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Part 5: What You Can Control
Key Factors That Influence Your Risk of Heat-Related Illness

When preventing heat-related illness, knowledge is power—and so is action. While you can’t change the weather, there’s a lot you can control.

This post explores the personal choices and behaviors that directly impact your risk of overheating. Learn how hydration, clothing, activity level, and timing affect your heat safety. Discover practical, science-backed strategies you can implement today to stay cool and safe in hot conditions.

Part 4: Environmental Factors of Heat-Related Illness
How Your Surroundings Can Increase the Risk of Overheating

You may not realize it, but your environment plays a major role in how your body handles heat. This post explores the five main environmental factors contributing to heat-related illness, factors you likely encounter daily without even knowing it. Understanding how your surroundings impact your body’s ability to stay cool is essential for creating an effective, personalized cooling plan.

Part 3: Personal Risk Factors for Heat Stress
How Age, Health, and Lifestyle Impact Your Risk in Extreme Heat

This post is all about you. We’re breaking down the personal risk factors that can make you more vulnerable to heat-related illness, from age and medical conditions to activity level and environment. Understanding these risks is key to creating a safer, more effective cooling plan, whether you’re managing your own heat sensitivity or caring for children, older adults, or individuals with chronic health conditions.

Part 2: Why a Cooling Plan is Important–Prevent Heat Stress with a Personalized Cooling Strategy

When it comes to heat, prevention is everything. A well-thought-out cooling plan helps you avoid the dangerous effects of heat stress before they start. In this post, we explain why waiting until you feel overheated is too late—and how proactive cooling strategies can help you stay cool, safe, and active all summer long.

Struggling with heat or heat sensitivity? You’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.

This series is your guide to understanding how heat affects the body, why some of us are more sensitive to it, and how to build a smart, personalized strategy to stay cool. We’ll explore the science behind thermoregulation, how different environments call for different cooling tactics, and the many tools and techniques available to help you reduce your heat risk.

Spending time in extreme heat can have serious immediate and long-term health consequences. Recent research shows that heat exposure can accelerate aging at a rate similar to smoking or drinking, affecting multiple body systems such as...

You know the feeling—you step onto the pickleball or tennis court for a quick game, and halfway through the match, your energy tanks. You’re sweating buckets, your feet feel like lead, and suddenly, you’re not reacting fast enough to return the shot. Sound familiar?