Sometimes I can be outside in shorts in 40-50°F weather and feel great and other times I am shivering in the mid 60’s.
Other than humidity, are there some internal things that affect how we feel at different temps such as blood sugar or hormones or the like?
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Two things: Humidity and Wind
First, the way your body cools itself down is by sweat evaporating on your skin. When you sweat a thin layer of water goes on your skin. The sweat absorbs heat from your body, cooling the body off to evaporate. So…
When humidity is high, the air is already rich with water, so your sweat has a harder time evaporating. This making it feel warmer than it normally would with ‘dry’ air.
When it’s windy, more air is passing over your skin, allow more sweat to evaporate, which cools you off more than it would with still air at the same temperature.
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