| When planning exercise while traveling to an | | | | heartbeat or difficult breathing while working out in |
| unfamiliar locale, you should also take the area's | | | | high altitudes, stop exercising immediately. These |
| climate and altitude into account. At altitudes | | | | are both signs that your body is having trouble |
| above 5,000 feet, for example, the air is so thin | | | | coping with the thin air. Finally, do not forget that |
| that you may experience nausea, a loss of | | | | being at a high altitude will affect you indoors as |
| appetite, dehydration and headache. Do not | | | | well as out. |
| exercise as soon as you arrive when visiting high | | | | You should also take similar precautions while |
| altitudes; give, your body at least a day to get | | | | visiting climates hotter than your own. In order to |
| used to the decreased air pressure. If you usually | | | | prevent dehydration, drink more fluids than usual, |
| exercise at or near sea level, you should also cut | | | | moderate your consumption of alcohol and |
| back on the duration and intensity of your | | | | caffeine, which have a dehydrating effect, and try |
| exercise. The decreased atmospheric pressure at | | | | not to exercise outdoors during the hottest part |
| high altitudes also causes your sweat to | | | | of the clay. To avoid sunburn, apply a sunscreen |
| evaporate faster, increasing the chance that you | | | | and wear a hat. In big cities, you should forgo |
| will become dehydrated. | | | | exercising outdoors during morning and evening |
| Therefore, you should drink plenty of fluids; make | | | | rush hours, when air pollution reaches its daily |
| an effort to eat a high-carbohydrate diet with | | | | peak; listen to local weather reports for smog |
| ample fruits and vegetables, which will help you | | | | alerts. |
| retain fluids. If you experience unusually rapid | | | | |