Apparently, the heat wave has officially arrived. If you’re like me and don’t want to overdo it with air conditioning at home or are seeking some new and innovative ways to keep cool, there are a few useful tips I managed to dig up that might help.
1. Soak a t-shirt in lukewarm water (not too cold), then wear it as you sit in a lawn chair in front of a fan. This can be extremely refreshing.
2. Fill a bath with cool water then sit in it until your body adjusts to the temperature. Keep refilling with cool water until you’re convinced your body is cold. Guaranteed, your body will stay cool for a good long while once you’re out of the tub.
3. Soak your feet in a bucket of cold water. Since your body radiates heat from your face, ears, hands and feet, you’ll be sure to cool yourself down this way.
4. Trying sweating it out, then standing in front of a fan. Water vapor produced by sweating actually takes heat away from your body when exposed to air and allowed to evaporate.
5. Keep your blinds and curtains closed during the day to block the sun. This also applies to windows and doors. During extreme hot weather, wait until the evening when the outside air is cooler than inside the house. Then open up selective windows that blow in cooler air.
6. Keep kitchen cabinets open overnight. It sounds odd, but they store heat when kept closed.
7. Eat spicy foods. You’ll sweat more (as mentioned above) and as a result, cool yourself off.
8. Slice a thin piece of cold cucumber and stick it in the middle of your forehead. On a hot day, this apparently works almost immediately.
9. Fill a few 3-litre bottles with water and freeze them. Follow this up by placing them in a large bowl to catch the drips. Then position a fan to blow on them. As the ice in the bottles melts, the air cools around them. The fan will blow that air at you.
Good luck and stay cool!
The Ann Milne School of Dance along with organizers of the second annual Dancing for Life are proud to announce the final totals from this year’s event.
