Cool as a cucumber ?
I get really hot when I exercise. I get really sweaty when I train – you really wanted to know that right? I am told that it means my body is good at trying to get rid of heat, but I reckon it is hot because it has too good an insulating layer!
Anyway, apart from loving to ride in the Panache 11 jerseys and bibshorts when it is hot, I discovered a new cooling system. I used it for the first time in Maui, where it was about 30 Celsius. With Energicer you have a tin of cool looling blue liquid into which you dip a pair of sweatbands. You then put the bands on your forearms just below the elbow, where there is a plentiful blood supply.
The initial feeling is very refreshing, as there is menthol or somesuch in the liquid, along with denature alcohol. I found that the cooling was really good and lasted for a surprisingly long time.
The next test is to use it in a spinning class! Watch this space …
