A balloon fight is always a good way to have fun in the sun and cool down while you're at it!

However, Men's Fitness magazine has a more serious approach to making sure that you safely keep cool while you're trying to stay in shape this summer.

The highlight I thought was most helpful was their advice to eat complex carbs the night before a heated workout. Overnight the sugars will allegedly turn into glycogen (huh?), which helps our bodies hold onto its water supply.  Makes sense minus the technical terms, right?

Click here for the full list of helpful hot weather fitness safety tips!

Got any of your own tips to add to the list? Leave your comment(s) below OR share this scoop with a friend and see what they have to add!  We need all the help we can get in 90-degree weather!!

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