Pretty much the entire country is sweating and looking for any possible way to stay cool, but there are a lot more ways to stay cool than you might have thought. Here are a few creative, unique ways to stay cool when the temperatures outside are anything but…
- Freeze your air!
- Place a bowl of ice water directly in front of a fan blowing towards you. The ice will cool the air as it melts.
- Ditch the daylight.
- Even though you might enjoy naturally lit rooms, save that for the Fall. Closed blinds and curtains to block the suns’ rays.
- Find some shade.
- Even though the temperatures aren’t different from direct sunlight to the shade, you’ll feel like it’s 10-15 degrees cooler.
- Snack on small meals regularly.
- Your body produces metabolic heat to break down large meals. Breaking down smaller meals produces less internal body heat.
- Wear light-weight clothing and bright colors.
- Choose to wear breathable material like Cotton, Linen or Rayon.
- Drink water!
- Avoid drinking warm water. Keep your water cool or room temperature.
- Stay Low.
- Warm air rises, so stay on lower levels of your house.
- Wash your wrists.
- Before bed, rinse your wrists or your feet with cold water. This will help bring your body temperature down, so you can fall asleep easier.
- Keep the feet cool.
- Get into the practice of keeping your feet cool. This will help regulate your entire body temperature.
- Take deep breaths.
- Inhale through the mouth, exhale through the nose. Your natural saliva will help cool the air before it reaches your lungs.
- Keep moisturizers cool.
- Store your moisturizers in the fridge so that when you apply them, it’ll be a nice cooling effect on your skin.
- Get a hand-held fan.
- Do not try to cool yourself by using your hands to fan yourself. This will do the opposite of cooling yourself as you’ll raise your body temperature.