The Heat Beat

Heat Acclimation Timelines: Understanding Your Athlete’s Individual Adaptation Journey

Heat acclimation isn’t a fixed schedule—it’s an individual progression shaped by workload, conditioning, hydration, and environment. This guide explains how athletes adapt at different rates and ho...

Training in the Heat: How Football Players Prepare Safely for High-Temperature Conditions

As temperatures soar, football players take on a unique challenge: preparing their bodies to perform safely in extreme heat. While heat training can improve endurance and mental resilience, it must...

Preseason Heat Safety Screenings: Protecting Athletes from Heat-Related Illness

As record-breaking heat becomes the new norm, youth and collegiate athletes face rising risks of heat-related illness every season. Preseason heat safety screenings are no longer optional—they're e...

Heat and Performance

Heat is a challenge and opportunity for athletes. While it pushes the body to adapt and grow stronger, it also presents significant risks that can derail performance and health. In high temperature...