Sweating.. A LOT!

Elisha397
Elisha397 Posts: 4
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello everyone!

So I've been wondering if I'm the only girl who sweats so much while working out. One year ago I started Insanity and completed it, lost 22lbs. Ever since I sweat so quickly during my workouts. My back is soaking wet, and so is my butt! I thought only men could have sweaty backs haha! I'm still doing workouts like Insanity and Focus T25.

I am overweight, I weigh 184lbs and I'm 5'9". Could this be the reason?

I usually wear those grey shorts (sweatpants fabric) so by the time I finished my workout, it's dark grey lol.
Don't get me wrong, I don't see sweat as some sort of enemy, I'm just wondering if I'm the only female that sweats so much (especially on the back..)

Thanks!
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  • princesspocahontas87
    princesspocahontas87 Posts: 6
    Some people sweat a lot. Some people don't. I sweat like CRAZY, sometimes even hours after my workout is over. Doesn't bother me much except when sweat gets past my headband, into my eyes. Sweaty girls unite!
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    I sweat about 32 seconds into my workouts. When I run or do HIIT of any sort, sweat is literally dripping down my face before I'm done. Not as much with strength training, though.
  • amanda9402
    amanda9402 Posts: 64 Member
    Me too! It runs in my family - we all sweat like crazy. I don't do lunchtime workouts because I can't quit sweating in a reasonable enough time to get back to work (even post shower)! I've lost ~20lbs to get to 146, and I've noticed no appreciable difference in sweat levels, FWIW.
  • notnikkisixx
    notnikkisixx Posts: 375 Member
    sweating a bunch is totally normal!

    If you want it to be less miserable invest in some workout clothes that let you breathe, sweatpants will only hold in the heat :)
  • sharonfoustmills
    sharonfoustmills Posts: 519 Member
    ugh, I sweat like crazy even if I'm just walking, even in the cold winter (well winter here is usually 50s-60s but still that's cool enough, right?)
  • AshleyFBerry
    AshleyFBerry Posts: 13 Member
    I sweat a ton too! I have friends that don't, so it all depends. I would suggest wearing some type of dri fit clothing though...from head to toe. It helps with not feeling as uncomfortable.

    I sweat doing cardio or weight lifting. It runs in my family. I'm very jealous of people that can exercise on lunch breaks because there is no way I could do that.
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    It's typically a genetic characteristic and really nothing to be concerned about. Just make sure that you are drinking plenty of water to replace what you are sweating out! Good luck!
  • mirandajfoster
    mirandajfoster Posts: 3 Member
    I read one time that the more active and more fit you become the more you will sweat. The more sweat the better its your fat crying lol
  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    I'm a sweater too. I sweat when I just take a walk and sweat buckets when I actually workout. I like that saying about sweat being fat crying.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    My 16 year old daughter is a competitive soccer player and by the time she's finished a practice or a match she's absolutely soaking wet - something she inherited from me.....an efficient cooling system.
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    I'm a sweater too :-) And I've noticed I sweat even MORE if I've had a lot of sodium and I'm retaining water. My family is like that too I wonder if it's genetic.
  • Elisha397
    Elisha397 Posts: 4
    Thanks everyone, now I know I'm not alone! :)
  • candylilacs
    candylilacs Posts: 614 Member
    If you're sweating, it means your workout is working! Worry if you aren't sweating.
  • kasiaj
    kasiaj Posts: 63 Member
    I went to the gym with a friend who "never" sweats (her words). We both did cardio and when we walked out, she looked like she just came out of the office and I looked like I just came out of the shower.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    If you're sweating, it means your workout is working! Worry if you aren't sweating.

    Not really, everyone has a different sweat rate.......
  • lkeverett1
    lkeverett1 Posts: 34 Member
    I'm a sweater too. I envy people that get "that glow" when working out. When I work out it is not a pretty site!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    If you're sweating, it means your workout is working! Worry if you aren't sweating.

    Not really, everyone has a different sweat rate.......

    yup. If the humidity level is just right, I can sweat from a walk in 50 degree temps. Try being the only guy relaxing at a park in San Francisco during the winter, and covered in sweat.

    Odd.
  • YouAreYourChoices
    YouAreYourChoices Posts: 64 Member
    I'm a sweater too. I sweat when I just take a walk and sweat buckets when I actually workout. I like that saying about sweat being fat crying.

    Same here
  • dcr5452WECHANGED
    dcr5452WECHANGED Posts: 121 Member
    Try some workout clothing that wicks away moisture rather than just heavy cotton. If I wore cotton, I think I'd have chafing issues as well as just being plain uncomfortable as that stuff gets heavy when it is weighted down with sweat.
  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
    I sweat all the time. Especially times when it's not socially appropriate (at work, a job interview, etc.). It happened even when I was in good shape. It blows.
  • dawn_h_d
    dawn_h_d Posts: 184 Member
    I sweat, A LOT, too. I always have to have a towel onhand and I can see the sweat streaks running down my legs. It's gross.

    I refer to it as......slimey. I get slimey. But I look at it this way - slimey means I am working out!!

    In my regular life - I sweat a lot too. That is one thing that I am hoping goes down and the pounds go down.
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  • kelvincornish1
    kelvincornish1 Posts: 40
    I am doing Insanity too and believe me the floor is drenched by the time I am doing the stretching after the warm up. I mostly do the work out at the gym that is kept quite cool but still by the end of the workout the floor has a puddle of liquid on it.

    Oh and I always wipe the floor clean with already used paper towels from the bin!
  • ks4e
    ks4e Posts: 374 Member
    I sweat a lot too, even before I gained a few pounds. My face gets super sweaty, something I inherited from my father and something I've passed down to my children. It's not because you're out of shape, but can also be because you have more sweat glands than others.

    I sweat sometimes just taking my children out of their car seats. It'll be a nice 70F out and I'll feel sweat forming on my face.
  • ovhenderson
    ovhenderson Posts: 13 Member
    Nope. If you were following the Insanity nutrition regimen that meant you started eating much better and getting in the right amount of fluids. Meaning, you weren't dehydrated so you actually fluid to sweat out like you're supposed to lol. It's amazing how our metabolism flips back on track when we fix our nutrition.
  • zapballs
    zapballs Posts: 16 Member
    Such is life. I am a dancer (ballet & modern) and I sweat so much it's totally embarrassing! While my peers are "glowing" I look like I just got out of the shower. I have tried everything to reduce the sweat from supplements to using deodorant on my face lol. Now I find the only thing that works efficiently is a trusty sweat rag! I attribute this condition to genetics, weather (115 degrees is so unflattering) and also stress. The more anxious I am in the more sweat I excrete... Sweaty girls UNITE!!!!
  • newfette81
    newfette81 Posts: 185
    I'm a sweaty beast too... when I clean my cardio machines I need to wipe the floor around it too...
  • Saree1902
    Saree1902 Posts: 611 Member
    I'm also a sweater! After a long run in summer, the backs of my knees are sweaty, my hair is soaking and my kit needs to be washed twice! :laugh:
  • LorienCoffeeBean
    LorienCoffeeBean Posts: 227 Member
    i never used to sweat when i attempted exercise. this time around im walking daily and doing the 30 DS and i am DISGUSTING. like streaming down my face and neck like im in the rain disgusting. uugh
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    I sweat about 32 seconds into my workouts. When I run or do HIIT of any sort, sweat is literally dripping down my face before I'm done. Not as much with strength training, though.

    Exact same here. I have to take paper towels with me to tuck behind my water bottle on the treadmill to wipe my face throughout HIIT. I never used to sweat a lot during physical activity until I lost the weight. I also sweat a lot more easily now in the sun & hot places. It's weird.

    I also get this annoying little sweat "mustache". My lip gets little beads of sweat on it and if I don't wipe it off it turns into an annoying llttle glistening 'stache. :grumble:

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