I found some interesting information about how the cold can contribute to weight loss. I'm thinking of writing a book and calling it the MN diet ;)
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"Shivering is an involuntary clenching of muscles; its purpose is to generate heat and warm you up. When your teeth are chattering and every muscle in your body is tight and tense, you burn nearly four times more calories than usual. And when it's so cold that in addition to shivering, you have to hop from foot to foot and rub your hands together to keep warm, you burn up to 400 additional calories per hour."
So with that in mind I just need to dress lighter and hop more!! HA!
8 years ago
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Do you suppose we could make millions opening a "Cold Spa" that advocates the benefits of shivering? We could have polar swims first thing in the morning - I'd be staying inside and shouting directions out to the participants. We could have snow-shoveling aerobics and save money by having our guests shovel the spa's drive and walks. If our guests want heat they can chop their own fire wood, right? Oh I can see all kinds of ways to profit off of this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!! For a more light hearted activity they could roll huge snowballs and make snowmen! Or have a competitive snowball fight.
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