{"id":124227,"date":"2026-06-30T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/is-heat-training-playing-with-fire-there-are-hidden-risks-but-heres-how-to-do-it-safely\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:13:00","slug":"is-heat-training-playing-with-fire-there-are-hidden-risks-but-heres-how-to-do-it-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/is-heat-training-playing-with-fire-there-are-hidden-risks-but-heres-how-to-do-it-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Is heat training playing with fire? There are hidden risks, but here’s how to do it safely"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is an overwhelming amount of scientific and anecdotal evidence that heat training works. So why doesn’t every cyclist do heat training? In fact, one could estimate that only 10-20% of competitive cyclists heat train regularly. Perhaps you’ve tried a block or two of heat training before, but it can be difficult to stick to long-term. Science suggests that’s where the greatest performance<\/a> benefits lie, so why do we stop heat training?<\/p>\n

Some athletes are scared of it \u2013 in a way, you can’t fault them. The goal of a heat training session is to increase your core body temperature to at least 38.5\u00b0 C for 30-60 minutes. Some sessions may be even longer or hotter, but the fact of the matter is, you are increasing your core temperature to flu-like levels.<\/p>\n

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