NPR: heat acclimation https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-15196 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:45:45 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: heat acclimation https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-15196/heat-acclimation Heat training can help athletes -- and the rest of us -- adapt to hotter weather Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat. <br> Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061798/heat-training-acclimation-exhaustion-olympics https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061798/heat-training-acclimation-exhaustion-olympics

Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat.

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