Why aren't you sweating?

MSeel1984
MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Am I the only person who sweats like a pig while working out....I mean dripping. It's nasty. I look around the gym and see many people who don't sweat at all.

Are they just not working hard enough? Blessed with an anti sweat gene? I don't get it.

My theory is that if you're not sweating your'e doing something wrong.
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  • 6spdeg
    6spdeg Posts: 394 Member
    well dont worry im with ya.. i always look like i just walked out of the shower with all my clothes on!
  • ChristinaR720
    ChristinaR720 Posts: 1,186
    I never sweat. I GLISTEN! :wink:
  • MrsSausage58
    MrsSausage58 Posts: 143 Member
    I too am a sweater. I also used to think that people that didn't sweat weren't working hard enough but I'm reliably informed that this isn't the case and some people just sweat more than others. Part of me wants to be one of those people, that leaves the gym looking the same as when they left, but part of me is happy leaving covered in sweat - it makes me feel like I've achieved something. :drinker:
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I am a sweater (haha). My husband jokes that I sweat if I think too hard. For me, sweating isn't an indication of a hard workout.

    Some people just don't sweat as much. I envy those people but I have also accepted that I cant change it. I've done races where the winners barely break a sweat and they are working much harder than I am. There are women in my crossfit class who kick my *kitten* and go back to work after lunch, I am thoroughly soaked.
  • gypy
    gypy Posts: 83 Member
    I very rarely sweat, I get a little glisten, but that's it. I'm pretty sure I train right! ;-)
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I was running at the gym one time and it was downpouring out. I walked by the desk and they thought I had just come in from outside. Nope.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I'm too delicate to sweat.









    Or. really, I just don't get soaked lifting weights. I certainly sweat like a pig in the comfort of my own home tho, where I'm allowed to wear as little as I please. That Jillian, she busts my butt.
  • wildchild06241
    wildchild06241 Posts: 130 Member
    Usually only the top of my body sweats and that would be after working out hard. Since I joined a new gym and am doing more strenuous exercise I see that even my legs sweat! It's gross but I too feel like it is a badge of honor. To me it screams I really worked out hard today!
  • andiroot
    andiroot Posts: 43
    I suffer from Anhidrosis, the inability to sweat normally. It sucks. I feel like I am judged for not working hard enough, one PT at my gym always makes comments about "how can you already be tired & done, you're not sweating yet" but I promise I work hard. I cant sweat therefore I cant cool myself down so I appear extra weak, super fun. hahaha

    I wish I could get all "glistening"
  • turtledrummer23
    turtledrummer23 Posts: 20
    A lot of it is person to person, I can lift with a buddy and not be sweating and he can be drenched, but he sweats sitting still in the winter when the house is at a balmy 50 degrees, a lot also depends on the type of workout. When I do insanity, I'm soaked. I will literally sweat enough to soak through my compression shorts and my outer athletic shorts. If I run, after awhile I will be soaked in sweat provided it's hot enough out, but when I'm lifting because I stick to 6-8 reps per set, with a full 2 minutes of rest between sets so that I know I'm firing as close to 100% every time, I barely sweat at all. Does this mean I'm working any less hard when I'm lifting as opposed to doing insanity or running, no but it is different types of effort/work. It really depends on who you are, what you're doing and I would guess how high your heart rate is and for how long.
  • NatashaB8
    NatashaB8 Posts: 202
    I don't sweat the same as others. I go very red and damp but thats as far as it goes. My boyfriend, on the other hand, sweats insanely even after a brisk walk. He used to think I wasn't working hard enough but I was!
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    i simply dont sweat a lot, my husband and i can go on a 7 mile ride, and he will be wet and sweaty, and i will not have broken one yet..

    i wonder if fat ratio has something to do with it ?
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    How much a person sweats isn't really indicative of how hard they are working out. I do sweat a lot when I exercise but sometimes it's really hot in the gym and that makes me sweat even more.

    There ARE people out there who just don't sweat.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    I very rarely sweat, I get a little glisten, but that's it. I'm pretty sure I train right! ;-)

    Booo....I was hoping maybe these people just weren't working hard enough-made me feel better about the torrential downpour on my face. LoL oh well.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    How much a person sweats isn't really indicative of how hard they are working out. I do sweat a lot when I exercise but sometimes it's really hot in the gym and that makes me sweat even more.

    There ARE people out there who just don't sweat.

    LoL...rats. Wish I was one of them. It's embarrassing...and I'm sure I smell just like a bed of roses.

    It also gets frustrating to have to buy new workout clothes as often as I do.
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    I sweat like crazy too! I recently invested in a sweat head band to keep it out of my eyes doing cardio. At least you know you're doing it right,
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    How much a person sweats isn't really indicative of how hard they are working out. I do sweat a lot when I exercise but sometimes it's really hot in the gym and that makes me sweat even more.

    There ARE people out there who just don't sweat.

    LoL...rats. Wish I was one of them. It's embarrassing...and I'm sure I smell just like a bed of roses.

    It also gets frustrating to have to buy new workout clothes as often as I do.

    It took me time to get over it.

    As for workout clothes - I always go with solid black bottoms. I don't mind the sweat marks on top but don't like the wet pants look (sucks because I love the fun colored lulu lemon bottoms). I always hang my clothes to dry if I can't wash them right away. I used to throw them in the laundry wet but then they get a smell you can't get rid of.
    I also add 1/4 cup of vinegar to the wash with laundry detergent. It's supposed to help.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I only sweat on my head! It's so weird. During a run sweat will be pouring down my face and my hair will be soaked but I am dry everywhere else. I have no idea what my issue is haha.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I sweat like crazy too! I recently invested in a sweat head band to keep it out of my eyes doing cardio. At least you know you're doing it right,

    I think I might have to do this. I hate it when I get sweat in my eyes but I don't want to look like an '80's throw back LOL.
  • tealskater
    tealskater Posts: 38 Member
    I was once told by one of the instructors at the gym that people who don't sweat much during a vigorous workout are generally dehydrated! Not sure I really buy into that though, as I don't sweat much and will generally drink 2 - 3 litres of water during the day.
  • ks4e
    ks4e Posts: 374 Member
    How much a person sweats isn't really indicative of how hard they are working out. I do sweat a lot when I exercise but sometimes it's really hot in the gym and that makes me sweat even more.

    There ARE people out there who just don't sweat.

    Yep, that's my husband. His face NEVER sweats but his lower back does.

    Me, I sweat as soon as I step outside. And it's all on my face and nose. I hate it.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I sweat like crazy too! I recently invested in a sweat head band to keep it out of my eyes doing cardio. At least you know you're doing it right,

    I think I might have to do this. I hate it when I get sweat in my eyes but I don't want to look like an '80's throw back LOL.

    I could never figure out what wrist sweat bands were for. I was out for a run on a warm day in a tank top and wanted to wipe my face with a sleeve like I do when it's colder out and it hit me. I find them helpful.
  • Takes2long
    Takes2long Posts: 367 Member
    I sweat a LOT!! I look like I stepped out of the shower. It's rolling down my eyebrows, down my back. I have a pond around my place in class :blushing: During yesterdays kickboxing class...my whole body was glistening. We were doing presses laying on a cage bag, when i stood up, sweat ran out of my ear. My arms and legs were wet. :laugh:
  • tschaff04
    tschaff04 Posts: 296 Member
    I was once told by one of the instructors at the gym that people who don't sweat much during a vigorous workout are generally dehydrated! Not sure I really buy into that though, as I don't sweat much and will generally drink 2 - 3 litres of water during the day.

    Yeah, I'm not buying that either. I am one that doesn't sweat much and I drink more than a gallon of water a day most days. I'm definitely not dehydrated.

    I am another glistener. lol I get red and damp but never pour sweat.
  • SutapaMukherji
    SutapaMukherji Posts: 244 Member
    I never sweat. I GLISTEN! :wink:

    :bigsmile:
  • LanBan101
    LanBan101 Posts: 4
    People have different thermoregulation systems. Some people are more sensitive in the rise of body temperature than others. Sweat is actually a great way to cool the body as the heat is released in the sweat as it evaporates off your skin. I wouldn't worry about it too much, other than it being annoying. I sweat like crazy when my heart rate hovers around 80% max, unfortunately that's the zone I love to work out in so I just pack extra towels and never wear my gym stuff more than once without washing.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Eh...I sweat.My shirt and hair will be wet. Also, my face gets super red. Not my best look.
  • singlefemalelawyer
    singlefemalelawyer Posts: 382 Member
    Yup. I sweat a lot, mostly from my face. I look like I had a shower after an intense workout. I've come to embrace it (and now wear contact lenses to the gym because I was tired of my glasses fogging up lol). I do a warmup on the elliptical before I go see my traienr (10-25 mins, depending on the day) and I am already soaked when we start. It's all good.
  • BamsieEkhaya
    BamsieEkhaya Posts: 657 Member
    I don't sweat, I sparkle doll :)
  • pjp1125
    pjp1125 Posts: 313
    When I am on the elliptical, two puddles form on the floor beneath me. I sweat through my shirt, shorts and even socks. I have even weighed myself and lost 5 lbs in water weight. 20 years of wrestling (sucking weight in sauna suits) I think is the culprit.

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