Thursday 30 July, 2009

If i sweat due to hot weather, do i burn calories??

If I sweat due to hot weather, do i burn up calories like when Im exercising?
If i sweat due to hot weather, do i burn calories??
there is no relation between the two...





while u exercising, your muscles will work and increases the body temperature ( you know how ?? ).


whenever you work/exercise, it uses the calories ( from carbohydrates/fat) and burn them. in this burning process heat will be produced. Due to this your inner body temperature increase than the outer body temperature...then it causes for sweat.





In second case, in hot weather your body temp rises ( not due to burning of calories)... so here you sweat..





So due to hot weather we don't burn calories. ( very few ..negligible comparing to exercise )
If i sweat due to hot weather, do i burn calories??
yes same as if you are cold
Reply:yes , you burn more calories because it takes more energy to do things and your body works harder
Reply:i think you're just losing water, like in a sauna or so
Reply:You always burn calories, but not like you do when you exercise.
Reply:i don't think so
Reply:If you sweat for whatever reason, you do burn calories, but the numerical value of calories burnt will be approximately 30% less than that when you burn in normal condition.
Reply:yes, and to correct you the human body sweats all the time it how our bodies regulate. You just sweat profusely when you exercise.
Reply:no. If you sit there, and you dont move, and the hot weather make you sweat (without moving), how are you gonna burn calories?
Reply:yes, but not many unless you are moving around or exercising
Reply:sweat is a loss of water; However, when you sweat it is actually a temperature regulator.





Your body wants to stay a certain temperature. If you sweat it's because you need to cool down. The sweat makes you a bit colder.
Reply:Yes, BUT not the same amount that you would if you were exercising... unless you are sweating WHILE exercising!!
Reply:Yes, you do burn off some calories, but more importantly, sweating is the body's way of getting rid of toxins and shedding dead skin cells.


Very healthy to sweat...
Reply:yes, heat burns calories, so when the body is hot you burn more calories
Reply:Kish has the right answer. A calorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one cc of water one degree celcius at one atmosphere. So technically speaking, it is a unit of energy. Sweating is the body's attempt to regulate overheating by the evaporation of water on the skin, cooling the underlying blood vessles. "Burning calories" is a misnomer. You actually convert more calories when you assist the body's cooling mechanism. If you are cooling effectively, the hypothalmus will kick in and raise the metabolic rate, resulting in greater calorie production.


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