Nader: Hi! I'm Nader from Moab, Utah. I like to hike & bike in the heat of the summer, and I often worried about dehydration and heatstroke. What steps can I take to avoid those things?
Susan Agrama: Well, Nader, at first I have to says it's a great thing that you out there exercising and this is a very, very important topic. The heat illness and heatstroke can be potentially dangerous. There is some of things that you can do to help prevent this are wear very lose fitting, lightly clothing, wearing a half, especially a broad and sun glasses to protect yourself. Additionally you want to hydrate while you're exercising, and everybody knows that. But the important things are actually to hydrate even before you get out there. So the meal before you want to make sure that you're drinking fluid. Additionally don't wait until you are thirsty to drink the fluid. Drink them throughout your entire workout. If you out there from more than an hour, it's probably good idea to have some sports drink with you as well.
Now, if you do start feeling symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, and nausea or if you are feeling more tried than you would normally feel on your bike ride, those may be some signs of symptoms of developing heat illness. And if that happens go to cool side area and try to cool down. If the symptoms persisted or they have got worse. I would seek emergency medical if you do.
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