Most of the country has seen sweltering temperatures over the last few weeks.Despite heat and humidity, some groups of people can’t avoid the outdoors, like high school football teams.On the first day of football camp for Northwest High School in Waukee, Iowa, head coach Corey Kopatich said keeping kids safe starts with his coaching staff. “We’re going to take extra water breaks. We’re going to make sure kids are taken care of,” Kopatich said. The coaching staff is taught to keep an eye out for signs of heat exhaustion, breaks for water more often, and to tell kids to hydrate off the field, too.While water may be what you’re used to drinking in the middle of a workout, the best way to hydrate is actually with milk. According to research from Scotland’s St. Andrews University, an ice-cold glass of milk is best for beating the heat.”It’s because of the unique combination of all-natural electrolytes and carbohydrates and protein,” said Kim Peter, of Anderson Erickson Dairy.The cooler at Anderson Erickson is kept somewhere between 34 and 36 degrees — one of the coldest places to work in the summer.”That is a very cool environment in which to work,” Peter said.But when temperatures reach into triple digits, even employees at the massive dairy need something a little colder.”One of the things we like to do when it gets really hot is start up our soft serve ice cream machine,” Peter said.
Most of the country has seen sweltering temperatures over the last few weeks.
Despite heat and humidity, some groups of people can’t avoid the outdoors, like high school football teams.
On the first day of football camp for Northwest High School in Waukee, Iowa, head coach Corey Kopatich said keeping kids safe starts with his coaching staff.
“We’re going to take extra water breaks. We’re going to make sure kids are taken care of,” Kopatich said.
The coaching staff is taught to keep an eye out for signs of heat exhaustion, breaks for water more often, and to tell kids to hydrate off the field, too.
While water may be what you’re used to drinking in the middle of a workout, the best way to hydrate is actually with milk. According to research from Scotland’s St. Andrews University, an ice-cold glass of milk is best for beating the heat.
“It’s because of the unique combination of all-natural electrolytes and carbohydrates and protein,” said Kim Peter, of Anderson Erickson Dairy.
The cooler at Anderson Erickson is kept somewhere between 34 and 36 degrees — one of the coldest places to work in the summer.
“That is a very cool environment in which to work,” Peter said.
But when temperatures reach into triple digits, even employees at the massive dairy need something a little colder.
“One of the things we like to do when it gets really hot is start up our soft serve ice cream machine,” Peter said.
