Summer’s Almost Here: Learn How Heat Can Affect Your Training
Summer is just around the corner, and temperatures will soon be heating up. Be smart with your training regimen in the hot days of summer to avoid a heat-related injury, some of which can be life threatening. It is especially important to know your training environment here in San Diego where the temperatures during the summer can vary from the 70°-80°s at the coast; 90°-100°s several miles inland and over 110° in the deserts. Not only is the temperature important but also the humidity level, which, again, can be moderate to high near the coast and very low further inland and arid in the deserts.
Have you had difficulty with knee pain lately? Do you feel pain underneath and around your patella/kneecap after increasing mileage during runs or after training on hills? Do you have pain and difficulty going up/down stairs and curbs? After sitting through a movie, do you have to wait a few minutes before you can get up and walk out of the theater comfortably? If so, you may be suffering from patellafemoral pain, and we, at