Exercise And Sweat Your Skin

Exercise And Sweat Your Skin

Amazingly, some people sweat more and some people sweat less depending on their activity level. You may find that you sweat less as you get used to increasing exercise intensity.

This is primarily because your body is just getting more efficient at cooling itself down—giving you more of a moist glisten instead of a puddle of sweat. Some athletes sometimes sweat more because their body is fine-tuned to remain at optimal temperature for peak performance.

Sweat facts

• Lack of evaporation can cause your body to overheat, which can lead to feelings of dizziness and nausea.
• Perspiration contains water, sodium, chloride, and potassium. The water evaporates but the rest stays on your skin leaving your skin dry and salty.
• Everybody sweats – but men sweat around 40% more than women generally because men have a larger surface area which they need to cool off.
• Perspiration can also be a hormonal reaction to anxiety, and stress and can be traced back to prehistoric flight or fight reactions.

Whatever your physical fitness level, sweat happens. But I hate the thought that anyone would avoid exercise because they dislike feeling sweaty. So, here are my top tips to avoid feeling like a sweaty Betty.

Sweat tips

• Wear appropriate clothing that will help keep your skin dry. Clothing technology is fantastic because you can buy workout clothing that keeps the sweat off your skin or that is pre-treated with bacteria-fighting elements.
• Cleanse your skin immediately after your workout. If you can’t take a shower right away, try to keep wipes handy to get excess sweat off your skin.
• If you have long hair, put it into a braid or ponytail so that it doesn’t touch your skin.
• If you don’t want to have to wash your hair every time you work out, try spraying a little hairspray over it before exercising and then brush it out after. This works for me. I think the hairspray stops the sweat from getting your hair too wet.

I hope you can use some of my tips to help keep you as dry as possible during your workout. If you still can’t stand the thought of sweating, you may love this quote I once heard: “Sweat is your fat crying.” The benefits of exercise far outweigh the slightly uncomfortable feeling we get from sweating. I think a post-exercise glow is very attractive because looking after yourself is a beautiful thing.