It's summer. It's New Orleans. It's hot outside. But that doesn't mean you can't still run in the heat.
Of course, hydration, as well as planning for early mornings and later evenings (to avoid the hottest parts of the day) are important factors when participating in hot weather activities. But did you know gardening and chocolate milk can help as well?
Four experts weighed in on how to effectively run in the heat.
Knowing what to eat before, during and after a run is a tricky thing, so we reached out to Move Ya Brass Krewe member and Registered Dietician Lisa Littrell for advice.
Lisa serves as the current Health and Nutrition Coordinator at Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans Head Start Program. She's also a lifelong athlete who found running in 2015. She ran her first 5K that year at The Crescent City Fall Classic and continued training so she could participate in this year's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and an ultra 50K at the Croom Fools Run in Florida.
Here's what she told us about fueling as a runner.
