To Be Fast, Train in Heat

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To race faster in cool weather just add heat to your training sessions, suggests a new study. Elite cyclists who regularly worked out in a hot room boosted their performance in cool conditions by as much as 8 percent. Researchers don't yet know if training in the heat will help amateur marathon runners finally beat their personal bests. But the finding is likely to lead to new training techniques for serious athletes who look for any edge they can get over the competition, said lead researcher Santiago Lorenzo, an exercise and environmental physiologist at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas, Tx.

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