Dr. Douglas Casa has been the CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute since it was founded in 2010 and has been a professor of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut since 1999. The mission of the KSI (ksi.uconn.edu) is to provide research, education, advocacy, and consultation, to maximize performance, optimize safety, and prevent sudden death of athletes, warfighters, and laborers.Dr. Casa has written several books and authored many papers on maximizing performance and safety while training or working in the heat. He has treated hundreds of cases of heat stroke with zero fatalities and has served on the International Olympic Committee’s Adverse Weather Impact Expert Group, where he helps to ensure the safety of athletes competing in extreme heat during summer Olympic games.In this episode, we talk with Dr. Casa about his work at KSI, the science of heat stroke and how to manage it, how our bodies adapt to extreme heat, and how factors like saunas, hydration, and electrolytes affect our bodies in the heat. Timestamps:00:00:25 Intro00:02:01 Origins of KSI00:03:19 What Brought You to KSI00:04:42 What Does KSI do00:06:09 The Science of Heat Stroke00:09:34 The Consequences of Excessive Core Temp00:11:09 How to Recognize the Signs of EHS00:13:52 How to Treat EHS 00:19:19 Common Misconceptions00:22:20 What Conditions Create the Greatest Risk00:28:41 Objective Environmental Factors 00:30:23 Performance Clothing00:32:49 What Can an Athlete Do to Acclimate to Extreme Heat00:35:11 How do You Know Your Core Temp00:36:41 Type of Thermometers Recommended 00:37:19 Plasma Volume Expansion00:40:03 Train For Heat Adaptations at Home00:42:49 Sauna Guidelines00:43:22 Infrared Saunas 00:44:12 Manage Hydration00:47:36 Hyponatremia and Electrolyte Balance00:52:45 What do You Recommend For Hours Long Stressful Events00:55:02 Hydration Recommendations00:56:27 Are You More Likely to Get HS if You’ve Had it Before00:58:20 How do You Sign up For The Course00:59:20 Average Range of Cost to Work With KSI1:00:19 Outro

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