Cold Water May Make You Put On Weight!
No, it’s not drinking cold water that is the problem, it’s swimming in it.
Researchers from the University of Florida have found in a recent study that exercising in cold water instead of warm water may increase your appetite, making it harder for you to lose your extra pounds.
Caloric intake after exercise in cold water was 44 percent higher than exercise in warm water and 41 percent higher than in the resting periods. The students consumed a mean 877 calories after exercise in cold water, 608 calories after exercise in warm water and 618 after resting periods.
So, strictly speaking, swimming in cold water is not the problem itself.
The problem lies with the increase in appetite after your swim.
Swimming is indeed an excellent form of exercise, so please do continue with it if that’s what you like.
Just be careful when you step out of the changing room — don’t head straight for the buffet line!
Remember why you went exercising in the first place?
Tracy Lee
Weight Loss for Women Over 40
