CKinnard wrote:well don't let me or anyone else put you off being curious Zill. I can actually see the logic in your thought processes and questions...and think it is great that you are aspiring towards healthier living and that cycling is your main motivator. It has been mine too at difficult times through life.
I am just giving you a nudge towards a more rewarding perspective - don't use cycling or food as an obsession to avoid other areas of life that are very very important components of the pursuit of health, wealth,and happiness.
If you've never read or listened to top motivational speakers, Stephen Covey is a good place to start.
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That's a really great video by Stephen! I'm just starting to understand and experience these things now.
Another curious question I have is say a person does a one hour time trial in 10 degrees Celsius and then at 30 degrees Celsius. Both rides exactly the same except for the temperature. Which ride would this person have burned more calories?
What about the same scenario except at 5 degrees Celsius versus 35 degrees Celsius?
Now how about the same person sitting at rest in a 10 degree Celsius room for an hour and then sitting in a 30 degrees Celsius room for an hour. During which sit would he have burned more calories?
My guess is that the person would have burned more calories doing the TT in the hotter temperatures but burned more calories sitting in the cooler room at rest. Is that correct and why?