Questions tagged [heat-tolerance]

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Mysterious body mass gain: could it be water storage due to heat adaption?

Over the past two weeks, I've noticed about a 3-4 pound gain in body mass, without any noticeable change in appearance (like muscle definition, or what veins are visible where). I do seem to have the vague impression that I have slightly bigger…
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How can I improve my heat tolerance, including increasing the amount that I sweat?

I grew up in Lousiana and couldn't do anything physical from about May to thru Sept. I live in southwest virginia and it's not nearly as humid and I still get overheadt mountain biking in 80F weather. I'm trying to improve my heat tolerance. I don't…
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