Huh! I've never worried about the UV index. I'm not even sure I know what it means. I ride all the time in heat well over 100 degrees. I used to have a place on the Colorado River and routinely went running while I was there. It goes up over 125 degrees Farenheit there. You just make sure that you're drinking lots of water all day every day. You do need to be very careful though. If you don't know the signs of dehydration and heat exhaustion you can really get yourself into trouble.rvijay07 said:High UV index locally has prevented me from cycling significantly for the last few weeks. How do you deal with this ? High Heat + High Humidity+High UV Index is extremely demotivating for me.
Vijay
I guess there's aspects to this issue that I'm not getting a handle on. I've biked and run so many times when it's over a hundred and high humidity to boot that I'm not getting why this is stopping otherwise healthy folks from getting out there. If it's really hot and 90% humidity on top of it then just slow down. You don't have to try to beat your personal best every time you exercise. Especially on a bicycle. you've got all that wind to aid in the cooling. If you've got on a sweetshirt and long pants then it'll only take a few minutes in extreme weather before your clothes are wet with sweat. Once that happens a good 10 to 15 mile an hour breeze will really do a nice job cooling you. I only recommend wearing all the clothes if you for some reason CAN NOT get an unlimited supply of fluid. Unless you're on a rural road with no stores or homes where you can get fluid then you ought to be able to drink as much as you like. I've knocked on doors of strangers to ask if could drink from their garden hose. Usually once they see your bright red face you don't even have to ask. It's not a bad way to make a new friend either.NickInNC said:Over this past week I have grappled with this issue as well. And on days when the heat index is over 105 I have decided to take the ole' car. When temps reach over 100 and you are doing streanous exresice you are at risk for a large number of different health releated problems. Especially down here i nthe south where the humidity is over 80% it is not a healthy choice. I rode 3 times this past week and drove the car twice. I just made sure that I had plenty of liquids stored up. Dehydration is the most dangerous aspect of riding in the summer. IT CAN KILL YOU. So just be smart know when to ride the bus or in your car and stay alive.
TIP: Take a wet towell and freeze it, when you leave the house place it ontop your head before you put your helmet on. This well give your body temp a nice ocre cool down.
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