If you think heat exhaustion only happens to hikers in Death Valley or people running ultramarathons in the desert… think again.

This week on the Fit Girl Magic Podcast, I'm sitting down with Shannon from the American Red Cross to talk about something a lot of us completely underestimate: HEAT.

And listen… as women over 40, our bodies don't always regulate temperature the same way they used to. Add hormones, medications, humidity, dehydration, caffeine, stubbornness ("I'm fine!"), and that one friend still jogging at noon in 97 degrees… and things can go sideways fast.

We're breaking down:

▶️ The difference between heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke
▶️ How much water you actually need before and during workouts
▶️ Why humidity feels like running through soup
▶️ Whether electrolytes are worth the hype
▶️ The safest times to work out in the summer
▶️ How cities are literally trying to cool themselves down
▶️ The warning signs your body is overheating before it becomes dangerous

We also talk about:
• Why "more sweat = better workout" is mostly diet culture nonsense
• Why your giant iced coffee is NOT hydration
• Why your body at 45 isn't the same body you had at 25
• And how to stop treating heat like it's "not that serious"

Your body can do amazing things… but not when it's dehydrated and angry.

This episode is basically your official permission slip to:
✔️ Carry the giant emotional support water bottle
✔️ Stop proving yourself in 95-degree weather

Because no one gets a medal for overheating in a parking lot fitness class.

Grab your water bottle, your electrolytes, and maybe a cooling towel if you're fancy… and let's survive summer like hydrated queens.

Resources Mentioned:
American Red Cross Heat Check
Hydration + heat safety tips from the Red Cross

And if you have that one friend who insists "it's not THAT hot" while running at high noon…
Send her this episode immediately.

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