Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. Kilian Jornet’s double ascent of ...

A study by a Mount Royal University physiologist and his team demonstrates the key role of the kidneys in acclimatization to high altitude, and illustrates another way that Sherpas are better adapted ...

A study from a Mount Royal University physiologist and his team demonstrates the key role of the kidneys in acclimatization to high altitude, and illustrates another way that Sherpas are better ...

Given the blazing, record temperatures many places have experienced this summer—not to mention the news that the Olympic Trials marathon is set to start at noon, in Orlando—it’s no surprise that heat, ...

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C. is experiencing its hottest days of 2023. When the heat cranks up like this, we all look for little ways to make the days more bearable, but that is especially true for ...

AUSTIN, Texas — In the Texas summer heat, people who recently started working outdoors are at the highest risk for heat illnesses. That's because their bodies aren't used to working in extreme ...

Athletes are kicking, running, biking, jumping, flipping and otherwise pushing themselves to their physical limits during the Olympic Games this summer. For some athletes, those events could push the ...

NATICK, Mass. (August 10, 2016) -- What goes up must come down. There has never been a more perfect expression to describe what altitude missions are like for Soldiers. Soldiers deployed in ...

It’s possible to train your body to better handle high temperatures in just a few weeks. By Katharine Gammon Inside a small, sealed room, Olivia Leach swallowed a pill that would soon monitor her ...