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Follow on Google News | Rawgarden’s Top 5 Tips for Surviving a HeatwaveIt’s a quintessentially British trait to bemoan the lack of hot, sunny days in the British Isles, only to complain when summer hits.
By: Jumping Spider Media 1) Safety first Heatwaves can be dangerous, so take some precautions when temperatures soar. Invest in more than one electric fan so you can get air circulating around all areas of the house, and outside if you have access to electricity. Keep hydrated throughout the day and night because we all need more water than normal in hot weather. Don’t forget to eat – sometimes appetites can wane in the heat, but you still need to keep your energy levels up. Slap on high factor sunscreen and keep applying it to you and the kids on regular intervals. Keep physical exertion to a minimum and keep in the shade wherever possible. If you feel yourself overheating, plunge your hands or feet into iced water: cooling down your pulse points is one of the fastest ways to cool down your whole body. Finally, keep a close eye on pets, children, pregnant women, anyone who is ill and older people as these are the people that are likely to be feeling it the most. 2) Stay at home! We spend so much of our time indoors in Britain, that when the sun is out we want to be out too, enjoying parks and pub gardens. But enduring a heatwave when you’re out and about is not all that fun. Britain struggles to cope when it comes to really high temperatures and hot, sweaty trains, buses and underground trains are not nice places to be. The roads are jam-packed with sweltering travellers trying to get to the seaside but getting no further than the bumper of the car in front of them. Once you do get to your destination, whether beach, pub or park, it’s so busy you can barely find a space to sit down. Far better to stay at home where there’s no travelling involved, drinks and food are chilled and near at hand and you can keep cool and in the shade. All you need is a little preparation to make the most of your outdoor space. Make sure you can shelter from the sun under a parasol; plug a few fans in to create a breeze; get out the picnic table so you can eat outdoors; and consider extra seating (garden benches and extra picnic benches are perfect) so you can share the fun with your friends. Still miss the pub? Rawgarden even sells pub garden furniture so you can recreate the pub garden in the cool comfort of your own backyard and make sure you always get the best seat in the house! 3) Above all a good roof Garden parasols are great for providing shade, but larger gardens may require more comprehensive shading in a heatwave. Shade sails provide a larger area of shade and are perfect even for awkward spaces. Gazebos are arguably even better in a heatwave, because they provide a roof outdoors and often have roll-up sides, protecting you from the glare of the sun while allowing in the breeze. 4) Your friend the fridge Now you have safety covered and a shady place to enjoy the weather, you can really kick back and make the most of it. Make up jugs of iced water, iced tea and fruit juices, as well as Pimm’s and Sangria for the adults. Stock up on beer as even non-beer drinkers get tempted in the heat. Make your own fruit juice ice lollies and keep a batch in the freezer at all times. And your fridge can be your friend in the most unexpected ways in a heatwave. Try keeping flannels, make-up, face masks and eye masks in the cool box because they can feel blissful when cooled. Feeling brave? Do as Marilyn Monroe did in The Seven Year Itch and keep your undies in the icebox! 5) Summer’ Finally, keep in mind that while heatwaves can be very uncomfortable, they never last for long in Britain. In fact, summer is all too short on our little island, so with a little preparation, a sensible attitude and the knowledge that it will soon be over, you can thrive and not just survive in the heat. To help you get prepared for the summer, visit http://www.rawgarden.co.uk/ Editor’s Note: Rawgarden (http://www.rawgarden.co.uk/) # # # Editor’s Note: Rawgarden (http://www.rawgarden.co.uk/) End
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