Outdoor sports are great family activities. It is fun, and brings family members closer to each other. It should be encouraged and promoted in the community. But since it is outdoor, there are few environmental factors to be considered.
1. Heat. Not many people realized the harmful effects of heat. The effects are not abrupt, but cumulative. This is what makes it dangerous. The effects are slow, so people think it’s harmless and take it for granted. Then, one day you will be surprised to be struck with one or two of the following heat related illness such as sunburn and wrinkles, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and skin cancer. Sports shelter, shelters outdoor sports onlookers from the harmful effects of heat. Making every family’s outdoor sports experience comfortable and sheltered. This will help reduce the heat related deaths of an average of 350 people each year according to the Center for Disease and Control (CDC).
2. Rain is another environmental factor to be considered. It may seem harmless. Some people think that plunging into the rain is good as it has a cooling effect. True, if your body temperature prior to soaking in the rain is normal. Otherwise, the body undergoes stress as it is forced to suddenly balance the body temperature brought about by the sudden change in temperature in the environment. For example, chanting and cheering for your favorite sports team on a sunny, very hot day, then suddenly get soaked wet by rain. This stress has detrimental effects on the body. This can cause dryness in the skin and mucus membrane of the eyes. It can also bring about eye infections, respiratory infections, and muscular spasms. Sports shelter provides the warmth needed by the body to slowly adjust to sudden temperature outdoor.
While making sure that outdoor sports and activities are fun, shelter and protect your family and friends as well from the harmful effects of environmental elements.
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