When jogging, does a cold enviroment enhance fat loss?

[buddy28]

Im 6'4, 210 pounds, 38 inch waist. BF% ??. Trying to lose a few inches off my gut.

My diet is clean, and Im jogging, outside, 5 nights a week for 30 minutes. However, the outdoor temperature is usally around -15 to -20 degrees. I work up a mild sweat while jogging. Will cold temperatures inhibit fat loss while jogging, help it, or have no effect ?


Also, my buddy was telling me I have to jog 4+ nights a week in order for fat loss to occur. Is this true?

Thanks for your help,

 

[Enock]

Won't have any effect.

You body doesn't need to expire any additional energy to heat itself up since it is already plenty warm from the excersize.

Be careful with cardio in the cold wear something over your mouth so that the air you breathe in is not freezing that can cause damage to your lungs over time.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

cold will hurt fat loss because in cold temps, the body stores fat

 

[Stryc-9]

I agree with Enock - I don't think it will make an enormous difference...but I'm confident it won't hurt fat loss at all....

DDC - where did you hear that the body stores fat in cold weather?? If this was true - all eskimos would be relatively obese....

As a matter of fact - cold weather induces shivering - which would increase the metabolic rate - if anything.....

I've actually heard that doing cardio in cold/cool weather could be beneficial for fat loss precisely because the body has to make the extra effort to stay warm.....not sure if I buy it or not - and I have no evidence to support it......sorry...

 

[buddy28]

thanks for your help guys

 

[fhg43]

I agree with Enock - I don't think it will make an enormous difference...but I'm confident it won't hurt fat loss at all....

DDC - where did you hear that the body stores fat in cold weather?? If this was true - all eskimos would be relatively obese....

As a matter of fact - cold weather induces shivering - which would increase the metabolic rate - if anything.....

I've actually heard that doing cardio in cold/cool weather could be beneficial for fat loss precisely because the body has to make the extra effort to stay warm.....not sure if I buy it or not - and I have no evidence to support it......sorry...

Exercise in cold weather does raise the metabolic rate. The body requires more calories to stay warm. IMO it's an even draw on whether this helps or hinders fat loss. Your metabolism is up so you are burning more cals, but you MUST take in cals to stay warm. Shivering is an involuntary response that is intended to raise body temp thru contraction of muscles. The body does have a propensity to store fat in cold weather, but this takes place over extended periods of time. Fat is an insulator. I don't know about high percentages of obesity in Eskimos, but I bet they have higher-than-average body fat percentages. Body is cold so it needs more cals to stay warm so you take in more cals and many are burned for energy some are stored as fat which keeps you warm but then burns some for energy (heat) so you get colder and need more cals...you can see the cycle.

Doing exercise in cold weather won't harm your lungs-I guess in sub zero weather repeated outdoor runs wouldn't be great, but around freezing it won't make a difference. Your body temp is around 98.6 which is pretty warm so once 5-7 liters of 30 degree air enters your lungs it will warm up fast. Think about how quickly the interior of your car warms up and there's no way your car heater is above 90 degrees and the interior is like 1000 liters or something.

FHG

 

[fhg43]

Im 6'4, 210 pounds, 38 inch waist. BF% ??. Trying to lose a few inches off my gut.

My diet is clean, and Im jogging, outside, 5 nights a week for 30 minutes. However, the outdoor temperature is usally around -15 to -20 degrees. I work up a mild sweat while jogging. Will cold temperatures inhibit fat loss while jogging, help it, or have no effect ?


Also, my buddy was telling me I have to jog 4+ nights a week in order for fat loss to occur. Is this true?

Thanks for your help,

I didn't see some of the stuff in your original post. Uugghh....-15 to -20 degrees. Shit that might not be good for ya...definitely cover your mouth. Your lungs won't freeze, but taxing your lungs significantly-like wind sprints-could induce bronchial spasms.

Damn thats cold.

FHG

 

[enrage]

fhg43 is right in his statement that cold weather does raise the metabolic rate in the human body

Exercise in cold weather does raise the metabolic rate. The body requires more calories to stay warm. IMO it's an even draw on whether this helps or hinders fat loss. Your metabolism is up so you are burning more cals, but you MUST take in cals to stay warm. Shivering is an involuntary response that is intended to raise body temp thru contraction of muscles. The body does have a propensity to store fat in cold weather, but this takes place over extended periods of time. Fat is an insulator. I don't know about high percentages of obesity in Eskimos, but I bet they have higher-than-average body fat percentages. Body is cold so it needs more cals to stay warm so you take in more cals and many are burned for energy some are stored as fat which keeps you warm but then burns some for energy (heat) so you get colder and need more cals...you can see the cycle.

Doing exercise in cold weather won't harm your lungs-I guess in sub zero weather repeated outdoor runs wouldn't be great, but around freezing it won't make a difference. Your body temp is around 98.6 which is pretty warm so once 5-7 liters of 30 degree air enters your lungs it will warm up fast. Think about how quickly the interior of your car warms up and there's no way your car heater is above 90 degrees and the interior is like 1000 liters or something.

FHG

 

[the nature boy]

Be careful with cardio in the cold wear something over your mouth so that the air you breathe in is not freezing that can cause damage to your lungs over time.

yup, i forget what exactly happens but you can get pretty damn sick from that.

 

[buddy28]

interesting,

thanks for your help guys.

 

[Johnny Auto Parts]

cold will hurt fat loss because in cold temps, the body stores fat

I'm pretty sure diamond is right....thats why high school wrestlers run around in hot trash bags to lose those extra few lbs to make weigh in.

 

[MS]

"thats why high school wrestlers run around in hot trash bags to lose those extra few lbs to make weigh in."

Nope, they do that because their coach tells them to so they can lose some fluid to make weight.

Exercising in the cold will not hinder fatloss, though you should take heed if you suffer from asthma or exercise induced asthma. This is particularly important if you live in a climate where winter air pollution is common.

 

[anthrax]

In large cities, in summer, hot environment = pollution, ozon (the "bad one") and lack of air
==> you can't do cardio

Whereas in winter there is usually no pollution, you can breathe w/o problem
==> you can train, do much cardio (your body temperature stay cool) which will help you lose some weight

 

[DR. NOE]

If its true that the temp does not make a difference then why do people take thermogenic fat burners that raise one's body temp.

 

[The_Mexican]

I didn't see some of the stuff in your original post. Uugghh....-15 to -20 degrees. Shit that might not be good for ya...definitely cover your mouth. Your lungs won't freeze, but taxing your lungs significantly-like wind sprints-could induce bronchial spasms.

Is this true? ... cause I run all the time in -20 temps. I find it hard to image that cold weather can damage lungs over time (At least I hope its not true)

 

[D00fy]

me thinks u sould wear heavy cloths,so u can sweat heavier and keep ya ASS warm and not get sick:/

 

[Enock]

If its true that the temp does not make a difference then why do people take thermogenic fat burners that raise one's body temp.

The heat caused from EC is a side effect of your metabolism being raised.


Think of it this way.

You body wants to remain at say 96 degrees temp.

You start to jog in hot weather and it raises to 100 degrees your body attempts to cool it off through sweating ect.. back down to its base 96 degrees.

In the winter the same thing still happens, you body is going to raise above its natural set point and your body will attempt to cool itself, only this time it has a more effective cooling system being that the surrounding air is much cooler.

You body does not dip so low below your heat rate needed for survival that on top of the excess heat created from cardio your body still needs to raise its tempeture to get back to normal heat. We arn't talking about spending the night naked out in the cold.