How does shivering warm you up when you are cold?!


Question: How does shivering warm you up when you are cold!?
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Shivering gets your blood moving and causes your body to move which helps heat you upWww@Answer-Health@Com

It's more of a reflex exercise, due to evolution!. Like goosebumps, when we had long hair, when it was cold we would get goosebumps, and the hair would stand on end to make us warmer, shivering is the equivalent!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

a side effect of using your muscles is heat

when you shiver you use your muscles and the heat warms you up

your muscles use mitochondria to burn calories, the process is not 100% efficient, heat is the side effect!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its like your muscles and skin doing exercise, but over very short distances!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

The muscle activity generates heat and helps circulate the blood!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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