How many calories will use lose in a cold (not ice) bath?

AnvilHead

Nony_Mouse wrote: »

AnvilHead wrote: »

VeryKatie wrote: »

A negligible, unimportant amount. If anything, you will burn less calories that day because you sat still in a bath instead of going for even a little walk around your kitchen.

I know, necro thread - but the above is a good point. If one’s goal is to burn more calories, you’d get a significantly greater expenditure from walking for x minutes than you would from sitting in a cold bath (or steam room or sauna or whatever other increased/decreased temperature environment) for an equivalent period of time. Activity will always trump inactivity in terms of calorie burn.

Don’t try to major in the minors - if you’re trying to expend calories, get up and move.

But that whole activity thing takes effort!!

If given a choice between running ten miles or sitting in an ice bath, I’d be lacing up my running shoes faster than you could believe!

jmc930

mckeeveronthezumba wrote: »

she asked a simple question whether or not if you can burn calories from cold temperatures i found my answers from the site i posted if you don't like the answer then take it up with the website, btw i have seen on doctor oz that you can burn calories from a cold ice pack for 20 mins. on the lower neck and shoulders no it obviously isn't as much as if you exercise but it does help kick your metabolism in gear, think about it your body is cold so your body has to work extra hard to warm you up which will get the blood pumping and then result in burning "some" calories. and no i dont think you should do this if you are still sick it will only make you worse... good luck and hope you are better

You lost me at Doctor Oz.

WinoGelato

jmc930 wrote: »

mckeeveronthezumba wrote: »

she asked a simple question whether or not if you can burn calories from cold temperatures i found my answers from the site i posted if you don't like the answer then take it up with the website, btw i have seen on doctor oz that you can burn calories from a cold ice pack for 20 mins. on the lower neck and shoulders no it obviously isn't as much as if you exercise but it does help kick your metabolism in gear, think about it your body is cold so your body has to work extra hard to warm you up which will get the blood pumping and then result in burning "some" calories. and no i dont think you should do this if you are still sick it will only make you worse... good luck and hope you are better

You lost me at Doctor Oz.

That post was from 2011 and the poster hasn’t been active since 2016 so while I agree that Dr Oz isn’t a particularly credible source, I’m not sure your feedback is going to be received on this zombie thread....