Why do i sweat like a pig??

aldous_huxley · 28-06-2005 8:50pm #1

I do a lot of cardio work at the gym and in no time at all, i'm soaking in sweat. Nobody else in there seems to be in the same situation - everybody sweats a bit but I havn't seen anyone drenched in the stuff.
I do drink before coming in but so do others and they don't sweat as much.

What is it about some peoples physiology that leads to this?

DrIndy · 29-06-2005 12:29am

I sweat like a pig too, its a variant of normal and does no harm. Just make sure you drink enough to compensate. Maybe you are making more effort than the others?

johnnyc · 29-06-2005 7:39am

if you sweat after a few minutes it actually a sign of being fit

Pherekydes · 29-06-2005 7:57am

Pigs, apparently, are pretty poor sweaters and in some breeds they hardly sweat at all.

So you don't sweat like a pig.

You probably sweat like a horse...

Corksham · 29-06-2005 9:26am

Me too I sweat buckets in the gym and on hot days which can be annoying

aphex™ · 29-06-2005 12:15pm

I heard taking Ginseng pills was supposed to help... try at your own risk

4Xcut · 29-06-2005 12:49pm

wear lots of white

LundiMardi · 29-06-2005 12:51pm

i sweat a lot in general to be honest, i've always been self concious about it and i choose my clothes carefully. But in the gym i try not to let it bother me, after all, it's a gym.

Maynooth · 29-06-2005 5:31pm

LundiMardi wrote:

i sweat a lot in general to be honest, i've always been self concious about it and i choose my clothes carefully. But in the gym i try not to let it bother me, after all, it's a gym.

Me too. Even walking up to the post office today had me sweating and it wasn't even that warm. I'm not fat or unfit, I just sweat a lot. I tend to panic a lot and be very concious too though so maybe that's something to do with it.

segadreamcast · 29-06-2005 9:03pm

I used to sweat a LOT at the gym... however, I notice that after doing one bout of intense exercise per day and taking a cold shower, I won't sweat for the rest of the day, no matter what I do - which is a great thing really.

Plus, personally, I *love* walking out of the gym covered in sweat - it gives the impression that you've been working your ass off (which you have been doing of course

!).

aldous_huxley · 29-06-2005 9:11pm

I wasn't really concerned about the appearance of me sweating buckets - more curious as to why I do and others don't (to the same extent) - as was demostrated again this evening.
I find that if i drink in the middle of a cardio workout, theres an acceleration in the volume of sweat streaming out the pores within a minute - i'm not surprised that it does - but the speed at which it does.
I did google the subject before posting - and there is a history of thyroid problems on one side of the family (some sites suggested that there is a link between excessive sweating and thyroid problems) - maybe this has something to do with it.

Pigs, apparently, are pretty poor sweaters and in some breeds they hardly sweat at all.

Apologies to pigs then.

Why do i sweat like a pig??

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