Heat Training Webinar
Written by Chris Taylor
Taylor is a UKA Running Coach and an Expedition Leader. He's coached multiple world record holders, has organised record-breaking events on all 7 continents, and has helped raise more than £5million for charity.
20th June 2025
Reading Time: 1 Minute
🔥 Heat training
Contrary to popular belief, the primary waste product generated when exercising at high-intensity is… heat.
In recent years, elite athletes have been focusing on improving their heat tolerance like never before. The good news? It’s a highly trainable function, significant adaptation can take place in 2 weeks or less, and you don’t even have to do any running. Heat training also benefits ALL athletes (not just those preparing to run in hot environments).
In this webinar with Virgin Active UK, I discuss the science behind heat training and present an active/passive heat training protocol which I believe to be the most effective, safe, and least time-consuming method of heat training, suitable for all athletes.
💻 Watch the webinar
You can watch the full webinar and download the slides on the Virgin Active website.
📖 Resources
Dahlquist et al. (2023). Case Study The Effects of Post-Exercise Sauna Bathing on 5- and 10- km Performance in University Level Track Athletes.
Kirby et al. (2020). Intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing improves markers of exercise capacity in hot and temperate conditions in trained middle-distance runners.
Kirby et al. (2021). Sex differences in adaptation to intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing in trained middle-distance runners.
Périard et al. (2015). Adaptations and mechanisms of human heat acclimation: applications for competitive athletes and sports.
Scoon et al. (2007). Effect of post-exercise sauna bathing on the endurance performance of competitive male runners.
Solomon & Laye (2025). The effect of post-exercise heat exposure (passive heat acclimation) on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wickham et al. (2021). Sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation: a state-of-the-art review.
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🔥 Heat training
Contrary to popular belief, the primary waste product generated when exercising at high-intensity is… heat.
In recent years, elite athletes have been focusing on improving their heat tolerance like never before. The good news? It’s a highly trainable function, significant adaptation can take place in 2 weeks or less, and you don’t even have to do any running. Heat training also benefits ALL athletes (not just those preparing to run in hot environments).
In this webinar with Virgin Active UK, I discuss the science behind heat training and present an active/passive heat training protocol which I believe to be the most effective, safe, and least time-consuming method of heat training, suitable for all athletes.
💻 Watch the webinar
You can watch the full webinar and download the slides on the Virgin Active website.
📖 Resources
Dahlquist et al. (2023). Case Study The Effects of Post-Exercise Sauna Bathing on 5- and 10- km Performance in University Level Track Athletes.
Kirby et al. (2020). Intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing improves markers of exercise capacity in hot and temperate conditions in trained middle-distance runners.
Kirby et al. (2021). Sex differences in adaptation to intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing in trained middle-distance runners.
Périard et al. (2015). Adaptations and mechanisms of human heat acclimation: applications for competitive athletes and sports.
Scoon et al. (2007). Effect of post-exercise sauna bathing on the endurance performance of competitive male runners.
Solomon & Laye (2025). The effect of post-exercise heat exposure (passive heat acclimation) on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wickham et al. (2021). Sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation: a state-of-the-art review.