excercising with multiple layers of clothes on more effective?

[HondaCivic4358]

I saw something about this. If you wear and undershirt a tee shirt and a cuple sweat shirts. and a few pairs of swear pants and run for 30 minutes, your weight loss will be higher. is this true? i was watching "true life" on mtv and saw this. he was about 20-21 years old and when he excercised, he did this to sweat more or sumthing he said he lost 2.5 pounds in a 35 minute cardio workout, is this even possible?

[drunken monkey]

yes.... kinda.
you can lose a hell of a lot of weight through sweat but i'm not entirely sure this is healthy.
boxers sometimes do this before matches if they are above the weight limit but this is strictly temporary.
you want to reduce body fat, not water.

if what you want is to lose weight then there are a hundred better ways.
remember, JUST losing the weight doesn't mean much; being healthier does.

[mospeed1]

dont do it
thats a ok if your trying to make weight for a sport
but as soon as your drink or eat all the water weight will go back on

[sivic02]

If you like the whole living thing I wouldnt do it. Like the other people said all it does is makes you sweat which makes you lose water weight, not fat. All it is going to do is dehydrate you more quickly which is bad for your body.

[HondaCivic4358]

alright, thanks for the input guys

[Porsche]

Well, there's more too it than posted so far. If you wear maybe a heavy sweater, pajama pants or heavy clothing (but not excessive) it will keep your muscles warm which helps.

I'm not entirely sure why, so I won't pretend I know, but think of it like motor oil, it works better at when warmed up. I don't usually do this, right now it's hot enough where I work out to not have to worry about this, but in an air-conditioned facility or someplace cooler, it'll help.

I gather you were talking about weight loss msotly, but this is something for everybody to keep in mind, come to think of it now, I think the heat helps bloodflow, to increase it anyways.

[pnoiSR20]

It depends on your situation...if your a wrestler, then yes its ok because you need to make weight. But if your just like any other guy wanting to lose weight...i dont recommend it.

[lamehonda]

...Even if you are a boxer or a wrestler this still isn't HEALTHY.

[TexasF355F1]

Just started 'Fitness For Life' Kinesiology class at my Uni and he mentioned this today. He said it's completely ineffective, you will not lose weight necessarily.He said if you really want to clear out your pores then go for it.

[ghetto7o2azn]

im a wrestler and ive had to lose 4 lbs in and hour before just jogging, jump rope, etc. in layers of clothes... usually wrestlers/boxers have something to eat and drink right after they are weighed in so i don't quite see how its "not healthy"... truthfully, i think its safe to say that im healthier than at least 95% of this forum as a freshman in highschool

keeping your muscles warm when you work out helps because it increases your blood flow so fresh blood can get to your muscles quicker, but if you are wearing clothes just to sweat then you are pretty much just making yourself uncomfortable while you work out and dehydrating your body... your supposed to have a sip of water about every 15 minutes of your workout anyways

[sivic02]

Originally Posted by ghetto7o2azn

usually wrestlers/boxers have something to eat and drink right after they are weighed in so i don't quite see how its "not healthy"...

Most of the people who are going to be reading this arent going to be doing any sort of competitions where weighing in is involved. Most of the people who will be reading this are looking to lose X ammount of pounds of body fat, not water. Even if its for a competition its not healthy. Losing a lot of water in a short period of time is not healthy regardless of what it is for. By healthy I mean good for your body, not general physical health involving endurance or body composition.

[HondaCivic4358]

Originally Posted by sivic02

Most of the people who are going to be reading this arent going to be doing any sort of competitions where weighing in is involved. Most of the people who will be reading this are looking to lose X ammount of pounds of body fat, not water. Even if its for a competition its not healthy. Losing a lot of water in a short period of time is not healthy regardless of what it is for. By healthy I mean good for your body, not general physical health involving endurance or body composition.

nuff said, my thoughts exactly.

[lamehonda]

When competing at the top levels of boxing, you have to undergo very unhealthy levels of weight loss so that you can fight in the lowest weight class possible.

Ghetto, your comment on eating and drinking shows that you don't know how serious dehydration really is. It is very easy to go too far. This can result in heart problems, hospitalization, and even death. As a high school athlete, you probably won't ever be expected to lose more that 15 pounds to compete.

Bottom line, Making yourself dehydrated on purpose is pointless and dangerous.

[leadfootGTP]

^^^couldnt say it any better
Dehydration is one of the most dangerous aspects of working out.
The only benefit i could see in wearing heavy clothing is the weight, and in most cases, people doing cardio want to limit their weight as much as possible to extend thier workout time.
I do agree that warmth helps muscles, so perhaps heavy clothing for the firts five minuets, just to get warmed up makes some sense, but we are warm blooded creatures, so we are very good at trapping heat even without heavy clothing. I just dont think it is worth the risk.