Originally Posted by
jeffpoulin
...We're not supermen and superwomen, though. It's pretty easy to get used to wind, rain, snow, cold, darkness, long distances, etc... It only sounds "extreme" to those who've never done it.
Well said!
I commute ALL year around! This past winter, I commuted 40+ miles round-trip in -5° F temps - everyday of the work week. My secret weapons are:
- a pair of thermally-insulated lobster-claw mitts
Originally Posted by Denise Woodward (Penn State) | Energy III - Cellular Respiration (Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain)
...Much of the energy bound in a molecule of glucose is actually lost as heat during metabolism. While this heat is actually a waste product, homeotherms ("warm-blooded" animals) capitalize on this waste and use it to maintain constant body temperatures...
As long as you dress right (
meaning: in layers), and are constantly pedalling for the full duration of your commute (
at even a moderate rate), then the metabolic process of
the Krebs cycle will produce more than enough internal heat in your core to keep you warm (
sometimes even TOO HOT!) regardless of the outside temps.