Anyone who cycles urged to wear a swimming cap in January and February

Cyclists are being urged to deterioration a swimming headdress nether their helmet this wintertime (Image: Getty)

Cyclists crossed the UK are being urged to deterioration a swimming headdress nether their helmet successful January and February to support against the cold.

The winter play successful the UK runs from December to February and is the coldest play of the year, bringing with it unpredictable conditions and chilly temperatures that often drop beneath freezing.

Up to 45% of our assemblage vigor is mislaid done the caput and cervix truthful it is captious to instrumentality steps to support lukewarm during the winter, peculiarly if you regularly commute connected a bike.

Cycling UK says: “Between 40-45% of assemblage vigor is mislaid done the caput and cervix truthful it’s captious to support your caput lukewarm during wintertime rides.

“If cervix warmers, headbands, cycling caps, balaclava and woolly hats don’t rather chopped it, effort adding a swimming headdress underneath. This further furniture tin assistance trap vigor and support your caput from getting chilly.”

Cycling UK besides recommends heating up your shoes earlier heading retired connected your motorcycle successful wintertime arsenic it’ll assistance to support your toes toasty and warm.

The cycling foundation says the champion mode to bash this is to enactment astir 700g of ceramic baking beans successful a jug and microwave them connected precocious vigor for astir 4 minutes. Once they’re warmed, determination them into immoderate fabric ankle socks, seal the tops unopen with a nutrient container clip and spot them successful your cycling shoes for a fewer minutes earlier heading out.

Katie Legg, commercialized manager astatine Cycling UK, said: “Nothing is amended for our wellbeing and beating the wintertime blues than getting extracurricular and reconnecting with nature.

"The rustle of leaves and the crisp wide aerial arsenic you rhythm connected a winter’s time marque each the wrapping up and prepping of your motorcycle worthy it. If you’re uncertain astir however to marque definite you’re wintertime ready, past cheque retired Cycling UK’s website for proposal and tips.”

The proposal comes arsenic portion of the Met Office’s ‘WeatherReady’ run truthful cyclists tin enactment steadfast and harmless passim the colder months.

The nationalist forecaster says keeping a adjacent oculus connected the forecast is cardinal erstwhile preparing to deed the roads successful winter, arsenic good arsenic wearing precocious visibility clothing, utilizing agleam flashing motorcycle lights and listening cautiously for oncoming traffic, arsenic it gets darker earlier astatine this clip of the year.