Heat and the Heart

[Superbob]

I think this speaks to just about all of us. I know I got some ideas and messages from it, so thought I'd pass it along here:

http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-...r/heart-disease/high-temperatures-heat-stroke

 

[Ross]

This is exactly why I busted my nuts and bank account, to get another air conditioner asap, when my other broke down right on the first day of a four day heat wave last year.

 

[Luckyguy17]

Good information, thanks SuperBob

stay cool everyone

 

[MarkU]

This is one of the reasons why I always wear a heart rate monitor when I run or bike here in FL. There have been several occasions when my HR spiked and I didn't realize it until the high level alarm went off on my monitor. Considering that discretion is the better of valor, I usually just slow down or walk until my HR gets back into my target range; and on a few occasions I have just packed it in and stopped. I try to work out in the cool(er) early mornings as much as possible, but even today it was 80F and 97% humidity at 6AM.
Mark

 

[Marcia58]

I had a cardiologist warn me once, "Remember, the heart is a muscle, and EVERY muscle gets "floppy" when you're dehydrated."

 

[olefin]

Heat and humidity is the reason I get my daily 3 mile walk and weekly yard work completed early before the sun gets high. It's usually 80 here at 6 AM with Dew Point of about 70 °F.

 

[Guest]

Good reminder, Bob. Thanks for posting that link.

Oddly ... I've never had a problem with the heat. I prefer heat to cold.... Maybe my body has just adapted itself...? *shrugs* I dunno.....

I do keep hydrated ... and when I walk during my 2 breaks at work, I make sure I have a cup of water afterward.....



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