Sweating while working out???

I'm the same way, I just don't sweat like other people. I have to work out really hard to get a sweat on my brow and even then it's nothing like I see others sweat, but I am sweating in my hair and under bra.

Push harder! Do more Weight bearing exercises and and intensity and Max effort. When you do that you should be sweating buckets after 15-20 min

I noticed this morning I worked up a real sweat adding extra intensity to one minutes sprints. Before today I thought I was just a non-sweat-er. Turns out short bursts were the key for me and now I feel as if I'm "really" working out.

I will also have to give this a try, Thanks:)

I don't start sweating till my heart rate reaches about 135-140. A HRM would really help you to know how to 'push' your body more during your workouts.

The healthier you are the harder it is to get in a good work out... you just gotta push yourself even harder.... My mom says if you arent throwing up you can always push it harder...

Also make sure your drinking enough, your body will only sweat if it has water to lose.. if it is dehydrated it will have a harder time sweating.

Wearing a sweatshirt only makes you sweat out water weight... its not good for anythign else... and it makes it even more important to drink TONS TONS TONS of water.

My body just doesn't sweat that much. Even when I'm pushing hard and feeling the burn. Even when I play softball in the middle of the summer running around and pitching. I just don't sweat. Instead, I pee alot. If I'm working out or doing anything physical, most people sweat, and I'm constantly running to the bathroom. I don't know why. So it could just be the way your body works.

You may want to try pushing your self a little harder to see if it helps but you could also not be hydrated enough. Try upping your water consumption.

Once I started, you know, hydrating with water, not Diet Coke, I started sweating like Ms. Piggy at the gym!

It could be a sweat gland issue where yours are simply not as developed as everyone elses. My son didn't used to sweat at all, instead he would overheat very quickly and we'd have to sponge him down and get him to lay down with a wet rag on his head or he'd pass out and suffer heat stroke. It's a rare and very dangerous condition. His sweat glands are slowly starting to develop but nothing near normal.

So my suggestions.

Step 1. Check your temperature immediately after working out and make sure you are not over heating.

Step 2. If you are overheating I caution you to be very careful, it's not something to just shrug off and push through. If you are not overheating I would suggest varying up your routine, work in sprints and the like. It's called circuit training. When we stick to a routine our muscles become comfortable and lazy. But by varying it up, adding in sprints and lunges and such, you keep the body guessing.

I strongly suggest adding strength training to your fitness regime. When dieting and doing aerobics alone our bodies end up burning about 75% fat and 25% muscle!

By adding in the strength training you build up muscle instead and burn 100% fat.

If I stick to the same resistance and level on the elliptical too long, it will take longer for me to work up a sweat. This is when I know it's time to kick it up a notch! Definitely try throwing some intervals in (2 minutes at a higher resistance, 2 minutes at your normal one). Makes a huge difference!

I was the same way...i now drink anywhere between 100-124 oz of water a day and I'm like my own rain forest at the gym

LOL! Next time I'm dripping I'll just say I'm saving the rain forest

I've been really logging in MFP now for 15 days staight, but was here and there the month prior. I've been back at working out now for almost 2 months 5-6 days a week at 50-60 minutes. I do the treadmill always, it's an incline trainer and can go up to a 40 degree incline for major burn, so I switch up the trails daily. I definelty wet just not dripping like my husband

In general, men have larger hearts and lungs than most women, and that's the reason men, in general, have heavier sweats during workouts. Don't compare yourself to your husband when trying to measure how much you've done. Besides, the weight-loss should be coming from your calorie deficit and not from your exercises. Life is easier when you focus on losing weight by eating less.

You shouldn't wear clothing to make yourself sweat more. The only benefit to sweat is to cool you down. If you wear clothing to make you sweat, that will mess with how your body regulates itself.

You are so right. It's all fun and games until you find somebody passed out in the men's bathroom in a body suit. I guess the medical examiner would list that as an accidental death.

My cousin and I have roughly the same amount of weight to lose and we walk/jog together during the week. We both bust our butts to get our routes done in the shortest time possible, putting forth great effort. Yet she will be absolutely drenched with sweat and I will just have a little on my forehead! It looks like we have done two completely different work outs even though I know that I was pushing myself just as hard. Also, I drink lots of water all day long and she doesn't drink nearly as much water as I do. I have never sweat much at any point in my life doing any kind of workout, not the drenching sweat that some people get anyway that soak their shirts. I played softball in really hot weather, went to the gym and have done plenty of things where I am pushing myself. So all of this leads me to believe that some people simply don't sweat as much as others. I'm sure in some cases it is a sign that maximum effort is not being put forth but just because you are not sweating buckets does not automatically mean you are not getting a good workout.

You're right about some people sweat more than others, but workout just as hard. I'm a Group Fitness instructor, and if a lady in one of my classes is drenched in sweat, I would encourage her to take it down a level.

Besides it not being a very healthy thing to do - any weight loss that shows after forcing a sweat, is most likely going to be water weight than fat (actual weight)

I would really caution against wearing a plastic suit to work out....I can't see how that could be a good thing! I think you have gotten some good advice from the others on here!