Exercising in the heat can challenge your body and help you get stronger, but it comes with risks.

Here, learn how hot is too hot.

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Itll also reduce your stress and cortisol levels while boosting your mood and self-esteem.

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Every time you sweat, thats an indicator that your body is thermoregulating.

Increased blood flow is another sign, says Milton.

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We can use this same technique when working to train for hotter temperatures.

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Conditioning can only take you so far.

There is a point when temps can get too high for your body to be able to thermoregulate itself.

Conditioning can only take you so far, though.

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There is a point when temps can get too high for your body to be able to thermoregulate itself.

How hot is too hot to exercise in the heat?

Every body responds differently to heat depending on how used to high temps it happens to be.

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But all of us should be mindful when the thermostat rises past 90 degrees, according to Milton.

Signs of heat exhaustion include fainting, fatigue, and no longer being able to exercise, she says.

Signs of heat exhaustion include fainting, fatigue, and no longer being able to exercise.

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This situation requires immediate cooling, Milton cautions.

The best way to avoid such symptoms is by not working out in extreme heat.

How to prepare your body for exercising in the heat

In a word: hydrate.

Youre also losing are electrolytessodium in particular, Haythe says.

Sodium is one of the most basic minerals our body needs to complete the fundamental processes of the cell.

Downing water or sports drinks with electrolytes is one way to replenish your reserves.

You may need to take in up to 20 percent more fluid than usual.

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