Exercising in the summer can burn more calories and build muscle

Some of us welcome the colder months with open arms, knowing that our bodies burn more calories in winter to stay warm. But now we know it’s similar in the hotter months.

Thanks to Best Life, which unearthed an old Spanish study from 2010, we know that it is not our imagination that we sweat more when we exert ourselves in the summer. The study, published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, found that cyclists who exercised in 104-degree weather burned more fat and built more muscle than those who did the same exercise at the same intensity at 68 degrees. Don’t you say

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Best life explains why:

“Because this exercise already raises your body temperature, your body will also burn more calories trying to cool your body temperature in extreme heat, a process known as thermoregulation. A person’s average body temperature is between 98 ° F and 100 ° F, which is a pretty narrow window. If it drops below 95 ° F, you could be suffering from hypothermia. If it gets higher than 107.6 ° F, you can suffer brain damage or even die. So if you raise your body temperature in extreme heat, your body has to work harder to achieve homeostasis. “

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And of course, if you don’t stay hydrated, overexertion in the heat can be dangerous to your aid, causing dizziness, nausea, and even fainting. So if you want to sweat in the summer heat, take care. You may want to look gorgeous in a bikini, but your body just wants to be healthy.