My morning. Working out and cooling off... sorta - WTF

Randyamc
Randyamc Posts: 365 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
**Your welcome to skip this first part and go straight to the question ;oP**
Beeep... Beep... Beep... FML soo tired. People really enjoy this? Ugh. Chug water, throw on gear, pump the music and out the door I go. Semi cool morning, waking up finally and off and running. Listing to that lovely woman with the British accent giving me prompts on when to walk and run. (C25k) I like her and we could probably be friends if she didn’t patronize me so much. What's that legs? You’re tired? Ha! That kind lady said keep going so shut it! Oh, 5 min cool down time. Hurray, I did it! Drink shake, and stretch it out. Ok, still sweating no biggie, time for a shower. Now I'm ready to start my day... wait... still sweating? Eeeww... Ok, hop in the truck and crank the AC on the way to work. Still very hot! Crap... ok desk fan, get to work! 30 minutes into my work day, finally start to feel normal. Crap, need to drink more water and start this endless cycle of restroom breaks!! Getting in shape is fun!!!

**Question Time**
Does is take anyone else far to long to cool off after a good workout?

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  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
    LMAO you are so freakin' funny Randy!

    And yes! When I get back from my runs, my face doesn't turn back to a normal color for a good 45 minutes to an hour! I usually sit in front of a fan (on the floor because I don't want my sweat to get on any of the furniture) with my Chobani yogurt and water and watch the news for about a 1/2 hour. By then it's time to wake up the kids, get my breakfast and lunch ready, etc. THEN I jump in the shower and I can say that I just have a nice "glow" about me from running.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    When I run it takes a long time for me to cool down too. I usually have to rest for about 15 min or more. Have you tried making the water cooler in your shower? That usually helped me and made me feel a little bit refreshed. I'm not saying you should take ice cold showers (ick!), but if you like hot showers, then maybe turn the heat down a bit. Just a suggestion!
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    It is ridiculously hot this morning (I see you're also in California - Fresno area here), and even though I did my workout in the house with the A/C on, ceiling fan on high and another fan pointed at me, the sweat was pouring off of me. Way more than usual. Don't know if you're getting the humidity up there like we are down here, but that could be part of why it took you longer to cool down.

    Otherwise - great job on the c25k and getting it done despite this nasty heat!
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    Yes, I get back home take an icy cold shower get dressed and i'm sweating buckets as I walk back out the door to go to work.
  • acedanger49
    acedanger49 Posts: 7
    Yes, I get back home take an icy cold shower get dressed and i'm sweating buckets as I walk back out the door to go to work.

    Same thing for me. I do Crossfit whenever I can. I get up at 5, workout for an hour there, home by 7:10. Take a cold shower and I just stand under the water for a while. I get out, towel off and......bam, sweating again. I eventually cool off by around 8:30, as I'm walking through the door at work. I hate the feeling. Glad to know I'm not the only one though.
  • Randyamc
    Randyamc Posts: 365 Member
    Omg thank you! So glad I'm not alone. lol I'm always amazed when I hear about people working out on their lunch break. I would feel umm... what's the word? Yes, icky.... I would feel icky the rest of the day. It's pretty warm here, no much humidity though. I lived in FL for 10 years so using that as my reference point, I never think it's humid, but that could be a factor. I have my celling fan and a smaller fan cranking while I do my stretches. I'll give the cooler showers a go. I wonder drinking colder water would help? If none of the above works, I shall do one of two things.... get up earlier to allow more cool down time or... build a walk in freezer. What? That a solid idea!!
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    Take a colder shower :) I get up at 4:00 to run and it's generally about 80 degrees when I finish my long runs, I am a really really cold person most of the time so I don't mind. But I find that if I take a cooler shower, almost cold, it helps a bunch.

    WTG on the running!
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    I can totally relate! I usually work out indoors but even then I need to take a 10 minute water break at the end of my workout before I shower. If I'm in a rush and I don't relax for those 10 minutes, then I tend to sweat after my shower...it's gross! (I call it my George Costanza moment - if you're a Seinfeld fan...)
  • HeavyLiftGirl
    HeavyLiftGirl Posts: 1,267 Member
    HA!! This is awesome. Thanks for the laugh.

    And to answer your question: I have been there, done that. It sometimes takes me a good hour to completely cool down. Somebody spray me with the hose! lol
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    When I need to squeeze in a workout during lunch or before class, I'll change shirts but wear my gym shorts back to work or to class, I feel like if I look like I came from the gym it's more acceptable to be sweaty than just being a sweaty monster just walking around.
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
    Damn, wish I had a C25K lady to instruct me :(

    I just use a watch...
  • tappleton17
    tappleton17 Posts: 29 Member
    AMEN! yes i agree maybe if it were cooler out it wouldnt take so long?
  • Jodibear58
    Jodibear58 Posts: 280 Member
    There's a C25k audio??? Where can I get it?
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    Yes! My face can still have the beetroot effect a couple of hours after a really good Tae Bo session!
  • littlelaurie14
    littlelaurie14 Posts: 224 Member
    Running is the only exercise I've done so far that takes me FOREVER to cool down and recover :grumble:
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    There's a C25k audio??? Where can I get it?

    Free downloads on iTunes :flowerforyou:
  • itsuki
    itsuki Posts: 520 Member
    It takes me 10-15 minutes or so.

    When I work out during my lunch break, I give myself 20 minutes after showering (in cold water) and changing to cool down. I blast the AC in my car, and splash water on my face and arms (the water plus the AC is great!) I also use dusting powder in my hair and any areas that are still sweating to help with the moisture. It seems to help!

    Also, when I'm feeling REALLY hot, I'll take my work shirt off (wearing a tank top underneath of course!) and hang it on top of the AC vents in my car for a couple of minutes. Then when I put it on, it's like an icicle! Refreshing!
  • stefanieceleste0530
    stefanieceleste0530 Posts: 177 Member
    I pretty much start sweating the minute I start thinking about putting on my workout clothes. And I don't stop until at least an hour after I'm done. I've tried the cooler showers, but they haven't helped me. I tend to not workout before work unless I'm working a later start time (I make my own schedule), so it doesn't really impact me all that much, thankfully!

    Am also glad I'm not the only "weird" one that has this issue!!! Way to go on the C25K - I'm also doing it - I just did W3D2 yesterday. I have to say, I honestly hate it. But there's something in me right now that's just not letting me quit.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    There's a C25k audio??? Where can I get it?

    Free downloads on iTunes :flowerforyou:
    And free apps - I used c25kFREE by Zen Labs - works great, no watch-checking, it plays a tone and a voice command telling to start walking, begin running, etc. You can play your own music with it too, and it lowers the music volume for the voice prompts so you don't miss a thing.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    I am not a runner but I had a hard time cooling down when I first started working out. I would start sweating right away and then I would feel hot and kind of sick for a while afterwards. Now though it take 10 minutes at a really hard pace before I start sweating and I recover much faster.

    Heat=calories burning.
  • morkiemama
    morkiemama Posts: 894 Member
    There's a C25k audio??? Where can I get it?

    Free downloads on iTunes :flowerforyou:
    And free apps - I used c25kFREE by Zen Labs - works great, no watch-checking, it plays a tone and a voice command telling to start walking, begin running, etc. You can play your own music with it too, and it lowers the music volume for the voice prompts so you don't miss a thing.

    There is also here:

    http://www.c25k.com/podcasts.htm

    Or what I use here (I believe these are available on iTunes as well):

    http://www.djsteveboy.com/1day25k.html
  • Randyamc
    Randyamc Posts: 365 Member
    Cold showers seems to be the common approach coupled with more cool off time. I wish I could take ice cold showers but I have a rare condition where go into an almost tourett type state until I warm up.
    McBully - yeah, more acceptable but the other way would keep em guessing!
    I use an app called Get Running on my iPhone with my very stylish arm band. Makes me look awesome while I'm hobbling and wheezing! :) I listen to my own music with only songs that match a 10 minute mile beat. Or so Jog.fm says. Today was my W3D2!!

    P.S. I imagine a Willy Water Bug would be the most frustrating way to cool off.
    P.P.S. Don't do a Google image seach of water willy at work when trying to remember aforementioned item. haha!!!
  • Rubyayn
    Rubyayn Posts: 433 Member
    I have this problem, but it is worse here because I have long hair to blow dry and gobs of make up running down my ever so sweaty face. Stand naked in front of a fan after your cold shower. Everyone at the gym will LOVE that.

    In all seriousness, I have found that a 10 minute yoga stretch after my run in the morning helps me to cool down. If I try to get ready too quickly after running it seems as if it takes HOURS to cool down. Even if I take a cool shower.

    Yoga is always my answer. To almost any question. So, there you have it.
  • cdcro
    cdcro Posts: 21 Member
    I can totally relate! I usually work out indoors but even then I need to take a 10 minute water break at the end of my workout before I shower. If I'm in a rush and I don't relax for those 10 minutes, then I tend to sweat after my shower...it's gross! (I call it my George Costanza moment - if you're a Seinfeld fan...)

    My shower didn't take
  • klwells08
    klwells08 Posts: 158 Member
    Thank god I'm not the only one!! It takes me forever to cooldown after a workout, no matter the time of the day. When I'm on the road I try to workout before I go to the institution for work. I have to get up three hours before I leave. The first to workout, an hour cooldown, and then an hour to get ready. If I try to rush the cooldown I end up miserable for hours afterwards because I'm so sticky.
  • olee67
    olee67 Posts: 208 Member
    Yes. As in, cool down, take shower, and still be sweating... Yes! However, I took a page from a pro hockey team. I can't remember which team it is, but, they have a slushy machine in their locker room, and, after a game, they drink one. Why? It cools the players core temperature faster which (according to a report that I didn't conduct) allows for recovery and healing to begin faster after activity.

    So, when I need to cool down really fast, I take my magic bullet, some crush ice and water, and blend. I get essentially a water slushy. Seems to help and stop the sweating faster than a cold shower does.
  • Amysgetnfit
    Amysgetnfit Posts: 231
    Im fair skinned so I pretty much look like a tomato for an hour after i work out. I live in florida so maybe all this perspiration is normal... nobody will notice right? Nothing like trying to pull on a pair of jeans after workout & after shower & you cant seem to ever dry off! I swear these pants fit 3 days ago!? WTF!

    My trick is crushed icewater & i drag a fan in the bathroom while im getting dressed, both seem to help a little!

    Atleast we all seem to be pretty normal!
  • Randyamc
    Randyamc Posts: 365 Member
    Ahh the Yoga, I finally got my DVD working so I shall try that also.

    Ok, you guys really got me interested in this ice water thing. Maybe I could blend it really well, throw some Mio in it and call it a slushie!!

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