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Can You Sweat These Facts?
Whether you love it or hate it, working up a sweat is a natural part of working out. But do you know what's going on in your body when you perspire? Take my quiz and see if you can sweat the facts about sweating.
You Asked: Is It Unhealthy to Wear Antiperspirant While Exercising?
Dear Fit,
I'm a big fan of wearing antiperspirant because I don't want to be stinky. Recently though, a friend of mine told me it was unhealthy to wear it while exercising because antiperspirant prevents your body from naturally excreting harmful toxins. Is this true?
Sweating During a Workout: Love It or Hate It?
I love a good, sweaty workout. My drenched clothes are like a badge of honor after a particularly tough run or bike ride. While I embrace perspiration from exercise, some people simply hate getting sweaty for one reason or another.
During Exercise, Are You Drenched in Sweat?
When I exercise, I expect to sweat. It's all part of the reason I love to move. Sweating makes me feel like I've worked hard and am cleansing myself.
The Sweatiest Cities in America
In some places — not San Francisco, I can tell you that — it's hot outside. When the sun is blaring, a lot of us start dripping in sweat especially when we're working out. MSNBC is reporting that your city may make you extra sweatier than others, which means you should take extra caution to hydrate and drink electrolytes on your outdoor workouts this Summer.
You Asked: Does Sweating Mean You're Burning More Calories?
You're asking and I'm answering. . .
Favorite Excuse for Not Working Out: Sweating Makes Me Breakout
Part of getting a good workout means that I sweat a lot. I don't necessarily need to be sopping wet like when I take a Bikram yoga class, but a little sweat makes me feel like I pushed myself.
The bad thing about sweating when you workout is that it can lead to breakouts, and not just on your face.
You Asked: Does Fitter Mean Sweatier?
I have a question: is the amount of sweat you produce at all related to how
physically fit you are? Since I have been working out consistently and am in good shape, the amount I sweat when exerting myself has dramatically increased. Is there any correlation?
You Asked: Potassium and Sodium, What Is the Connection?
Dear FitSugar,
Since you have been covering a lot of ground on sodium and potassium, I heard that sodium and potassium levels compete with each other, so if the presence of one mineral rises, the amount of the other drops. Is that true?
I thought this was an interesting question, but a little out of my league, so I asked my friend, nutritionist Rania Batayneh, MPH of Essential Nutrition For You.
Antiperspirants Don't Let You Sweat
Taking care of yourself, watching what you eat and exercising, you might be a little more sensitive about what you put on your body. While the myth that aluminum in deodorant causes breast cancer has been debunked, you might not feel comfortable with using antiperspirants that contain aluminum since they actually prevent you from sweating.
The aluminum in antiperspirants is drawn into the cells of your dermis (the middle layer of your skin), and it squeezes your sweat gland ducts closed, trapping sweat, preventing you from perspiring.
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