"D.M. Procida" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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After my 6.8 mile ride to skool each morning I arrive very damp if not soaked with sweat. I go up to the staffroom, b my clean clothes from my locker, and within four or five minutes of the end of the ride I'm having a cold shower. It's cold because if it's not I boil up all over again afterwards, not because I like it or because I'm hard.
Seriously, why bother showering? If you're clean before you start your bike ride your sweat
I've always looked at it the other way around. Why shower at home if I was goin to work? One morning shower is lots and I was just as happy to have the corp pay for the hot water 🙂 We also had good change/shower facilities with lockers for the shirts and ties etc.
Could be counterproductive. The cold will shut down your surface blood vessels which are carrying the heat from your body core to the outside so that you cool off slower. That will also raise your blood pressure for a time I prefer a warm, not hot shower which is less painful and less cardiovascular shock.
Yes, personally I cool down easier after a warm shower. Coming out of a cold one, the room air feels too warm. OTOH, running your wrists under a cold tap is an excellent way to cool down quickly.
