I heard that people in colder temperature have more difficulty losing fat. Is this true?
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Does environment temperature affect weight?
- Thread starter Waldolicous
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People in colder climates certainly tend to stay indoors for a greater portion of the year, that might be wear that observation comes from. Speak as someone who lives in a rather cold place, you only notice the cold if you are walking to your car, playing a winter sport, or paying your heating bill.
actually theres a difference between being cold and living in the cold...people who live in a cold climate can become more sedatary because of the outdoor conditions prohibit some activities and offer a challenge and time effort to others. also when its cold out you tend to reach for those hearty comfort foods to keep you and your home warm (theres nothing like homeemade beef stew and the smell and warmth of corn bread baking on a cold day) so i think this is why people tend to think that living in a colder climate is antagonistic to weight loss, however BEING cold has the opposite affect... being cold actually increases your metabolism as your body is trying to raise its core temperature to keep itself warm, but calorie burn is only really accomplished when shivering is induced, otherwise, they way you dress (layers, sweaters) or change the temperature of your environment (turing up the heat) counteracts that idea......example...people who go down to the arctic for scientific trips tend to lose weight due to all the shivering....
According to MIT Medical health educator and certified personal trainer Deirdre Neylon, the idea that one burns more calories in cold weather is a myth-one that persists because, on the surface, it makes so much sense. The reasoning goes that since it takes more energy to maintain core body temperature in a cold environment, and since energy equals calories, the body will burn more calories in cold weather. But the truth is that, as long as you are dressed appropriately, cold temperatures alone won't cause you to burn more calories. You won't start using up additional calories unless your body temperature drops enough to induce shivering. And although intense shivering may burn 400 calories an hour, it also depletes muscle glycogen stores and drains energy, creating a potentially dangerous state of affairs.
exercising outside in the cold may help burn a few extra calories because you may be wearing extra heavy materials like a parka or snowboots or high stepping it through the snow. but unless youre shivering its probably more beneficical to exercise somwehre else where you can have hgiher intensity.
According to MIT Medical health educator and certified personal trainer Deirdre Neylon, the idea that one burns more calories in cold weather is a myth-one that persists because, on the surface, it makes so much sense. The reasoning goes that since it takes more energy to maintain core body temperature in a cold environment, and since energy equals calories, the body will burn more calories in cold weather. But the truth is that, as long as you are dressed appropriately, cold temperatures alone won't cause you to burn more calories. You won't start using up additional calories unless your body temperature drops enough to induce shivering. And although intense shivering may burn 400 calories an hour, it also depletes muscle glycogen stores and drains energy, creating a potentially dangerous state of affairs.
exercising outside in the cold may help burn a few extra calories because you may be wearing extra heavy materials like a parka or snowboots or high stepping it through the snow. but unless youre shivering its probably more beneficical to exercise somwehre else where you can have hgiher intensity.