As much as people enjoy the warm summer months, high temperatures can be hard on the human body. “As mammals, we live close to the thermal edge of life and death,” says Craig Heller, a physiologist ...

In these dog days, the heat can really sneak up on you: One minute you’re seemingly fine, enjoying a picnic in the park, and the next, all you can think about is the sun bearing down on you. Or maybe ...

If you have a second floor that’s always roasting, you might think there’s not much you can do about it. If you’ve tried using a ceiling fan and closing every last blind, but you still can’t get the ...

How many times have you gone straight from your workout to the shower? If you’re like me, the answer is “basically every time.” That instinct is totally understandable, and time is precious. With the ...

When a heat wave hits a city, the sidewalks, roads, and buildings end up making the air feel even hotter. Thanks to the urban heat island effect, all that infrastructure absorbs and then reemits the ...

Editor’s Note (6/17/24): A record-setting heat wave will scorch the eastern half of the U.S. this week, with temperatures forecast to reach around 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. In this 2023 ...

An exercise physiologist explains that walking is a good cool down because of all the ways it helps your body get back to baseline. Whether I’m running or doing strength training, I always end my ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether you’re lifting weights at the gym or coming back from a 10k run, factoring in a cool down ...

The central and northeastern United States are in the grips of a heatwave, with decades-old temperature records being broken and some 80 million people sweating under heat advisories or excessive heat ...