> Joe wrote: > > No. > > > Loss of body heat is inherent in the physics of the situation. You will > do so regardless of frequency or length of experience. What -will- change is > your response to the situation. I remember a TV profile on a woman marathon swimmer (English channel crossings etc.) in which they mentioned that despite obviously being tremendously physically fit she had a very high %body fat. If I remember correctly they attributed it to an especially thick fat layer just under the skin which they said was a result of the training in all the cold water. It was long ago so I may have it all wrong but that is what I remember. Maybe there are some actual physical changes that do take place that change the result of the physics, but not the laws behind the physics. Of course in her case she spent a tremendous amount of time in cold water. Mark J. Arnold mjamja_at_earthlink.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 18 2003 - 09:20:22 PST
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