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Carrie6o6
Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
if you burn more calories or not? Last night I decided to use my stationary bike. I managed to ride 20mins at about a medium pace... I was sweating so much because it was soooooooooo hot!! Does that help you burn more cals? Ive never sweated so much, it was gross!! haha This site said I only burned 180 from about 18mins of it. (I dont have a HRM yet) and it felt like I did so much more! Who knows

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  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
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    if you burn more calories or not? Last night I decided to use my stationary bike. I managed to ride 20mins at about a medium pace... I was sweating so much because it was soooooooooo hot!! Does that help you burn more cals? Ive never sweated so much, it was gross!! haha This site said I only burned 180 from about 18mins of it. (I dont have a HRM yet) and it felt like I did so much more! Who knows
  • KrisKabob
    KrisKabob Posts: 1,250 Member
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    I honestly don't know... but I know how you feel! I wonder the answer is... :huh:
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
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    I Goggled and found this: google0dw.gif

    Basically, the answers are we burn more calories in hot weather than cold and no, sweating doesn't burn more calories.

    Do You Burn More Calories in Hot or Cold Weather?

    You burn fewer calories when you exercise in cold weather than you do when it's hot. The hotter it is, the more extra work your heart has to do to prevent you from overheating. More than 70 percent of the energy produced by your muscles during exercise is lost as heat. So the harder you exercise, the hotter your muscles become. In hot weather, not only must your heart pump extra blood to bring oxygen to your muscles, it must also pump hot blood from your heated muscles to your skin where heat can be dissipated.

    On the other hand, in cold weather, your heart only has to pump blood to your muscles and very little extra blood to your skin to dissipate heat. Your muscles produce so much heat during exercise that your body does not need to produce more heat to keep you warm. So your heart works harder and you burn more calories in hot weather. This information should not discourage you from exercising when it’s cold, because staying in shape is a year-round proposition. However, it may help to explain why so many people find the pounds creeping on in the wintertime, even when they stay active.

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    Do You Burn More When You Sweat?

    Your body creates sweat to cool you off when your body temperature gets too high. How much you sweat has nothing to do with how many calories you burn. What matters is how long and how intensely you're working out. Any weight loss that you experience immediately after a workout is only water weight, and you'll gain it right back as soon as you rehydrate yourself. So don't worry about not sweating. If you go for a 30-minute run and you haven't sweat a drop, you still burned almost 300 calories.
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
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    Thanks!