When you are chilly, shivering helps you lose weight.
Scientists from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research discovered that shivering in the cold for 10 minutes burns more fat than a one-hour workout. These new discoveries build on a past study into brown fat, a kind of fat tissue that consumes energy rather than storing it. So Start shivering...
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