Sweating After a Run

Sweet_Pandora
Sweet_Pandora Posts: 459 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I just came back from the gym, ran 5 km on the TM, showered and walked back to my office, a 10 minute walk.

It's been an hour since I got off the TM and the sweat is still rolling down my back!

This has just started happening in the past few weeks.

I know sweating is the way your body cools itself down but this is crazy. My dress is soaked down the back and then I get chilled.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Karen

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  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    Sorry, no ideas on how to stop it, when I work out I have the same issue. I usually have to build in a 30min buffer between my workout and shower or I'll just sweat right through the shower, even when I take a very cold shower.
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
    I just came back from the gym, ran 5 km on the TM, showered and walked back to my office, a 10 minute walk.

    It's been an hour since I got off the TM and the sweat is still rolling down my back!

    This has just started happening in the past few weeks.

    I know sweating is the way your body cools itself down but this is crazy. My dress is soaked down the back and then I get chilled.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Karen

    So you workout and get your body really hot, then take a hot shower, then walk (more exercise) back to work. It seems obvious to me why you are sweating.
  • Sweet_Pandora
    Sweet_Pandora Posts: 459 Member
    I do a cool down walk and then stretch and it still happens.


    Karen
  • jenn26point2
    jenn26point2 Posts: 429 Member
    I just came back from the gym, ran 5 km on the TM, showered and walked back to my office, a 10 minute walk.

    It's been an hour since I got off the TM and the sweat is still rolling down my back!

    This has just started happening in the past few weeks.

    I know sweating is the way your body cools itself down but this is crazy. My dress is soaked down the back and then I get chilled.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Karen

    Get a fan.
  • michaelvhawk
    michaelvhawk Posts: 100 Member
    I might suggest taking a very cold shower, it will cool your body temperature down faster and make it so the sweat isn't as necessary later. Other than that I have no idea how to stop it.
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    Do you cool down after your run? A five minute walk afterwards. along with some stretching, will give you time for your heartbeat/breathing to return to near normal levels before hitting the showers.
  • jaxCarrie
    jaxCarrie Posts: 214 Member
    No idea how to stop it and it's hard because it sounds like your on a lunch break when you do it.....I have my 'buffer' time too, where I walk, stretch, travel back from gym and then take a coolish shower. The colder I can get the shower, the better I am in the long run....
  • cohophysh
    cohophysh Posts: 288
    I have the same issue, taking a cooler shower seems to help
  • DantonD
    DantonD Posts: 15 Member
    This usually happens to me when I play hockey. The only sure way around it, for me, is to shower after the game at the rink, and then shower again an hour or so later when I get home.

    I think the longer you can delay between when you finish your run and when you have your shower, the better. But sometimes that's not feasible.
  • TheKitsune6
    TheKitsune6 Posts: 5,798 Member
    Also, drink cold water to help cool your core temperature.
  • jdelot
    jdelot Posts: 397 Member
    I do a cool down walk and then stretch and it still happens.


    Karen
    I was going to suggest that...Hmm. This happens to me sometimes, too. I think it's usually when I don't have a good cool down, though.
  • beckylawrence70
    beckylawrence70 Posts: 752 Member
    Well I def sweat during and a few min after but never an hr after.....hmmmmm
  • kelly1158
    kelly1158 Posts: 3
    I've never been able to work out during the day, either early am or after work. I sweat way to much, to not take a full blown shower, blow dry the hair, ect. ect. Maybe you could just do a power walk on your lunch hour and finish up after work.
  • sjmgde
    sjmgde Posts: 381 Member
    Myabe your hormones are out of whack?!?!?!?!?! Not sure. Mayeb a cool shower and a cool down walk and drink lots of water.
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    drink some ice cold water on your walk back to keep your body temp down
  • mamamc03
    mamamc03 Posts: 1,067 Member
    Get some baby wipes and wipe yourself down before you get back into "office" mode.
  • juscallmeb
    juscallmeb Posts: 369 Member
    I'd say rest a few minutes before jumping in the shower..
    i've had that happen to me more so when I run in the morning and am in a rush to get to the office.
    I'd say just take your time..
    sorry that's the best I can say..
    -B
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Take a facecloth, dip it in ice water (really cold tap water will do in a pinch), wring out the excess water and apply to the back of your neck and repeat a couple of times as needed. Then have your shower and back to work.....I too have a very efficient cooling system and this is far more pleasant (less unpleasant ??) than an ice cold shower.

    (If you have kids playing sports in the summer this is also a very effective way for them to cool down in extremely hot / humid weather. We always take along a small cooler full of ice & facecloths to soccer matches when the temp is approaching 30C)
  • dynamojones
    dynamojones Posts: 52
    Try talking a cooler shower, cold even after a run.
  • icericcy
    icericcy Posts: 4
    Easiest and best way. After you finish your work out. Dont hit the shower just yet. Go take a glass of water (gyms serve free cold water no?) and sit down for 5-10 minutes. Let your body recover from the workout. Then hit the shower, not to hot.
  • lipglossjunky73
    lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
    I have learned to embrace this as a runner. You can't stop sweat.

    My problem is I am freezing after a hard run - even if it is warm out!
  • Sweet_Pandora
    Sweet_Pandora Posts: 459 Member
    From all of the replies, I think that my 5 minute walk cool down is not enough for lunch time runs as I don't have this problem when I run at home and don't hit the shower immediately.

    I drink water while I am running and take a cool shower as well. I even open my coat while walking back to work.

    I will try the cold washcloth on the back of the neck, we do that for my daughter during soccer season when it's extremelly hot.

    Thanks for the replies.

    Karen
  • jdchayer
    jdchayer Posts: 1 Member
    I use baby powder after I shower. It isn't 100% effective, but does seem to help quite a bit.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    Your core temp is still elevated. Not uncommon as you get fitter. Don't get dehydrated. You'll have to just experiment and see what may work best for you.

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  • bcnieto
    bcnieto Posts: 150 Member
    I have the same problem. Ran a 5k around 6, came home drank water, jumped in the show, around 8 My sweating was tapering off. It seems to be getting worse and it would happen occasionally the last couple of years. Ive gained about 10 pounds but always maintained my cardio so its not from exertion, not from my drinking habit, not a potassium or iron deficiency. Its beginning to affect my life and thought making sure my heart rate is down before I shower and still sweating. If anyone followed up with a Dr's appointment I would really like to know what was suggested and save myself the copay. Thanks :)
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    sweating is your body trying to regulate the internal temp. drink lots of ice water as well as a cold shower. and walk slower back to work. wear a workout undershirt so the it absorbs the sweat too. at least if you do this, the sweat stays in place instead of rolling down the back. all I got for you. sweat is fat crying.. I went through this for a while.. now its hard to get my sweat on so be thankful.
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    Cold showers help this.
  • AglaeaC
    AglaeaC Posts: 1,974 Member
    I just came back from the gym, ran 5 km on the TM, showered and walked back to my office, a 10 minute walk.

    It's been an hour since I got off the TM and the sweat is still rolling down my back!

    This has just started happening in the past few weeks.

    I know sweating is the way your body cools itself down but this is crazy. My dress is soaked down the back and then I get chilled.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks

    Karen
    Is the only change the fact that you're profusely sweating all of a sudden? Did you change your exercise routine up somehow? Have you been approximately as fit a month or two ago?

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