Influences on body temperature regulation:

1. Body fat – more body fat helps body stay warm in cold, in heat causes body to warm faster
2. Sweat glands – if you have numerous sweat glands helps to cool the body in warm weather
3. Physical fitness level – more fit individuals bodies don’t have to work as hard in warm weather causing sweating sooner
4. Gender – women efficient sweaters, men tend to sweat more which means their body temperature rises quicker

Heat Stress Levels:

1. Heat cramps
2. Heat exhaustion
3. Heatstroke

Considerations for the cold:

1. Wind Chill factor
2. Frostbite
3. Hypothermia