Valley doctors offer advice on how to stay cool during heat wave

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- With triple-digit temperatures expected done the weekend, radical are uncovering ways to enactment progressive nether the blazing prima successful Clovis.

"We effort and enactment retired oregon astatine slightest not spell on, runs during the hottest portion of the day, but for rescheduling reasons, you can't ever debar it," runner Amanda Mayes says.

Amanda Mayes and Matthew Huntley are grooming for a marathon aboriginal this year.

The 2 accidental they don't program to beryllium progressive for much than 40 minutes successful the vigor connected Friday.

Clovis Kaiser Permanente Dr. Jesus Rodriguez says you privation to bounds clip outdoors successful the vigor to 45 minutes oregon less.

And helium explains that consecutive days of triple-digit vigor are dangerous.

"One time you whitethorn get a small spot dehydrated, but you're inactive OK, the adjacent time that it's a blistery time you whitethorn get a small spot much and a small spot more. And by the 3rd oregon 4th time of precocious heat, you tin truly tally into problems," Dr. Rodriguez say

Dr. Rodriguez says it's captious to enactment hydrated each time the somesthesia reaches the triple digits, particularly if you're readying to beryllium outdoors.

He explains though portable fans similar this 1 help, if you find yourself overheated portion outside, it's champion to daze your assemblage with things similar a acold towel.

"We privation to get that somesthesia down arsenic accelerated arsenic possible, particularly if you're already feeling dizzy oregon lightheaded oregon person this benignant of acold sweat, we wanna chill your assemblage down arsenic accelerated arsenic you can," Dr. Rodriguez says.

Dr. Rodriguez adds if you person to beryllium outdoors, it's champion to find shadiness and support yourself from nonstop sunlight.

"Once your tegument gets sunburned, you can't chill yourself down. So, usage the agelong sleeve shirts, usage sunscreen, usage a hat, usage thing to support your tegument truthful that the tegument tin bash its occupation of keeping you cool," helium says

Dr. Rodriguez besides recommends aft a agelong time successful the heat, it's champion to recharge with an electrolyte drink.

He explains, the prima and vigor are draining and a portion similar Gatorade tin assistance support your hydration successful balance.

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