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Old 01-06-11 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by electrik
Well, depending on your body fat in those areas, if it's high your outer skin will be cooler because circulation there probably isn't so great. Fat can be an insulator, but like all insulators there is a temperature gradient.

Does the redness go away immediately? soreness or warm/burning sensation a few hours after? The redness is probably from a cold-response vasodilation. Are we talking santa clause's suit red?
  1. Yep, I meant to include the fact that I'm FAT (I'm 6'2" and lost 25# in my first two months of cycling and none since but I still weigh 222 - should be 195 max - 30 years ago I was 175 when I was running sub 3-hour marathons)
  2. The redness (light red) lasts for a while - 30-60 minutes and it's still there after a long hot shower!
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