bla55
Well-known member
Hey everyone,
Wanted to bring this topic for discussion while I do some research here on my own and see if there are any studies to back this up.
I saw a little documentary and some videos reporting that the "best" way to lose weight is to exercise in lower temperatures, stuff like 70 degree weather or below, as the body's thermodynamics kick in and more calories are burnt to warm you up and therefore making your caloric expense rise. The background / what this theory is supported on is a NASA guy that claims has done this for a while, after some observation.
It has Michael Phelps as the main point of example; his 12k+ daily calorie intake is then analyzed by these and their claim, which states that the workout that Phelps does on a daily basis and the hours he spends swimming is a factor for how he is able to consume that many calories and not gain weight, but that the majority of it comes from being in the water all day, at temperatures like 76 degrees, which forces his body to burn more calories.
Anyways, although my first thought was "well, this is the biggest bullsh!t I've ever heard", I figured I would bring it up for discussion and see if anyone has had any research with this. I find running in the cold weather an absolute b!tch, but if in fact this was the case, hell I would easily go for runs outside more often.
Wanted to bring this topic for discussion while I do some research here on my own and see if there are any studies to back this up.
I saw a little documentary and some videos reporting that the "best" way to lose weight is to exercise in lower temperatures, stuff like 70 degree weather or below, as the body's thermodynamics kick in and more calories are burnt to warm you up and therefore making your caloric expense rise. The background / what this theory is supported on is a NASA guy that claims has done this for a while, after some observation.
It has Michael Phelps as the main point of example; his 12k+ daily calorie intake is then analyzed by these and their claim, which states that the workout that Phelps does on a daily basis and the hours he spends swimming is a factor for how he is able to consume that many calories and not gain weight, but that the majority of it comes from being in the water all day, at temperatures like 76 degrees, which forces his body to burn more calories.
Anyways, although my first thought was "well, this is the biggest bullsh!t I've ever heard", I figured I would bring it up for discussion and see if anyone has had any research with this. I find running in the cold weather an absolute b!tch, but if in fact this was the case, hell I would easily go for runs outside more often.