Whether you enjoy regular outdoor activities or outdoor sports during the winter,
it is very important to ensure that you have the most appropriate clothing,
to make you feel comfortable and maintain a comfortable temperature. Although adding or removing layers of clothing can
help keep you warm or cool depending on the weather and your occupation, however,
when it comes to spending a long time outdoors doing sports or actively relaxing, it is always recommended to wear
thermal clothing.
However, what is thermal clothing? How does it work? And what activities should it be used for?

What is thermal clothing for?
Thermal clothing is a type of clothing that allows you to maintain a comfortable body temperature, especially in cold weather.
Thermal underwear, thermal pants, fleece jackets - this type of outdoor clothing is meant to help
maintain body temperature, especially in cold weather.
These garments are designed to trap the wearer's natural body heat while allowing moisture to escape easily
come out in the form of sweat.
Although thermal clothing is used for a variety of purposes and is used by a wide variety of people, usually it
most commonly used by those who participate in outdoor activities, especially in winter.

Examples of actions that require
thermal clothing:

Skiing and snowboarding
Ice skating
Fishing
Winter running
Hiking
Mountain climbing
Walks
Attending spectator sports (outdoor football, rugby matches, etc.)
Outdoor shopping during the winter months (Christmas markets, etc. events)

Thermal clothing, thanks to its air permeability, drains sweat from the surface of the skin.
For this reason, even without wearing too many layers of clothing, thermal clothing can also be a good solution for a little
in warmer weather.
For this reason, athletes wear thermal clothing that works all year round, regardless of the temperature.

Do thermal underwear really work?

Simply put, yes, thermal clothing can be incredibly effective at preventing colds. When you leave the warm interior,
outside, you can wear thermal clothing to protect your legs, feet, arms, torso, and even your head from the cold.
However, it is important to note that this type of clothing achieves this not by keeping you warm, but by preventing the cold.
While this may sound like semantics, there is actually a significant difference between the two.

Thermal underwear traps the natural heat produced by your body to keep your body temperature in the cold.
However, if your body is already cold when you put on thermal clothing, these items will not work as effectively,
as it may take longer for your body to produce enough heat naturally,
for the thermal clothing to hold it back. Therefore, it is recommended to wear thermal underwear on an already warmed body.

How does thermal clothing work?

As mentioned above, thermal underwear works by being worn as an extra layer to the wearer's normal outdoor wear
for clothing. Generally, these garments are made of double-layer fabric such as wool, wool, polyester, nylon,
for silk, spandex or smart cotton blends. These garments are designed to hold more
body heat than standard single layer clothing. This extra warmth insulates your body from the cold outside air,
preventing heat loss.

These smart materials not only trap body heat, but also help wick sweat away from the skin.
This happens thanks to the breathable fabrics that thermal clothing is usually made of,
which absorbs sweat from the surface of the wearer's skin. Materials used in the production of thermal clothing,
absorbs sweat and moves it away from the surface of the skin. This helps to ensure that the user does not get wet and
therefore the wind does not cool down.

What makes clothing thermal?

The material the garment is made of and how effectively it retains the body's natural heat and
allows sweat to be absorbed away from the skin, makes it thermal. This means that although wool
cotton and even silk clothing can be considered thermal in the sense that they keep you warm in winter,
the best thermal materials are usually synthetic though. Unlike some natural materials,
that can make you feel itchy or retain moisture, fabric blends of spandex, nylon,
Lycra and polyester can provide a good balance of warmth, heat retention and moisture wicking properties.
This makes the garment thermally successful and provides benefits.

In addition to the layer of thermal underwear, you must wear a heat-insulating layer, for example, in combination with a fleece jacket
with a windproof jacket such as a softshell.