Why aren't you sweating?

I never sweat. I GLISTEN!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 ?

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.