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Sweating and Sodium levels?

SarahWrittenThin
SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I wasn't sure where exactly to ask this but I would like to find out.
When you sweat while working out are you lowering your sodium levels? I have trouble keeping my sodium under control some days and work out everyday, am I balancing it out somehow or am I trying to placate myself in thinking so??
What do you think?

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  • Loveebbs
    Loveebbs Posts: 300 Member
    Bump.......because I wanted to know about this also!
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    Yes when you sweat you lower your sodium levels but there's no way to know just how much. You still want to keep your sodium intake below 2000mg a day.
  • HisPixie
    HisPixie Posts: 55 Member
    I just googled .... " The amount of sodium in sweat averages about 500 mg sodium/lb sweat ..." So 500 mg per pound of sweat would be a lot of sweat, lol. :)
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    wow a pound of sweat lol. well a gallon is 8 pounds I think to put that in perspective. So I would say that if I go 50mg or so over I shouldn't worry too much but if I go over a lot its probably not a good thing.
  • Somnifac
    Somnifac Posts: 30 Member
    Weigh yourself before and after a workout. After a hard ride on the bike, it's not uncommon to for me to be 1-2 lbs under my starting weight, due to fluid loss. This is after drinking 8-16oz of water per hour. So it's certainly possible to lose sizable amounts of electrolytes while exercising, depending on the exertion level and the duration.
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