ABSTRACT
In order to preserve homeostasis, the human body sets off physiological responses related with the rise of the core temperature (Laxminarayan et al., 2015). The main complications usually are: decrease in exercise capacity, heat injury, sunburn, miliaria rubra (known as “heat rash”, it presents itself with a pruritic eruption), rhabdomyolysis (breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue), fluid and electrolyte loss, among others. Most of the times heat illness can be prevented with suitable training, heat acclimatization processes (one of the best strategies to prevent heat illness), and fluid availability (and adequate hydration) (Nichols, 2014).
