Bad weather and your health.

[Shotokan-kez]

Typical British weather is often rain, wind and cold. Where i train is awkward to get to on the bus and i dont drive so i have to cycle. Trouble is with our weather, when it's raining it can be hot and stuffy. Just lately it has been raining when i need to cycle to karate, i don't want to put my winter coat on because i sweat to much and get to hot, so i often cycle there in just a t-shirt. The public look at me and think im mad because it's pouring with rain So all i want to know it, i'm hot and sweaty but can cycling in the rain and getting wet make me ill? May sound like a dumb question, just curious.

Cheers

[hurricane]

Hey there,

I ride my bike all year long to work and karate and the grocery store and whereever I need to go. I find that I actually get sick less often than before I moved to where I live now and started biking every day. If you are hot but it is raining, I recommend buying a light rain coat. I always keep one at work and one at home. When it gets cold, bundle up. In other words, act according to the weather. It's a nice workout to ride your bike so keep it up!

[TigerDude]

Rain is not really a source of germs, which is what makes you sick. Just a myth.

You could spring for a fancy Gore-Tex jacket.

[Jiffy]

A lot of people think that getting cold will give you a cold. This is a myth. A cold is a virus. Being cold is temperature. Two seperate things. Just that when you are sick with a cold, you feel better when you are warm.

There are ill effects from extreme cold, but if you feel warm (eg. excersizing), you will not suffer any of these.

[Shotokan-kez]

Thanks for that. i cam stop worrying now. Just that my mum warned me i could catch a cold if i carried on.

[alsey]

i know the feeling. i don't do it so much now, but before i had a car i cycled in every type of weather to the dojo. i was the only one who would walk into the dojo already sweating, and sometimes wet.

[Orion]

Yeah the great british weather, I usually bike in the rain (no other weather here) I hate wearing a jacket and get people thinking that I should be in a white jacket. I think your ok aslong as you don't sit in a cold wet top.

[Meguro]

Don't they have rainsuits or ponchos in the UK? They're light, water repellent, often have reflective tape and will keep you drier than a T-shirt.

[lordtariel]

I know the weather itself wouldn't cause illness, but would colder temperature reduce the bodies effectiveness at warding off illness?

[Shotokan-kez]

i know the feeling. i don't do it so much now, but before i had a car i cycled in every type of weather to the dojo. i was the only one who would walk into the dojo already sweating, and sometimes wet.

Thats what i'm like too, i always have to take a towel with me and spare clothes ect. My bag is so big it looks like im moving home lol