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Train cautiously in cold weather

ATHLETES should take ex- tra precautions training in cold winter weather.

During the winter most athletes retreat indoors for their conditioning or recre- ational exercise.

There will always be some athletes, however, who prefer to do their running or other conditioning activities outside.

This group can include wrestlers, cross-country and track athletes and football players (in off-season condi- tioning programs).

These athletes don’t

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always see falling temperatures as a warning to take extra precautions when venturing outdoors. Trainers and coaches should remind them that extended exposure to the cold and wind, without proper protection, can be dangerous.

A combination of low en- vironmental temperatures and gusting winds can lead to hypothermia, a potential- ly fatal condition.

Hypothermia is defined as a body-core temperature significantly below 98.6°F (37°C) due to the reduction

of general metabolism inthe body's tissues. Factors that may contribute to this loss of valuable body heat in- clude hunger, fatigue, exer- tion, amount and condition of clothing, injury, and pro- longec exposure to the ele- ments.

Any athlete who par- ticipates in outdoor recre- ation should guard against excessive heat loss and recognize the following progressive signs of hypothermia.

(!) Constant shivering:

photo submitted WORKMEN at Whistler Mountain off-load new snow-grooming machines.

Whistler gets grooming help

Bob Dufour, marketing director for Whistler Moun- tain, recently announced the Mountain's acquisition of six new German snow- grooming machines costing $1! million.

“They. arrived last week, and we’re excited because they are the best in the

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