When the heat is on: Hydrate   — Summer in Steamboat Springs has
been sizzling with temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s. The
hot weather can be more than uncomfortable it may be detrimental
to your health.  Staying hydrated is a top priority, whether we
are exercising in the heat or merely trying to get through
another scorching day. At this altitude, most sedentary
individuals are not drinking enough fluids. When your body turns
into a steam engine due to exercise, the recommended level of
water intake rises sharply.  During moderate exercise in a hot
environment, your body relies almost entirely on evaporative
cooling, or sweating, to dissipate the tremendous amount of heat
produced. The average runner or walker can lose up to a cup of
water every mile through sweating. An athlete who is training
loses considerably more. When this kind of demand is placed on
the body's fluid reserve, it often results in dehydration.  Even
a small amount of dehydration, equivalent to as little as 1
percent of body weigh