10 Tips on Keeping Cool
Heat wave coming your way? Here are some helpful tips on how to keep cool this summer.
- Keep a squirt bottle filled with cold water near by. Whenever you start to feel hot, give yourself a few sprays on your face and body.
- If you don’t have an air conditioner, you can always use a bucket or bowl of ice and a fan. Fill a bucket or bowl with ice, and place behind a fan, and turn it on. The air will be cooled as it is pulled across the ice and blown out the fan.
- Do any outside work early in the morning, or in the evenings when it has cooled down some. Save the hottest part of the day for in house activities or work.
- Instead of using your cloths dryer and adding more heat into your home, hang your cloths outside to dry. Then air fluff them on cool to take out any stiffness.
- Heat rises, so if you have more than a one level home, stay downstairs.
- Drink plenty of water. Stay away from drinks that have caffeine in them. They help to cause dehydration.
- If you wear a hat or bandana, soak it in cold water before putting it on. This helps to keep your head cool, for a long period of time.
- Wear light-weight, loose-fitting, light-colored cotton clothing. Light colored clothing helps to reflect the heat, were as dark clothing tends to absorb the heat.
- Turn off any lights that you absolutely do not have to have on. Keep your stove and oven use to a minimum as well.
- Taking a cool bath or shower is a great way to reduce body heat.
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