[pct-l] More efficient in the heat

[Mary Kwart]

	Hi,  No But--Living up to your name, I see.  

	I was just reporting what I felt was happening to me with the sweat
condition. I could walk faster up hills, but I sweated more that way,
so I lessened my pace. I don't remember drinking more or less before I
was heat acclimatized--it's been so long since I wasn't heat
acclimatized. I agree with the salt needs. I know I start sweating
faster than others, but seem to sweat less overall. When I am
backpacking with the people in my local backpacking group who don't
train as much as I do with a pack--they seem to sweat a lot more than
I do when they are actually out on the trail and they seem to drink a
lot more water, too.

	At any rate--hikers should get to know their own reaction to walking
in the heat.

	Another thing I have learned over the years is that my resting body
temperature is a little lower than what is considered "normal" (98.2
as opposed to 98.6)--this has helped me enduring the heat when
backpacking. Convey my greetings to Elderly Ellen.

	--Fireweed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Shopes" 
To:"mkwart at gci.net" , "pct-l at backcountry.net" 
Cc:
Sent:Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:34:40 -0700
Subject:More efficient in the heat

 Your post might imply to some that you sweat less as your body
becomes adjusted to the heat. Actually, the reverse is true. One
adjusts to the heat by becoming more effective at cooling...by
sweating more. An heat acllimated person must drink more than the
non-acclimated person.
 OTOH, the salt content per liter of sweat goes down as one
acclimates, so sodium needs do not increase.
 No Butt 

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