(POST 2) BATTLE OF THE BULGE Summer Slimdown Challenge!!!

NOTE:

In college course "Exercise Science" they warn against ice water when working out.
Known to cause stomach problems. beware.
Room temp water ALWAYS recommended here!!!

have a great Wednesday :glasses:

couple medical sources say this isn't true...

The American College of Sports Medicine says
"Water palatability is influenced by several factors including temperature and flavoring. While most individuals prefer cool water, the preferred water temperature is influenced by cultural and learned behaviors. The most pleasurable water temperature during recovery from exercise was 5C, although when water was ingested in large quantities, a temperature of ~15-21C was preferred... It is therefore reasonable to expect that the effect of flavoring and water temperature should increase fluid consumption during exercise, although there is insufficient evidence to support this hypothesis."

One of the sources relied upon for this statement is Effects of meal temperature and volume on the emptying of liquid from the human stomach which concluded that cool liquids increased the amount of fluid emptied from the stomach in the first 5 minutes--in other words, cold liquids leave the stomach rapidly during the first five minutes after drinking. source

From Tufts University
"Can drinking ice water during exercise “shock” the system too much? Is it better to go with slightly cool water?"

There’s no harm in drinking ice-cold water when you exercise. In fact, cold fluids empty from the stomach faster than warm ones, so they’re faster at replacing water lost through sweating. That “can have an immediate effect of cooling off the body’s core” during exercise, says William Evans, PhD, director of the Nutrition, Metabolism, and Exercise Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.