Heat Training at Home: How to Prepare for Tropical Cycling When You Live in a Cold Climate
It’s February in Minnesota. Outside, it’s -12°C. Snow covers everything. You haven’t felt truly warm in three months.
In six weeks, you’ll be cycling through Vietnam in 32°C heat with 80% humidity.
How do you prepare for tropical conditions when you can’t actually experience tropical conditions? How do you teach your body to handle heat it hasn’t felt?
This is one of the most common challenges for Vietnam cycling tourists from temperate and cold climates. You can train your legs at home, but training your thermoregulatory system is trickier.
The good news: heat adaptation is real, achievable, and doesn’t require moving to the tropics. Here’s exactly how to do it.