20/06/2025
How are you managing in this hot weather?!! 🥵
Enjoy the sunshine but look after yourselves and others with some tips on staying safe:
* Drink lots of fluid – even if you aren’t thirsty – opt for water rather than tea, coffee, alcohol or sugary drinks.
* Eat normally – even if you aren’t hungry, you need a normal diet to replace salt losses from sweating. In addition, try to have more cold foods, particularly salads and fruit, as these contain a lot of water.
* Don’t spend long periods sitting or working outside during the hottest time of the day: late morning to mid-afternoon.
* Avoid strenuous activity, and limit activities like housework and gardening to the early morning or evening when it’s cooler.
* When inside, try to stay in the coolest parts of your home. Keep curtains and blinds closed in rooms that catch the sun.
* Keep windows shut while it’s cooler inside than out and open them when it gets hotter inside. If it’s safe, you could leave a window open at night when it’s cooler.
* Wear loose, lightweight, light-coloured, cotton clothing.
* Take cool baths or showers.
* Splash your face with cool (not very cold) water, or place a damp cloth on the back of your neck to help you cool off.
* If you’re travelling by car or public transport always take a bottle of water. Try to avoid long journeys.
