are more calories burned in hot weather than in cold weather?
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"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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I don't know for sure what it is but in cold weather your heart beats more to create more body heat and in the hotter weather your body releases sweat. I think the calories burned would be pretty similar if not identical or around there.
depends on the person
my theory on this says yes. When we exercise, our body sweating acts as a cooling agent for it overheating. In hot weather, it sweats more, hence why thirst happens faster in the heat then in the cold. Since the body is working harder to keep cool, it is burning more calories to do so. Again, that is my theory. I have no scientific data to back it up, but I am a workout junkie!
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