"Temp3st" <
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> do you burn more calories when out on a really cold day?
I try not to argue with people who probably know better (e.g. Helen Vecht) but I believe you do:
although the exercise creates heat there is enough windchill to take up some energy. I'm not sure
how much. I definitely find that riding on a cold day without stoking up first will lead to
disaster, whereas on a warm day it usually won't.
I recall one trip home late at night in mid-December when it had turned really cold during the day;
I was exhausted and shivering when I arrived home despite being a reasonably hardy sort (I once went
for a walk in Copenhagen in the last week of December, in shirtsleeves, and short sleeves at that).
So, I could be wrong, but I do get the impression that I am burning fuel keeping warm.
--
Guy
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