Burning calories

Kimegatron
Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you burn a bit more calories in high humidity? I just went on a walk through a four Mile wet sauna, and I just want to feel a little better about feeling like a dripping rag. Boob sweat is no joke. If you do burn more, how minimal do you think it is? I'm sure it doesn't make a huge difference, I'm just curious if it's any difference at all

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  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Sweat isn't a sign of burning more cals. Just like hot yoga really doesn't burn more cals than regular yoga.
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    So the temperature and humidity of an environment doesn't effect anything? Michigan just wants to torture me :'(
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    If any, it would be so minimal that it isn't worth worrying about
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    I'm not so much worried, but I want a better way to justify this boob sweat :D:D:D:D
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Cold would be more likely to burn calories than heat. If you think Michigan is hot, try Florida.

    Nope, never noticed that humidity helps with weight loss. I do think fresh air does us good, whether it helps burn calories or not, :)
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Florida humidity and Michigan humidity can be quite similar, actually. I'm not a fan of bug mating season over there. The worst humidity I ever experienced was in Missouri. Made me break out like a teenager. No thank you
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,242 Member
    Heat reduces your caloric expenditure; keeping warm in a cold environment increases it.

    The requirement to avoid overheating and passing out would also result in your body slowing things down, again reducing the calories burned.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    It really wouldn't be worth much. As for boob sweat, the struggle is real :frown:
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    It really wouldn't be worth much. As for boob sweat, the struggle is real :frown:

    it really is
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Kimegatron wrote: »
    So the temperature and humidity of an environment doesn't effect anything? Michigan just wants to torture me :'(

    Nope you don't burn any additional calories....but it certainly does feel like.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    No, sorry.
  • antennachick
    antennachick Posts: 464 Member
    You can lose water wieght...but thats not healthy, stay hydrated :)
  • funjen1972
    funjen1972 Posts: 949 Member
    Kimegatron wrote: »
    So the temperature and humidity of an environment doesn't effect anything? Michigan just wants to torture me :'(

    I feel your misery...I'm in Ohio and found my run very laborious tonight due to the humidity. I ended up walking part of it
  • andympanda
    andympanda Posts: 763 Member
    antennachick wrote: »
    You can lose water wieght...but thats not healthy, stay hydrated :)

    When i was in FL. last year i lost so much water weight I almost got dehydrated. Sorry can't help you with the boob sweat, being a guy in all.

  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    im always amused by the people in the sauna who think cause they are sitting in there sweating they are helping to increase their weight loss some how...
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited August 2015
    andympanda wrote: »
    antennachick wrote: »
    You can lose water wieght...but thats not healthy, stay hydrated :)

    When i was in FL. last year i lost so much water weight I almost got dehydrated. Sorry can't help you with the boob sweat, being a guy in all.

    I dunno, I've met a few guys who could give me a run for my money in the boobage department :lol:


    betuel75 wrote: »
    im always amused by the people in the sauna who think cause they are sitting in there sweating they are helping to increase their weight loss some how...

    They're probably thinking of those skinny little jockeys who practically live in the sauna before races...

  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    funjen1972 wrote: »
    Kimegatron wrote: »
    So the temperature and humidity of an environment doesn't effect anything? Michigan just wants to torture me :'(

    I feel your misery...I'm in Ohio and found my run very laborious tonight due to the humidity. I ended up walking part of it

    It's 70% humidity right now :'(
  • natboosh69
    natboosh69 Posts: 277 Member
    I feel your boob sweat pain, and that's just walking in temps around 20℃! (I'm from UK, don't know how people in warmer countries cope with it!) :D
  • Versacam
    Versacam Posts: 109 Member
    natboosh69 wrote: »
    I feel your boob sweat pain, and that's just walking in temps around 20℃! (I'm from UK, don't know how people in warmer countries cope with it!) :D

    Same here, I loathe the heat.. A sunny but cool day in the UK is just perfect.

    Boob sweat is a killer.. I get extra wet from my Heart Rate Monitor there too.. :/
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    The air is wet here as well. :/

    Hrm. Let's see. Teeny amounts of kcal are used to keep your body temp 98.6, so maybe if it's well over 98.6? But I don't think that counts for much.

    I can't wait for autumn.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I love the heat, humidity is horrible though. I like neither now that I've started running. I also don't like running in full sun, ugh. Takes me back to dance school days, a studio with no air con in near 100% summer humidity in Auckland, New Zealand. I think I'd pass out if I tried it now! I live in London and it gets pretty humid here, it's been quite a cool summer though this year.

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