3 HAVE AN ICE-COLD DRINK BEFORE YOU EXERCISE

Cyclists who had very cold water o rs ome crushe dic ee very 5 minutes fo r3 0m inute sb efore and ever y1 5 minutes during a6 0-minute bike ride in a l abh eate dt o 35°C performe db ette ra nd had a lowe rb ody temperature when they consume dth e crushe dic e than when they drank the cold wate r,a2 017 stud yfo und.

Other studies have shown that an ice d“s lushy” drink before aw orkout in the he at h elp st op re-cool the bod y– although the effects are temporary. “An ice-filled drink will lowe rc ore temperature if drunk quickly a few minute sb efore the start of exercis e onah o t da y, but onc e yo u start to move it triggers th ep rocess of thermogenesis, in which the bod yp roduces more heat,” Pate say s.“So the coolin gb enefits will be short-live du nless you keep sipping on the ice as yo uw or ko ut. B utitisd efinitely worth tryin ga n icy drink befor e yo uh ead out on av ery ho t da y.”