Cooling off at Cycling

HOW TO STAY COOL IN THE HEAT BY COOLING YOUR BODY:

All of the basic keeping cool in the heat articles ignore the first rule of avoiding the heat, cool the body. Makes sense right? But most people ignore the fact that you can cool the body during your outdoor activity if you use the right active wear. People will spend hundreds of dollars to help with the symptoms of excessive heat. They will change routines, wake up at 4 AM to avoid the heat. They need to start at the core.

We will talk more about that later.

Back to the top ten list for staying cool in the heat.

1. Cool your body with something like the Kul Lite vest (www.timountain.com). This is the best way to avoid the heat.
2. Drink plenty of water and electrolyte-enriched liquids to replace your fluids throughout the exercise, even if you don’t feel thirsty.
3. Wear vented or breathable moisture wicking cycling clothing. Sweat shirts and leather jackets are not a good idea.
4. Sunscreen should be worn on all exposed skin, this is the easiest one. Make sure it is sweat/waterproof, you are exercising, right?
5. Use sunglasses. Not only will you look cool, your eyes will not be permanently damaged.
6. Wear something to keep sweat out of your eyes, like the Sweat GUTR (www.SweatGUTR.com). It is best to see where you are going and you don’t want to keep cleaning sweat off your sunglasses.
7. Use a ventilated helmet. I know most are already that way, but I need to fill the list.
8. Wear gloves. You don’t want your sweaty hands to slip off the bars now do you?
9. Wake up a 4 AM or go out at 9 PM to enjoy your outdoor activity. You really don’t need sleep do you?
10. Hibernate. Nothing like taking three months off and losing your training base.

If you can cool your body’s core temperature by 10 degrees or more you would avoid most of the symptoms. Yes, you could ride with an air conditioning unit on your back, but I think that would be excessive and heavy. If you could find a cooling unit that was less than a quarter of an inch thick and fits under your favorite jersey, would you be interested? This cooling unit will keep your body cool for hours in the heat. This cooling unit contains no moving parts, wires, or ozone depleting chemicals. This unit is called the Kul Lite. The combination of a proprietary gel and evaporative cooling will obtain a state of thermal equilibrium that keeps you cool for hours.

Do you want to enjoy the summer again?