(photo by Xenïa Antunes, courtesy of morguefile.com)

The pleasure of enjoying outdoor fun in the sun is a rite of summer that everyone should enjoy. But since too much sun can be dangerous it’s always a good idea to take precautions; using a good sun blocking lotion being among them.

Now it seems that the combination of drinking coffee and exercise may help your skin fight the damaging effects of the sun and prevent skin cancer. That’s according to a report from WebMD posted on the CBS News web site. The report is based on a study undertaken by researchers from Rutgers University. The results of the study appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.

"We need to dig deeper into how the combination of caffeine and exercise is exerting its influence at the cellular and molecular levels, identifying the underlying mechanisms," says researcher Allan Conney, director of Rutgers University's Cullman Laboratory, in a news release.

To read the WebMD report posted on the CBS News web site go to: Caffeine, Exercise May Cut Skin Cancer

To access the results of the study cited above go to: National Academy of Sciences