Originally Posted by
oakback
When I get to work, I circle the parking lot to cool down between 10 and 30 minutes, depending out the temp and weather that day. Like others have said, cool down, let your breathing/heart rate/sweating settle down some before going inside.
The last part of the ride always seems to require more effort to deal with traffic on my part, so I end up riding slowly in circles or around the block to cool off before standing around and trying to cool off. You're going to get warm after a couple of miles, so you might as well plan for it.