how do you figure out how much heat you release when you exercise? how long would you need in order to heat up the room?
2007-01-25 02:30:02 · 5 answers · asked by ♥perishedmemories♥ 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
i'm looking for *equations* or other concrete information. conceptually i understand that it depends on the size of the room and the rate that heat escapes.
2007-01-25 02:44:02 · update #1
You can work out how much power you are generating.
Repeatedly step up and down a step of height h metres. Your mass is m kg. You do N (just count the up steps) steps in 60 seconds
Power (in watts) = m * 9.81 * h * N / 60
The actual power you generate will probably be nearly double this because of the inefficiency of muscle and the power your body generates even if it's doing nothing (about 60 watts)
2007-01-25 02:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by amania_r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, which is why gyms need airconditioning. Work out work done and convert all of that into heat energy. The temperature will only rise if the heat created is greater than heat lost from the room. So if it is a room in the artics with no insulation it might not make a difference
2007-01-25 03:56:37 · answer #2 · answered by brightlight1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the room would have to be virtually as small as your body, making it impossible to do jumping jacks. that is to get it to perform any considerable amount of tempature increase. A few jumping jacks will release heat from your body, which is technicaly heating the room, no matter how little heat it may be.
2007-01-25 02:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Charles S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many factors to consider like size/volume of the room, openings, relative humidity to find out how much temperature change is needed...you have to be in a 6cubicmt room, unlit with a tiny opening doing a jumping jack for...a week nonstop?
2007-01-25 02:39:18 · answer #4 · answered by Beanie.beanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe one month of continous activity
2007-01-25 02:35:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋