# Medical question about heart rates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230 "2002-12-21T16:01:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_Hicks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Ben\_Hicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben_Hicks)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230/1 "2002-12-21T16:01:09Z")

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I was just wondering, does being in cold weather (as in 5 degrees centirgrade or less) increase your heartrate?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230/2 "2002-12-21T17:04:55Z")

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Too many factors come into play to give a definite answer. More depends on your activity level and your core body temperature than on the outdoor temperature. With mild drops in core body temperature, your heart rate will rise, but if the core temp drops more severely, the heart will slow. And eventually stop.

QtM, MD

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**Author:** ![Ben\_Hicks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Ben\_Hicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben_Hicks)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230/3 "2002-12-21T17:37:31Z")

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Thanks Quagdop 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-about-heart-rates/144230/4 "2002-12-21T19:47:58Z")

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Where’s that “Most misspelled” thread? I have a nominee.