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Why are my hands bright red and or hot when i work out or in genera sometimes like hot?
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Dilated blood vessel: When a person exercises, increased metabolism burns calories which produce heat. To keep body temperature normal, blood vessels in the extremities dilate to increase circulation and heat is lost by convection. The opposite occurs when atmospheric temperature is cold.
Answered 1/23/2018
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