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Here are some tips to help reduce sweating while riding a bicycle on those hot summer days. Ride in the early mornings. The temperatures are always cooler in the early mornings around dawn than they are at dusk or even late night. Choose an easy route. Try to find a bicycle route that is shaded with flat terrain or no steep hills, and as few stops as possible. Once you stop you will no longer be cooled by the wind and begin sweating a lot. Keep your body temperature down. Take a luke warm or cool shower using antibacterial soaps before you leave to cool you down and wash away body odors. Drink plenty of water. Do not drink hot coffee or eat spicy foods. Wear a bike helmet with plenty of vent holes. Wear breathable light-colored clothing. Clothing that wicks away sweat can help cool you down too as it evaporates, but this is generally not as effective in humid climates. Synthetic materials like polyester/nylon, bicycle jerseys, arm coolers etc. dry much faster than cotton, but cotton is also very breathable and once wet the wind will cool you down. One trick to keep your body cool is spraying the back of a cotton shirt with water (squeeze out the excess so it doesn't drip), and then the wind will keep you cooler. Another trick is filling a sock with ice and wrapping it around your neck. Each of these ideas is only temporary of course, but offer a refreshing feeling at least on the hottest days. Protect your body from the sun. Wear sweat resistant sunscreen, but not sweat proof sunscreen used for swimming because it can clog your skin pores. Alternatively consider wearing UPF rated clothing with long sleeves or arm coolers. Consider not wearing a rain jacket in warmer temperatures because you will just get sweaty and smelly. Cool down before finishing your ride. After any physical activity your body tends to take 5 to 10 minutes to catch up and stop sweating. Use a towel and/or wipes to clean up afterward. Having a change of clothes at work is probably the best idea on very hot days. Store your sweaty clothes somewhere they can dry out - either in a bag with vent holes or in front of a fan. Use deodorant. Sweating is a natural process, but if you have excessive sweating you might need to consult a doctor and/or nutritionist. Mixing baking soda with water and applying it to the problem areas as an antiperspirant is one solution. Thanks for watching! And please subscribe! http://www.bikeblogger.com

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Doesn't cycling/exercising tend to boost one's immune system... and so riding and enduring a bit of sweat and wind chill would not have that massive a negative effect...i would say its the being stationary and sweaty in the cold that could be problematic for some and cause them to get sick

Do u like retro steel or modern aluminium bike?

one thing that helped me a lot is have a rear rack and becoming a backpack free ))

Hey Bike Blogger, how do you manage to find routes that are so free of traffic? Do you have to extend your commute by a ton to take the roads less traveled?

Also do you use Strava or some similar GPS tracking app?

I love your videos, thanks! :)

I have spent months investigating the best natural treatment for sweating and discovered a fantastic resource at Sebs Sweat Blueprint (google it if you are interested)

Great stuff! Love cycling, and seeing your town on these clips

If you have a power meter, one thing that helps me to not be sweaty when I get on the train is that I try to keep power below 150W. It's kind of like a brisk walking pace.

spicy food doesn't raise your body temp, it just increases bloodflow to your skin, making you feel warmer but actually increasing heat loss.

Great channel mate. I like that you put lots of text in the description as well, it helps.

Best way I have found is ride when the temp is 1 degrees Celsius like it was for me riding to work this morning. No sweat ; )

want to reduce sweat while riding your bike? take the bike on a bus

why would u want to stop sweating

sweating is the body's way to cool u down

I'm from Finland and I love cold showers!
Actually, both these facts are not true.

I find that the worst thing for making you sweat on your commute to work is wearing a frameless backpack with your gear in it. There's no airflow between the pack and your back.

Good tips. I would add:

If you have a decent length of a commute, go harder/faster in the first 2/3rd and then wind down effort in the last 3rd. Less effort + wind will help you cool down a bit before you arrive at work.

thanks +bike blogger

what kind of bike is that because I really like it and I want to buy one

I found the ideal solution for my commute to work: I ride a hybrid pedelec [Mando Footloose iM] on the commute (no sweating), reloading its battery by using the bike as a workout machine at home (lots of sweating :) ).

Thanks for the video and great advice! I found for me that slowing down like a mile or so before work to a very slow pace but enough to still get a lil wind helps alot so when i stop at work i dont all the sudden sweat like mad. Also immediately heading to restroom and changing clothes and toweling off a lil bit with paper towels helps too.