If you are outdoors, be sure to have a hat on, sunglasses, and keep water with you at all times.
Have a wonderful day!
Boaz
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on 7/19/2008
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Workout and rest
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Now that I am setting my own schedule and do not live with the rules of the army, I have learnet that proper excercise and proper rest times are very important.
I run everyday. I swim everyday. In the army, pushups, chinups and squats were done on an everyday everyday. Now I have decided to split my body and work different parts daily.
I do 1 day all upper body.
I do 1 day all lower body.
I do 1 day only abdominals.
The other days I only jog and swim. I also play many volleyball and basketball.
Keeping healthy is very important to me, and so is how I look.
What I am learning now, is that rest is sometimes more important than the physical. Our bodies control us, not us control them. We must learn to work together, and by proper rest, this is easier to make happen.
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on 7/4/2008
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8.3
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