With the temperature dropping to 40 degrees tonight and a freeze warning in some parts, we have some tips for Floridians unfamiliar with cold weather. I lived most of my life in Albany NY, where the high for this week is 40 and it’s expected to hit zero in a few days.
So …
5. Wear a hat. You lose a lot of body heat through your head. Hats keep your head warm and that keeps your body warmer.
4. Wear layers. It’s not the fabrics that keep you warm. It’s the air between the layers of fabric that really provide the insulation. So wear a t-shirt under a long sleeved shirt under a sweater, and then a jacket if necessary.
3. Move. Getting your body moving helps you generate your own heat. So jump up and down or run in place. Don’t actually move fast because that means wind which draws heat from you.
2. Stay inside. It’s much warmer inside your house or car.
1. Get real. Recognize that 40 degrees still isn’t cold. As kids in Albany, a 40 degree day in January was a warm spell and we would play outside all day in shorts and t-shirts. It’s golf weather if there’s no frost on the greens.
