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by Jim ONeill
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Yes it was interesting to know under what conditions the body produces sweat. I'd be equally interested to know why I don't sweat in an infrared sauna. It's hot enough in the sauna and my body feels hot but I don't sweat. I might have a bit of dampness but not sweat,
The question I pose is this.. Doesn't your body use calories in order to produce sweat to begin with? Your body uses calories for everything, from breathing to walking to resting.. Therefore, if you are producing more sweat than normal (say by wearing sweats while working out) wouldn't that mean that you are burning more calories just by producing more sweat?
A Friend told me that because I did not sweat when I jogged or exercise that I was unfit..I very rarely sweat excessively unless i do a circuit class and thats only in the middle of my back at random points...is this related to being unfit?
Thank you Jim. You answered my question perfectly! I ride a stationary bike and use a cooling fan to keep me from sweating so much. I began to wonder if that was defeating the purpose of exercising until I read you article. Thanks again!K
This was so helpful. I was disappointed at my 45 min exercise this morning, because I didn't sweat, I felt like my body was working hard but now sweat. The room tem was about 65 degrees. So this was very helpful.
I was very very confused about this concept of sweating during workouts & whether fans should be switched on during exercises or not. & I really want to thank you a lot for clearing my misconception about it, supporting with convincing facts. It was really helpful. Thanks.
this article was everything I needed! I just googled the question, and I found this. It really answers all of my questions perfectly, especially pertaining to how sweat is made when you work out, since I always wondered if my super-sweat in the summer only feels different from winters light sweat due to the grossness factor, or if it was just not working as well in winter. I'm so relieved! Whew!Also, the second answer about getting worn out, that is something I would like to know more about. I ALWAYS get worn out, really easily, and out of breath like my heart will explode, but it's only after a short sprint (literally less than 2 minutes). So my question is this: how do I get my body to stop fighting me on this exercise business? Do I just rest every 30 seconds until I get my breath back, and then start again... over and over again? How much is too much?
This was perfect to find. I just re joined my gym after 7 months of not working out, and my first cardio work out, I didn't produce any sweat hardly. I was concerned that I wasted that time...However the gym is air conditioned and I had a huge fan directly above my head, so that can explain the no sweating...I realize this article is old, however great info...THANKS :)
Thank you! This is exactly the information I was looking for.
Hi JimWell I do sweat and can come out of a class absolutely soaked even my hair looks as if I have just got out of a shower. I do 1 hour body combat sessions and 1.5 circuit training sessions combination of 4 classes a week dropping down from 7 about 5 years ago, so class myself as reasonably fit. I would love to stop this from happening. Its not like I drink that much liquid through the day. Love to know more about this issue really.Many Thanks
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