Andrew Huberman· PhD
How does temperature impact the body and its ability to perform, including learn new skills?
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How does temperature impact the body and its ability to perform, including learn new skills?
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So today we are going to focus on what I believe to be one of the most powerful tools to improve physical performance and skill learning and recovery and we'll talk about why that's important and that's temperature. Now many of you might think, oh, well that's kind of boring, I want to know about the magic pill that I can take that's going to allow me to dunk a basketball if I currently can't or I want to know about the thing that's going to let me run further and faster is going to shed fat. Believe it or not, temperature is the most powerful variable for improving physical performance and for recovery. I would argue it's even more important than sleep because temperature itself is going to dictate how well and when you sleep and the depth of your total recovery.
Learning to control your core body temperature is one of the most, if not the most powerful thing that you can do to optimize mental and physical performance, regardless of the environment that you're in.
Believe it or not, temperature is the most powerful variable for improving physical performance and for recovery.