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Pre-Cooling Strategies: Getting Response-Ready Before Practice

Pre-cooling lowers your baseline core temperature before activity, extending your thermal runway. Learn evidence-based methods and how to measure their effectiveness.

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Athlete Performance

Heat Acclimation: How to Build Your Heat Response

Heat acclimation is the gradual process of building heat-response capacity through repeated exposure. This guide explains how adaptation works, what to track (core and skin temperature, heart rate)...