How much do you sweat?
I seem to sweat alot more than the average person and I thought that after training for a few months (am a beginner to running but not excercise!) I would see the amount of it reduce.
I went to the gym tonight (weather awful down here) and my treadmill was like a swamp after 75 minutes. My kit was absolutely soaked through, sweat didnt have anywhere else to go it was running down my legs! When I did my quad stretch at the end it was almost like pouring from a teapot the about of sweat that came out of my shorts!
Anyone else sweat more than average? Is sweating alot a bad sign of anything? It seems that I only have to look at a treadmill to start sweating - help!!
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I have no clue how to stop it unless by frequent wiping.
over an hour! I can run decent 10ks and would not treadmill for 20 minutes.
Get outside, get wet.
apologies, the "search" function doesnt seem to be working at the moment! I did try a search.
"Get outside, get wet."
I wasnt worried about the rain - more getting struck by lightning!!
I was just reading on another website that is is comon among obese people - wouldnt put myself in that category though am just over 14 stone on a 6 foot 2 broad frame.
Unless your running in the middle of fields you won't get struck
Same here with the treadie - no ventilation, environment already warm and sweaty.
I went out just ahead of the thunderstorms this evening. The air was so thick I could have chewed it. I got back home absolutely drenched.
But I love it! Standing in the conservatory, just back for a run, dripping away ... a great feeling. I don't think it's a problem but you do need to keep an eye on hydration.
But seriously - would you rather be sweaty by exercising, or be a couch potato and break out into a sweat just reaching for the remote control. Sweat and be proud!
The 3 foot metal pole I've got sticking out of my head seems to attract it wherever I am! ;p
"I don't think it's a problem but you do need to keep an eye on hydration."
I drink hardly anything during a one hour run (because I dont want to be stopping if you know what i mean) but do drink quite alot of water during the day - perhaps I should try reducing water intake during th day and seeing if it has an effect. Never thought of that, thanks.
I sweat absolute buckets and I'm a lady (well I'm female at least....). I just like to agree that it just means I am extremely fit (though this is not necessarily true). I also go bright red. I also get quite sweaty outside but at least if you are dripping there it is in a trail rather than a big pool around your feet! Kinda like Hansel and Gretel and the trail of breadcrumbs, at least you won't get lost! ;-)
I spent 30 mins on a treddie a couple of nights back (as I wanted to do a fast consitstent 10k) but i got to 7.5 and was just dripping everywhere.
Lack of proper ventilation.
I prob sweat the same on a hot day, but it evaporated much more easily....its only when I stop running outside does it start pouring off me.
Also....i often end up smelling of ammonia (not cos ive p1ssed myself I might add)....and am not quite sure why...something to do with amino acids isnt it????
The main problem with being a very heavy sweater is keeping on top of salt loss if your going for a long time.
(I sweat loads, like mutley with a cap on it will start dripping off the peak If I am wearing a rucksack the back of it will have salt "tide" marks on it when Im finished)
I believe the theory is the fitter you are the more efficient your body gets at cooling your self so the more you seem to sweat.
an advanced sign of dehydration is that you stop sweating, you wont be able to rehydrate yourself on the go as you have let it get to bad, carry on going past this point and expect to start feeling sick and weak very soon.
A lot of people at the gym dont actually sweat as they're not doing any work.
Like the girl on the X trainer last night reading a book. Whats the point ?
I got so sweaty running with my rucksack last week that I managed to soak a newspaper through the bottom of it. And i got salt marks on my black bra.
Absolutley minging!
:-)
Any other fellas out there agree with me???!?
Any other fellas out there agree with me???!?"
Yep - the ones working out hard are generally the sexier ones!
Nothing like seeing a lady in full flight.
;-)
From a female point of view, it's quite liberating to perspire in public. Sooner seen in sweat than Prada.
I'm just odd - I know that.
let me be the judge of that Lyra O'K
I have found that as i've got fitter and lost a little wight that I sweat more from different places. I always used to sweat on my back but now I sweat more around where my shorts come into contact with me. Suppose it could just be running down my back though so I'm probably just talking rubbish.
I am often the most sweaty and red face girl in the gym, and until reading this thread I felt embarrased by it, adding to the redness! some of the looks people give me....
If I'd have known it was a sexy look I'd have done an extra 5 minutes on the tread mill!
here's to sweating like a horse!
Welcome, Porkyplodder. I'll drink to that! :-)