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Hot Walking

trejon
trejon Posts: 203
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I live in Texas! We are a few feet from hell so it is HOT all the time :devil: . Am I burning more calories walking and working in the heat than normal?

My thinking this that metabolism is the rise of body heat thus...........YES :love: !

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    maybe 1-2% more, almost negligible. Any extra water weight you lose would be water.
  • tjames30
    tjames30 Posts: 229 Member
    I have no idea! But yes it is hot! I walked in 100 degree weather yesterday and thought I was going to die! LOL
  • emmyvera
    emmyvera Posts: 599 Member
    I'm no scientist by any means.... :laugh:

    But from what I've read on here, other posts and articles.... research shows that however you body may feel while walking/running when it's hot (sweating a lot... etc) you're body isn't actually burning anymore calories.

    It really depends on your heart rate.

    Also, I've read that when it is colder your body does burn more calories. This is because your body is working harder to keep you warm. So if you go outside and jog in the 40 degree weather... you will burn more staying warm against the cold.

    But I'm not scientist. :wink:
  • trejon
    trejon Posts: 203
    Hey that sounds very logical! I guess a girl just really wanted to hope.
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