Har-Ber High School marching band practices around the heat [Video]

SOME STUDENTS ARE BACK IN SESSION BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS PRACTICING FOR ATHLETICS AND EXTRA- CURRICULARS. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE HOTTEST TIMES OF THE DAY… THEY’RE OUTSIDE IN THE MORNINGS. 40/29’S VALERIE ZHANG IS LIVE IN STUDIO. VALERIE, YOU WERE AT REHEARSALS FOR THE HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND! THERE WERE ATHLETES IN THE BAND WHO SAY MARCHING IS HARDER THAN THEIR SPORT. THE HEAD BAND DIRECTOR SAYS THEY FOLLOW A CHART WITH TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND HOW MUCH WATER SOMEONE NEEDS. STUDENTS HAVE TO HAVE A PHYSICAL. THE SAME GUIDELINES FOR SPORTS IN THE HEAT… APPLY TO THEM. A SENIOR EUPHONIUM PLAYER SAYS RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY WAS TOUGH… BUT MARCHING BAND IS A WHOLE ANOTHER LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY. <> “It’s like running for a long time while holding your breath.” “Everyone at times needs not just a sip of water but like a chug to stay healthy while …