AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB, it’s important to “listen to your body” if you’re going to be active outdoors, Health First Cardiologist Ross Goodfellow told WKMG 6 News’ Bridgett Ellison. “One of the main mechanisms that the body uses” to maintain a core temperature around 98 degrees “is to cause the peripheral vasculature of the arteries and capillaries to dilate [in order] to dissipate heat, via the skin, [aided by] the evaporation of sweat and other modalities to try to get rid of some of that excess heat” – but such relief is temporary and cannot offset extreme heat.