Howard Perch held the role of batting practice pitcher and first base coach with the Single-A Hickory Crawdads for more than seven years.

1. HOWARD PERCH
Provides Tips for Safe Hot
Weather Exercise

2. An experienced healthcare professional and hot climate
denizen, Howard Perch knows the difficulties people in extreme
environments face when maintaining a safe exercise routine.

3. While staying active is key to maintaining good physical health,
Perch understands how warm weather exercise can raise the
risk for serious heat-related conditions, including anything
from heatstroke to dehydration and worse.

4. Howard Perch Provides Tips
for Safe Hot Weather
Exercise

5. Exercising safely in hot weather, as Howard
Perch knows, requires a disciplined routine that
focuses on:

6. Knowing the weather in advance. Keeping an eye on
the weather allows you to better prepare for extreme
heat and adjust your routine accordingly.

7. Wearing appropriate clothes. Having attire that
properly vents and allows your body to sweat is key to
minimizing the risk of heat exhaustion.

8. Hydrating regularly. Scheduling regular water breaks
and sticking to them helps you avoid the onset of
dehydration.

9. Thank You