220 Triathlon

10 WAYS TO RACE WELL IN HOT CONDITIONS

01 TAKE A QUICK DIP

Regular turbo-training sessions sans fan as summer kicks in will raise your core temperature and deliver the stimulus you need to perform in hotter climes. You can take that to the next level by slipping into the bath straight after. Professor Neil Walsh showed that moderate exercise immediately followed by a 15min bath in 40°C waters over six days where ‘bath-time’ rose by 5mins each day,

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