The Effects of the Heatwave on Cycling

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We can see your heart rate right before you've gone into the chamber. It's going up simply because of cardiovascular changes in response to the heat. As expected your core temperature here is tracked up as well. Your body just can't lose it as fast as you're producing that heat. If you kept on cycling in principle eventually you'd overheat. So I think I just need to keep an eye on keeping fit to some extent.

As record temperatures spread across the world, Ian Sample sets out to understand what heat does to our bodies and what we can do to mitigate it without causing more damage to the environment. He visits Prof Lewis Halsey’s team at the University of Roehampton and learns first-hand about the body’s response to heat. He also hears from scientists Prof Jean Palutikof and Dr Aaron Bach about how we can adapt buildings and working conditions in a changing climate.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod