Sweating and menopause
ladybugvalerie
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Hey there!
I have been watching calories and logging my food, but as this summer heat just exhausts me, coupled with going through so many hot flashes, I just don't want to sweat even more with exercise. Help!! I used to be so active before the hot flashes. Now I am swimming in a sauna!
I have been watching calories and logging my food, but as this summer heat just exhausts me, coupled with going through so many hot flashes, I just don't want to sweat even more with exercise. Help!! I used to be so active before the hot flashes. Now I am swimming in a sauna!
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You might actually enjoy swimming in a swimming pool. It is great exercise, easy on your joints, great resistance workout, and the sweat just washes away.3
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55-YO F here and very much know of what you speak. I exercise an hour daily on an elliptical-type machine in my home and have found my zen of cool relief for this by closely placing TWO high-powered stand fans trained right on me, one on either side. Just one wasn't enough for me, but with two I find a much happier energy.4
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I went through Menopause while working at a physical job where I was wearing full PPE nose to toes.
In an environment that is maintained at 50% humidity and 75 degrees. No moving air. No AC.
Sweating is something you can get accustomed to.
Just do it.
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Fans. I recommend fans like the poster upthread suggested.
I don't sweat like a normal person and didn't even sweat during hot flashes. I only flushed and turned beet red. But boy did I feel hot. I needed fans.0 -
shadowfax_c11 wrote: »I went through Menopause while working at a physical job where I was wearing full PPE nose to toes.
In an environment that is maintained at 50% humidity and 75 degrees. No moving air. No AC.
Sweating is something you can get accustomed to.
Just do it.
Oh, hell no.
That job? I couldn't do that menopause or not.
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Cycling is pretty good because I've got the air flowing by as I ride and if I'm sweating, it creates a cooling effect.2
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OK. Weird effect, but, a couple of years ago, I did the program in the book "I Quit Sugar." I did it because sugar was ruling my life. Oddly, my hot flashes disappeared, and stayed disappeared until recently, even after I started eating sugar again.
The other interesting effect was that my dairy intolerance went away.
Might be worth a shot.1 -
Mine disappear if I keep away from alcohol. Even one small glass of wine sets them off.0
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I cut my hair real short. No more putting up my hair when I am hot, then taking it down, repeat like 50x a day. I honestly can say I am much cooler. Also I met a cashier at Kohls who was wearing a fan around her neck. She said you can buy it at BB&B and Walmart. She said she would not be able to work there without her fan blowing on her constantly.0
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I workout either early in the morning before the sun comes up or i use my treadmill with a fan on. You do get used to it eventually. Good luck0
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