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Originally Posted by LeighHop
I found some info that says your body does actually work harder when you work out in the heat because it has to struggle to control its internal temp.
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That makes some sense, but I shouldn't think it enough to really make a major difference in terms of calories-burned. You definitely should drink extra water after you've finished if you're sweating/glowing extra though, to replenish all those lost fluids.
Just do what you do and work as hard as you can. You'll get your results, with or without a super-hot room!
(Incidentally, my favorite treadmill at the gym is the one directly under the air-conditioning unit. I still sweat while I run, and my hair gets wet, but my clothes don't get quite as soaked through as when I run on one of the other treadmills. Whatever the difficulties for my body in regulating its temp without the air-conditioner, I still find that it takes 32 mins of running to burn 300 calories.)