Bears to have joint practices with Dolphins.

[Aquineas]

From personal and anecdotal experience, assuming similar humidity, running 5 miles in 90+ heat is a helluva lot harder than running 5 miles in 75 degree heat. Keeping with that example, if you're used to running, say, 5 miles daily in cooler weather, most people won't be able to duplicate the same distance in the heat. Yes, I realize this example is an aerobic rather than anaerobic example. See the 2018 Bears vs Dolphins game for what happens when you have to perform in the heat and you're not used to it.

But if you are used to it and you go back to a cooler climate, it's a breeze.

 

[Zion]

From personal and anecdotal experience, assuming similar humidity, running 5 miles in 90+ heat is a helluva lot harder than running 5 miles in 75 degree heat. Keeping with that example, if you're used to running, say, 5 miles daily in cooler weather, most people won't be able to duplicate the same distance in the heat. Yes, I realize this example is an aerobic rather than anaerobic example. See the 2018 Bears vs Dolphins game for what happens when you have to perform in the heat and you're not used to it.

But if you are used to it and you go back to a cooler climate, it's a breeze.

Football is, by and large, a cold-weather game; particularly in cold weather climates such as this one. I don't see the purpose in bothering to acclimate athletes to hot/humid weather.

 

[bears51/40]

Fields will prob look like an all pro against 2nd stringers even if he doesn't really know whats going on

Yep.........but Fields still needs every pre-season snap he can get.

 

[Aquineas]

Yep.........but Fields still needs every pre-season snap he can get.

I would agree and add, Teven Jenkins needs every pre-season snap he can get.

 

[botfly10]

Yep.........but Fields still needs every pre-season snap he can get.

oh for sure

this is one spot where being second string can actually help