- Don’t beat yourself up if you do fall asleep – you have a genuine condition that’s exasperated by heat.p
- Try a cold bath or shower and minty fresh body scrub to stave away that groggy ‘I just got up’ feeling.
- If you’re trying to study, open a window and have a nice breeze circulate the room.
- Drink ice-cold water.
- Put ice packs into cushions/ your fave seat or under your pillow – this will stop you from nodding off and cool you down
- Invest in a small fan – one that isn’t too disruptive.
- Have a 1-hour nap after lunch.
- Avoid heavy meals like carbs or roast chicken dinner. Big meals make us feel lazy and it leads us to fall asleep – graze on things like; salad and fruit and energy bars.
- Ask someone for a copy of lecture notes and then just concentrate on listening to the lecturer.
- Have a good sleep routine I.e I wake up 7:35 and then nap from 1 till 2 and then bed at 8:30
- Wear light clothes/ pyjamas
- If you know you’re going to be having a long day and night drink a high energy smoothie or have an energy drink (but these can get addictive and you’re likely to crash so, go with the smoothie
- If you want to sit outside make sure you’re sitting in the shaded area with something stimulating to do like reading or puzzles.
I hope these help and make the summer heat more manageable guys.
