Want to run away from your cold? Here's how you can do it
| Aug 16, 2018, 17:36 IST
A study, conducted by the University of Guelph and the University of Copenhagen shows that people who exercise regularly have a better chance of striving in colder climates as compared to people who don't exercise. Since exercise helps build up muscle and limbs it makes sure that your body can shiver for longer when exposed to cold climates. So ideally, people who are planning on living in colder places should exercise more in order to prepare their muscles for the temperature.
A study conducted on mice found that mice that had trained with voluntary wheels were better able to retain their body weight, food intake, blood sugar levels and rectal temperature. Mice that did not exercise lost a significant amount of weight when exposed to cold temperatures. Mice that had exercised were, in general, better able to retain their core temperatures.
"In this study we show that exercise training helps build limb muscle and in turn offers better protection against cold conditions. We would now like to determine if the responses that we saw in males also occurred in females. It would also be interesting to determine if obesity impacts the effects that we saw," said a researcher. Stay tuned for more updates.
A study conducted on mice found that mice that had trained with voluntary wheels were better able to retain their body weight, food intake, blood sugar levels and rectal temperature. Mice that did not exercise lost a significant amount of weight when exposed to cold temperatures. Mice that had exercised were, in general, better able to retain their core temperatures.
"In this study we show that exercise training helps build limb muscle and in turn offers better protection against cold conditions. We would now like to determine if the responses that we saw in males also occurred in females. It would also be interesting to determine if obesity impacts the effects that we saw," said a researcher. Stay tuned for more updates.