The summer can be a wonderful time to have fun outside and bask in the sun’s rays. However, sometimes those rays can be a little too strong. It’s important to enjoy the sun responsibly and not get overheated. Summer’s no fun if you’re laid up in bed with heatstroke.
Fortunately, with a little preparation, you can avoid such a fate and have a great summer in the sun. Here are some ways to beat that summer heat.
Wear Protection
Wearing a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen whenever you go out on a hot, sunny day can protect you from harmful ultraviolet rays and help you avoid sunburns. However, they still allow you to have fun and soak in some of that vitamin D the sun is sending your way.
Wear Light Clothing
Light colors, like cream, white and beige, tend to reflect light, keeping the sun’s rays from getting too intense. Wearing dark colors can pull those sun’s rays in, causing you to heat up that much faster. Breathable fabrics like cotton will also help you stay cooler during the hot summer months.
Stay Hydrated
It’s always important to stay hydrated, but it’s especially important during the summer, where those powerful sun rays can overheat you fast. Drink plenty of water, lemonade, iced tea and other refreshing drinks, and help yourself to seasonal fruit like watermelon that tastes great and has high water content.
Keep Cool
Stay cool any way you can, whether it’s getting into an air-conditioned home or movie theater, going for a dip in the pool, getting some fans going or running through sprinklers. Get creative and have fun while you stay cool in the sun!
Keep the Oven Off
Try to limit your use of the oven during the summer, as it can heat up your home fast. Grill on the barbecue in the backyard instead.
Backyard Patio Awnings
Sun awnings make it easy for you to enjoy the summer sun without putting yourself in the kind of danger that unprotected exposure to the sun can bring. Benefits of sun awnings include keeping glare out of your eyes, helping you beat the heat and protecting you from the possible ill-effects of exposure to direct sunlight.
Unlike other ways to beat the summer sun, sun awnings are a way to protect yourself that you don’t ever have to think about after you install them. You always need to remember to put on your hat or sunscreen if you’re going out in the sun, but if you’re just heading out to the backyard patio, awnings already in place are doing their job. You can just head out and enjoy the great weather — you might still want a glass of that lemonade, though.
Quality Overhead Door New Patio Installation in Ohio and Michigan
If your home is in Toledo, the greater northwest Ohio area or southeast Michigan, you should know that Quality Overhead Door offers fast, easy patio awning installation. When you work with us, you can choose from a selection of different awning styles for your patio, including sun sensor awnings, retractable awnings, UV protection awnings, remote operated awnings and more.
If you’re ready to enjoy your patio this summer under the comfort of a brand-new sun awning, contact Quality Overhead Door for a free estimate or to schedule your awning installation.