Heatwave hits the UK
By Darren Cronian on Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Wahoo! The hot weather is finally here. I love warm weather – you can’t beat sat in a park, or in the garden with a cold drink taking in some sunrays. It’s not often that we get warm weather here in the North of England, so you have to make the most of it.

It annoys me though when you hear people complaining about the nice weather – with some people you can’t win, and these are probably the same people that complain when it’s cold and it rains.

Since we are having a heatwave I thought I would leave a some tips to ensure that you keep yourself and your family healthy during the warm weather.

- Wear a hat and cover up with loose clothing.
- Sunglasses with UV filters will protect your eyes.
- Protect children and babies from direct sunlight.
- Cover children and babies with hats and long sleeves and apply SPF 25 (or higher)
- Babies under 12 months should be kept out of the sun.
- Avoid strenuous activity during the hottest part of the day.
- Drink plenty of water to balance the loss of body fluid through perspiration.
- Reguarly check on any elderly relatives to make sure that they are well.

There’s nothing worse then sat on a bus or train sweating like a pig, so buy a hand-held fan, or sweatband, or better still a spray bottle of water which is a great way to keep cool. Have fun but make sure you wear plenty of high factor sun cream!


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4 responses to “Heatwave hits the UK”

Sandy | 9 July, 2006 at 7:21 pm

I recently purchased a really useful gadget. A pillow which uses only tap water to become really cool and stays that way for weeks. This is so useful on those nights when it is too hot to sleep, and even more valuable it can help to lower body temperature if you have been sunburned (so dangerous especially for children).

Also the sun protection creams that you only need to apply once a day are a real boon when you have children running in and out of the sea or the pool, but do check that they protect against both UVA and UVB (there is one on the market that doesn’t do this).

Darren Cronian | 9 July, 2006 at 7:25 pm

Sounds Great Sandy! I don’t suppose you know where you can buy these pillows from?

Sandy | 9 July, 2006 at 7:36 pm

Darren, It’s called a Chillow, and is widely available on the web and some TV shopping channels.

When I friend of mine showed me her Chillow I was pretty sceptical, but being a gadget freak I bought one. It takes a few hours to get working after the initial fill with water, and I didn’t bother to do this for some weeks. Then when the weather turned really hot I thought I’d give it a go - what could I lose?

Believe me I wish I’d done it earlier. It really works. It’s great too after a day walking around in the heat to just sit with your feet on it for a while.

Darren Cronian | 9 July, 2006 at 7:47 pm

Great I’m going to order one - found the official website for anyone reading this and wanting to buy one!