Sweating

Tattoos_and_Tea
Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
edited October 5 in Fitness and Exercise
Hiya,

This may be a little bit of a gross subject, but lets talk about sweating, especially when exercising!

Ive been going to the gym for a couple of months now. When I first started I hardly ever sweated. Recently though I look like ive been in the shower! Seriously, I come away from there most days looking like a drowned rat as ive been sweating so much. Is it normal to sweat more after a few months at the gym? I thought it would work the other way round and I would sweat when I first started the gym and not as much as the months progressed. I get proper embarissed some days ad im covered in sweat patches lol :D

Thoughts? Anyone else have this?

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  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    I would think that it means you're body is working efficiently. :smile:
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    I agree with Lauren...if you're getting a bead on you're body is trying to cool you down faster to work more efficiently and regulate its temperature! Plus you must be working hard! :) The fitter I got, the harder I sweat-ed!
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Sorry... perspired! Ladies perspire! Not sweat!
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    I have heard that the more fat you lose the more you will sweat when exerting yourself. I'm sure there's some science behind it, but I can't be arsed. :laugh:

    But yeah - same thing happened to me. I still sweated a lot when I first started working out heavily - but way more now than the beginning. I get drenched too. lol
  • Alison__
    Alison__ Posts: 107
    I also sweat a lot, and I can't recall doing that in the beginning. But I figured, since we're going to the gym in order to sweat, then why should I feel embarrassed?
  • PJFaber
    PJFaber Posts: 47
    I have noticed it too. I've been told that your body is working more efficiently now.
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    Sweating is the body's way of cooling you down. sweating more just indicates that your more efficient at that job. In fact its usually the more fit people who sweat more despite common misconceptions.
  • Misdy
    Misdy Posts: 81 Member
    I'm the same but I like to think it's a sign that you've had a good workout. I remember years ago my trainer told me that if you're not sweating and you're not pink in the face, you're not trying hard enough! :glasses:
  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    Sorry... perspired! Ladies perspire! Not sweat!

    Tehehe!
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    I find that when I drink more water, I also perspire more at the gym or in yoga class even if it's the same level of exertion.
  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
    Sweat are little tiny fat cells coming off. :)
  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    I remember years ago my trainer told me that if you're not sweating and you're not pink in the face, you're not trying hard enough! :glasses:

    I like this!

    Maybe im just working out harder as im starting to get fitter. Its all good then! Excellent! Im going to smell and be sweaty tomorrow at the gym and love every second of it lol x
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I actually sweat a lot less then when I was heavier. I used to sweat all the time, whether I was exercising or not
  • elmsallmissile
    elmsallmissile Posts: 86
    Sorry... perspired! Ladies perspire! Not sweat!

    Horses sweat, men perspire ladies merely glow!
  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    Sweat are little tiny fat cells coming off. :)

    Really!?
  • Luandanielle1979
    Luandanielle1979 Posts: 747 Member
    I look like a drowned rat after the gym. Its soo yuck. But I know its because Im working hard. Sweat away honey x
  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    yep this happens to me too. i always end up looking like i jumped in the pool.
  • lucycaz
    lucycaz Posts: 191 Member
    Sorry... perspired! Ladies perspire! Not sweat!


    To be totally correct....

    Horses sweat

    Men perspire

    Women glow

    LOL
  • smarterthanyoda
    smarterthanyoda Posts: 39
    The amount you sweat (er, perspire) also depends on your hydration level and the ambient temperature. If you're paying more attention to the amount of water you're drinking now you might be better hydrated now than when you were getting started. Or, the room or weather might be slightly different. It's getting cooler now, so your gym might be turning down the A/C or even turning on the heat.

    Also, as you get practice exercising you get better at it so you can work out harder, which would obviously lead to more sweat.
  • kari_davis
    kari_davis Posts: 3 Member
    I'm glad I'm not the only one! Thanks for bringing up this topic. :)
  • DaniellePF
    DaniellePF Posts: 308 Member
    These answers are interesting--I don't have an answer and neither did my doc. :-( But just wanted you to know that you are not alone! i call myself the sweaty girl at the gym. I take group classes and I sweat more than the guys. Oh well.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Sorry... perspired! Ladies perspire! Not sweat!

    I always heard that ladies glisten, not sweat.
  • ReinasWrath
    ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
    Sweat are little tiny fat cells coming off. :)

    Really!?
    no..
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Sweat are little tiny fat cells coming off. :)

    Really!?
    no..

    hahaha! I so much enjoy the sarcasm!! I would totally friend you, but we're already friends...
  • Crystal_R84
    Crystal_R84 Posts: 88 Member
    Oh girl....I am the grossest thing after the gym my hair is soaked and I sweat thru my long sleeve and tshirt...I wear this because if I wear just a tshirt only or tank top I sweat the same but this time sweat just goes all over the place...nobody wants to see that or go on the machines after me even after I wipe them down! LOL I embrace my sweat because to me it means I am accomplishing things!

    SO GET YOUR SWEAT ON GIRL!
  • CoSunshine410
    CoSunshine410 Posts: 14 Member
    These answers are interesting--I don't have an answer and neither did my doc. :-( But just wanted you to know that you are not alone! i call myself the sweaty girl at the gym. I take group classes and I sweat more than the guys. Oh well.

    I'm the same way. I sweat like crazy! I also drink A TON of water everyday so I am sure that has something to do wtih it. I am always the sweatiest one in class. O well- I know that I work hard so at least I have some proof!
  • SWEETS1234
    SWEETS1234 Posts: 243 Member
    I once had a coworker say that I was glowing after my run. I think they were being sweet because I SWEAT. LOL
  • fdambrose
    fdambrose Posts: 1 Member
    I've experienced the same thing and did a little research. I found that an average person sweats between 0.8 to 1.4 liters (roughly 27.4 to 47.3 oz.) per hour during exercise. To help you with a visual, the smaller bike water bottles typically hold 0.6 liters (20 oz.) of fluid and the larger bottles hold 0.7 liters (24 oz.) of fluid.
  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    I've experienced the same thing and did a little research. I found that an average person sweats between 0.8 to 1.4 liters (roughly 27.4 to 47.3 oz.) per hour during exercise. To help you with a visual, the smaller bike water bottles typically hold 0.6 liters (20 oz.) of fluid and the larger bottles hold 0.7 liters (24 oz.) of fluid.

    Thats really interesting! I believe it too! x
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    I sweated more when I was heavier. Now, I sweat much less.

    The new fabrics that wick the sweat off the body keep me fairly dry. My clothes are definitely damp when I change but I wouldn't say I was drenched. I also wear either a bandana (biker style) or a knit cap with the wicking fabric inside so my head doesn't really ever get wet either.

    I guess not sweating buckets makes me the odd (wo)man out on this thread! That's cool though...I bet I breathe out a lot more LOUDLY when running or cycling than most folks ! :tongue:
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