Water breaks, ice baths, modified training: Youth sports organisers do more to beat the heat

WHAT IS CONSIDERED TOO HOT?

But when is it too hot to stop physical activities outdoors?

Dr Ian Mathews, senior consultant at the National University Hospital’s department of emergency medicine, said there is no fixed temperature to determine this, but an average temperature of 36 degrees Celsius coupled with Singapore’s humidity is already in the dangerous territory.

Humidity last week was around 75 per cent due to the recent rainy season, Dr Mathews noted.

Singapore also uses the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature in assessing heat…