HEAT STRESS IN EXERCISING CHILDREN • The intensity of activities that last 15 minutes or more should be reduced whenever high heat or humidity reach critical levels. • Before outdoor physical activities, children should drink freely and should not feel thirsty. During activities less than one hour, water alone is fine. Kids should always have water or a sports drink available and take a break to drink every 20 minutes while active in the heat. • Clothing should be light-colored and lightweight and limited to one layer of absorbent material to facilitate evaporation of sweat. Sweat-saturated shirts should be replaced by dry clothing. • Practices and games played in the heat should be shortened and there should be more frequent water/hydration breaks. Children should promptly move to cooler environments if they feel dizzy, lightheaded or nauseous.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:51:53 +0000
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