What Heat Can Do to Your Body
Sweating
Heat Exhaustion
Heatstroke
Dehydration
Heat Rash
Sunburn
Fainting
Heat Edema
Higher Heart Rate
Lower Blood Pressure
Confusion
Should You Exercise in the Heat?
Precautions
Extreme Heat
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SOURCES:
American Academy of Dermatology: “Treating Sunburn.”
American Council on Exercise: “Considerations for Exercising in the Heat.”
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: “Hot Environments -- Health Effects and First Aid.”
CDC: “Extreme Heat Can Impact Our Health in Many Ways,” “Warning Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illness.”
Familydoctor.org: “Heat Rash.”
Harvard Health Publishing: “Heat is hard on the heart; simple precautions can ease the strain.”
Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke).”
Mayo Clinic: “Sunburn.”
NIH News in Health: “Stay Cool.”
PubMed Health: “Edema.”
The Red Cross: “Heat Wave Safety.”
University of Connecticut Korey Stringer Institute: “Heat Syncope.”