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Heat Acclimation: Why Your Heart Rate Runs High in the Heat and How to Adapt

Oct 14, 2026

13 min read

Heat Acclimation: Why Your Heart Rate Runs High in the Heat and How to Adapt

Heat isn't just uncomfortable, it's a load. Here's why your heart rate climbs at the same pace, what 5-14 days of deliberate heat exposure actually changes in your body, how fast the adaptations fade, and how to build them without wrecking your training.

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