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Summer’s here and the fitness craze is back in full force. The longer days, warmer temperatures, and inevitability of bathing suits are bringing American, young and old, out of the house or office and into outdoor activities.
A regular exercise program is not only important for looking good and feeling fit, but exercise, even light physical activity such as gardening, can help reduce the risk of heart disease. In fact, people who avoid any physical activity run a 30 percent higher risk of coronary heart disease than more active people.
Before jumping right into an exercise program in the summer, however, it’s important to consider a significant factor—the heat.
Summertime temperatures can be extreme in some parts of the country, but even in the milder climates people need to take some extra time to get used to the change in seasons. Hot weather poses a risk for two serious conditions—heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Heat exhaustion occurs when the body becomes dehydrated and is unable to adequately cool itself. The symptoms may precede collapse.
Heat stroke occurs when the body is unable to cool itself, resulting in dangerously high body tern
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