Pre-Workout Showers

FezzesRCool

Some people call me crazy when I do this, especially given that I'll be hot and sweaty after, but sometimes I take showers BEFORE working out or doing heavy labor.

See, I flat out cannot stand heat. Winter is my season. Ice, snow and sometimes even freezing rain. I don't even mind shoveling. But when summer comes around, unless I am in a pool, I am utterly miserable and it's harder to get motivated to work out. During the winter, my body heat, whether I am mobile or stationary, made it tolerable.

So to get myself going, I take icy showers beforehand. The chill lasts until I at least get my workout started and any water still on me evaporates to keep me cooler than sweat. Not long into it, I heat up and sweat, but I can handle it. And yes, I also take my showers after to clean off.

Tell me I am not the only one that does this.

Mrsallypants

I wish a lot of people in my gym would take preworkout showers.

mrshoneydew

Doesn't sound unreasonable to me. I feel really gross sometimes in the summer when it's hot. And if I'm feeling especially gross, I will shower twice in one day.