It's Gettin' Hot in Here!

Flowers are blooming, swimming pools are opening, and things are heating up! It's time to begin off-season work outs, invite new team members, and cope with the accumulative stress that goes along with planning the workouts that will prepare your team for a successful upcoming meet season. Amidst all this commotion, failing to recognize and adapt to your changing environment can prove hazardous to your progressions. This environment includes, but is not limited to the following changes:

1. Increasing temperatures
2. Move ups & working ahead
3. Adapting to the additions and subtractions of your program
4. Losing the structure provided by in-season work outs

Keep in mind, these changes apply to both recreational and competitive gymnasts

As usual, there are a million things to focus on during any time of the year. However, let us not forget to stop and smell the pollination! We sometimes get so busy always pushing forward, we forget to realize the weather doesn't revolve around our work out schedules.

It is very important to adapt warm up and conditioning to the rising temperatures. Yes, it is time to turn up the heat on strength and stamina, but let's keep that hypothetical.

Warning signs for heat exhaustion

There are two types of heat exhaustion

1. Water depletion- Signs include excessive thirst, weakness, headache, and loss of consciousness.
2. Salt depletion - Sings include nausea and vomiting, muscle cramps and dizziness

Look out for these symptoms

Confusion
Dark-colored urine (I would not recommend requesting a sample)
Dizziness
Fainting
Fatigue
Headache
Muscle or abdominal cramps
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Pale clammy skin
Profuse sweating
Rapid heartbeat

Always remind your gymnasts to stay hydrated!

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