I was in a state of denial. For too long, I believed that the warnings about weather extremes being harmful for elders didn’t apply to me. Then a couple of weeks ago, I had to find a bench toward the end of my regular 4-mile 9:00 a.m. Monday walk, even though I was drinking water all along. My face was purple. My younger walking partner had no problem.
A week later, the same walk was fine. It’s all about the air quality. But when I had to turn around just moments into a very hot noon-time walk later that week, I could no longer ignore the weather wisdom I had been denying.
There is some good news. I turned to Google and read about the necessity of replacing electrolytes when exercising in the heat. There are lots of choices besides Gatorade—including coconut water, peppermint tea and more. So when a quick Saturday morning walk to the post office was a bit of a challenge, I was prepared with a bottle of peppermint herbal tea.
The cure was instantaneous.
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