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Exercise and Air Conditioning?
So, I'm just now starting to work out more, and I'm getting a Gazelle(which is tony little's newest exercise machine) and an exercise ball.
But ANYWAYS, I'm also getting a window unit(air conditioner) for my room, because my room is SO hot, and I hate heat, but i love being cold. But my friend said that being cold while I'm exercising won't do any good, and I'll be working out for nothing. But I think that it'll be better, because it takes more energy to warm you up, so it burns more calories. but idk, can anyone help em with this? haha.
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Your friend is wrong.
Air conditioning won't make your excercising pointless. While it does take more energy to warm you up, you'll still be burning calories and the working out will help you. Being cool isn't going to hurt you in any way.
Like said below, excercising WITHOUT it would actually be much more harmful, because of the higher risk of dehydration, heat stroke, etc.
-Laura. (16-f)
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Well your friend is not correct. If you are too hot, all you will do is get dehydrated quicker. Sweating a lot is not necessarily the same as getting a good workout.
If your friend's assesment was correct every athlete that lives in a cold climate would be out of shape and fat lol. Particularly people who do skiing and skating, but even joggers or regular athletes that live in a northern country...
By the way, I too love to keep the temperature a good deal below everyone else's comfort level :) It will not adversly affect your exercise or your calorie burn efforts. Just keep the temperature at whatever level you feel is most comfortable to exercise.
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