Whether you’re study­ing in the sauna that is the res­i­dence halls, walk­ing to class in the scorch­ing sun, or can’t afford to turn up the AC in your apart­ment, here are some sim­ple ways to bear the blaz­ing tem­per­a­tures this summer:

1. Wear light and loose fit­ting cloth­ing: This will keep you from feel­ing so sticky. Wearing cot­ton can also help you stay cooler.

2. Bring a fan or two: Keeping the air cir­cu­lat­ing can help keep your room more bear­able, and if it’s really bad, mul­ti­ple fans can’t hurt either. Also make sure your heater isn’t turned on.

3. Keep hydrated: Though the best source for this is good old water, sports drinks can help replen­ish elec­trolytes you may be los­ing. Avoiding caf­feine and alco­hol can also pre­vent dehydration.

4. Eat right: Avoid big meals that add to that feel­ing of full­ness and dis­com­fort, espe­cially in the sun. Instead, eat sev­eral smaller meals through­out the day, as well as foods lighter in con­tent, such as fruits. Eating smaller meals more fre­quently has also shown to be bet­ter for you anyway.

5. Don’t have AC? Go some­where that does: Take a trip to the movies, library, or even the Rock. Anywhere that has air con­di­tion­ing can be a nice refresher from liv­ing in a non air-conditioned res­i­dence hall or apartment.

6. Refrigerate more than food: Keep cold wash­cloths in your fridge to cool your neck or face. Also con­sider putting aloe or lotions in the fridge to give some extra cool sooth­ing power to sun­burn or to mas­sage on tired feet.

7. Keep clean and cool: Take cold show­ers, even show­er­ing mul­ti­ple times a day to keep your­self from feel­ing gross and to just to refresh and cool yourself.

8. Work out times: When stay­ing active, plan your work­outs at cooler times dur­ing the day, such as the morn­ing or evening. To avoid the heat all together, go to the stu­dent recre­ation cen­ter to work out there or cool off in the com­mu­nity pool.

9. Take a trip down the river: Not only is it fun, but tub­ing down the Muskegon can keep you cool, espe­cially since the water doesn’t get too warm. n

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