Field Guide 24 — Dubai Summer

Training when it is 45 degrees and has been for months.

Dubai summer, roughly May to October, is one of the most demanding training environments anyone lives in: coastal humidity, peaks in the mid-to-high forties, and no relief for months. Air-conditioned indoor training is the default, and outdoor work is a dawn or dusk affair, nothing in between. Hydration is non-negotiable and electrolytes are required for any sustained effort, with a ten-to-fourteen-day acclimatisation window for new arrivals and returning residents. This is the Heat Training guide plus UAE-specific operational detail, gym options, route choices, and season-by-season considerations, written by an instructor who has trained through several Dubai summers and coached clients through each of them.

Includes the complete audiobook (MP3, AI-narrated).

Nelson Sequeira is a certified fitness professional with 15+ years of experience across Portugal, Bahrain, and the UAE. He is not a licensed nutritionist, physician, physiotherapist, or psychologist. Nothing here replaces qualified medical or clinical advice. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before starting any new training, nutrition, or recovery program.