There are two types of people: those who sweat a lot as soon as they start training or those who don't break a sweat throughout the training. When you train in a group you realize how different people are. In my case, I sweat from the first minute of the warm-up, while my teammates look at me strangely. It does not matter if you are doing the same routine as your friends, each person sweats differently. And this is where the doubt arises: if I sweat more, do I work more? Why are there indoor classes in which you sweat a lot and not a drop falls outdoors?
Many people have been linking sweat to burning calories for decades, but can this really determine how good a workout you've been? Sweating liters during exercise means you're getting a good workout (meaning you burned a lot of fat and/or calories), right? Sweat is basically a sign of exertion, so it's easy to assume that more equals more intense training.
What is sweat actually?
The tiny droplets that emerge from your body are the way your body maintains a normal body temperature when your muscles go to work. Our sweat glands produce a water-rich secretion on the surface of our skin. When sweat evaporates from the skin, the result is a natural cooling effect, which in turn helps prevent your core temperature from getting too high.
However, it is true that some people seem to be much more sweaty than others. Not everyone sweats the same amount doing the same activity, and your fitness level plays an important role: The fitter you are, the more efficient your body will be at regulating temperature. But there are other factors at play. For example, men normally sweat more than women, and overweight people tend to sweat more than normal-weight people.
And yet, it's entirely possible for two people of the same gender, size, and fitness level to sweat differently. The genetics it also has an important role in sweating, so a person sweating more could be because they have more sweat glands.
Furthermore, the physiological response of people's thermoregulatory nervous system is inherently and reacts differently to temperature and exercise. That is, the way your body handles temperature changes might be different than someone else's.
Moreover, the external factors They can also influence Consuming alcohol or caffeine before a workout can make you sweat more. Even garments that are heavier or made from synthetic materials (such as polyester) trap more heat and produce more perspiration than those that are lighter or made from natural fibers (such as cotton or wool).
And what about the calories?
If I sweat a lot can I lose weight faster? A more intense workout will burn more calories than a less intense one, that's logical. But you have to remember that heavy sweating is not necessarily an indication that you are exercising a lot. For example, a class of hot-yoga, in which the temperature is very high, it will be normal that you end up completely soaked due to the humidity and heat. But the activity is smooth and low intensity.
Also, just because you've sweated a lot doesn't mean you've burned a lot of fat. Most of it is water that you will recover by hydrating.
So who should you trust?
Many variables depend on how sweaty or dry you are. So, sweat to jet It doesn't necessarily mean you're getting an amazing workout; just like not sweating a lot doesn't mean you're doing an easy workout either. Yes, beads of sweat are an indicator that your muscles are active and are generating enough heat to cause your core temperature to rise. But sweating more doesn't always correlate with working harder.
En A study at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, scientists had healthy, fit people participate in a yoga class for one hour in a room set at 21 degrees Fahrenheit. The next day, the volunteers went back to the yoga class, but this time, the room temperature rose to 33ºC. Unsurprisingly, people sweated a lot more and reported feeling like they were working harder when the room was warmer.
However, heart rates were the same in both classes, so bodies weren't working harder in the warmer class.
This demonstrates that your sweat rate does not dictate the quality of training. You could sweat a lot and not have burned many calories or fat; or you could be dry and have burned too many calories or fat. Your fitness level, genetics, alcohol or caffeine intake, environment, and the clothes you wear all play a role in how much you sweat during exercise.