Hot weather tips when boot camp training outdoors

A few tips for making Fit Camp attendance safe in the heat.

1. If possible opt for an early morning class, it’s usually cooler then than the evening and you won’t have time to think about it.
2. Use the shady areas at your venues where you can. Trees, porches, building walls, you name it, use it!
3. Bring a damp flannel in a plastic bag that you’ve kept in the freezer to mop you down between rounds. It’s very effective between rounds.
4. If you forget to freeze the flannel, chuck some ice cubes in the sandwich bag and they’ll slowly melt and keep the flannel damp and cool.
5. Wokingham and Henley Early Risers, freeze your drink bottle during the day and leave it in the fridge overnight to only partly defrost before you come to camp.
6. Evening exercisers, freeze your bottle during the day but take it out of the freezer as soon as you get home from work to let is melt a bit.
7. Winnersh Day and Romans Property Services, who have the hottest sessions, put a pinch of pink Himalayan or sea salt in your water to help replace what you lose in camp. You won’t taste it. You can also add in a touch of orange juice (not squash).
8. Bring an extra bottle of water. Even if it’s to chuck over your head.
9. Bring a change of tee-shirt to go home in.
10. Think about wearing a baseball cap to keep the sun off your head.
11. Aim to drink more during the day before camp and especially more afterwards.
12. Keep salads and vegetables up. They contain a lot of water and minerals.
13. Manage your workout to a level that’s tolerable, not blackout-and -vomit-able.
14. Enjoy the stretches. You’ll be so warm that you’re extra bendy!

Stay safe and enjoy the workouts. You wanted this all winter 🙂