effects of wearing sweats

[fnheadcase]

Just wondering if there is any caloric expenditure benefit when wearing a a sweatshirt and sweat pants, or even plasitics when doing cardio. I do about 45 min - 1 hr of lower intensity cardio first thing in the morning and immediatly following weights. Will the increase in my body temp. make my body burn more fat calories. I am low carbing too along with the low intensity cardio to preserve as much muscle as possible.

 

[louden_swain]

I always wear sweats because they trap the heat around my joints.

 

[b fold the truth]

I wear tons of clothes in the winter...I like to be warm before I do my first actual set.

As far as increasing caloric amount that you burn...I highly doubt it...maybe just more water that you sweat out...

B True

 

[skaman607]

maybe just more water that you sweat out...

B True

Thats about it, maybe the fact that they are a little bit heavier than regular clothes, migh tburn a few extra calories, but not enough to be noticable

 

[GinNJuice]

I think that if your body heat is higher, because of sweats/plastics, then your body has to work harder to cool itself down....... thus, burning more calories.