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Anna's Summer Skin Protection Tips

Welcome back from the long weekend Fitness folks! It goes to figure that it was so cold on the weekend and today is so gone dang beautiful! If you’re going to hit a patio tonight for a well-deserved shot of vitamin D, then please go protected. Everyone wants to enjoy the warm sun, but no one wants to be left with wrinkles, dull, blotchy skin, or worse – skin cancer. So wear a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 if you’re going outside, and if you’ll be outside for any length of time bring it with you and reapply, reapply, reapply…

 

Anna’s Tips for Protecting your Skin:

  • Apply your sunscreen at least 15 minutes before you head outside.
  • Reapply every 2 hours if you continue to be outside.
  • Protect the delicate area around your eyes with sunscreen and sunglasses – the wrap around kind give the most protection – and hats.
  • Remember, just because it’s cloudy outside doesn’t mean you don’t need sunscreen.
  • Bring an awning, umbrella or tarp with you to the beach. It will give you and your family shelter from the sun.
  • Remember, pets can get sunburned too, bring an umbrella for shelter and plenty of water for Fido, and wet him down in the water to keep him cool. Don't keep your best friend on the beach too long, he may get dehydrated.
  • The sun is at its highest from 10am to 4pm.

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About Anna

I'm a certified personal trainer and professional writer, as well as the editor of Fitness Gear 101. I'm what I like to call a self-proclaimed "fitness geek", who basically eats, dreams and lives fitness. After spending this much time and energy on fitness, I figure I have to know a few useful tricks ;) I hope you enjoy the site, and learn a useful thing or two about your body, nutrition and health. Cheers, Anna