In praise of Sweat!

[OakLeaf]

Okay, I just read yet another post in which someone used derogatory language about her own perspiration. And yet - we have another thread going on about people who can't tolerate heat - besides which sweat is a great detoxifier.

SO, here's the deal. Your best description of your own sweat in language that makes it actually sound fun and/or healthy! Lyrical or humorous...

"After a hard workout, I like to jump in the pool for a few minutes to dry off."

[Possegal]

A friend of mine always says this - and it applies to me too.

"I sweat when I swim".

My family are a sweaty people, but that's OK, doesn't bother me much, I just have a decently high water bill.

one of my nieces, when learning to talk, called it persirate. so that's what we say in my family, we persirate.

[Smilie]

I 'perspire' so much, that even my eyeballs sweat. Love the old saying women don't sweat, they glow. Riiiighhhttt. If that is the case, then my glow can be seen from outerspace.

[tulip]

I seem to be one of the few people who actually like summer and the heat. Nothing better than a good, hard, sweaty workout. I wonder if people have just gotten accustomed to 24/7 air conditioning. Used to be we had one a/c in on room in the house, and that only went on for special occasions. My apartment has windows that don't open, but my new house will have breezes flowing through the screen windows.

[Susan126]

Riding is a sweaty job but someone has to do it!

ME!!!!!

[ny biker]

I love it when you've been riding a while on a hot day and then you stop, and the sweat just pours off you. I always imagine lots of tiny pumps, like the old-fashioned kind people had in their yards before there was indoor plumbing, pumping out all that sweat.

I'm always amused when I read catalogs with descriptions of cycling jerseys that are treated to keep them from smelling bad. Yeah I stink, so what? I just rode my bike for 5 hours and it's freakin' 90 degrees with high humidity. If you don't like it, stand downwind until I have a chance to clean up and change my clothes.

[RolliePollie]

Usually, I hate sweating. But on the bike, it's all good.

My new sunglasses route all the sweat from my forehead directly down my nose. So I end up with sweat dripping from the tip of my nose right onto my top tube.

My cats like to lick my arms when I get home from a ride because of all the salt.

My face feels like it has sand on it after a ride because of all the dried sweat.

If I'm riding up a super hard hill, I break out in a sweat all over my body...then when I get to the top and head downhill, it's like natural air conditioning.

My Smartwool socks (love those things!) keep my feet cool and quite dry even though I know there's a lot of sweat going on down there too.

I would never wear anything other than black shorts as I fear "sweat stains"...I saw someone in light blue shorts once and it looked really scary with all those wet sweaty patches.

[Crankin]

I don't mind sweating while I am riding or doing any other form of exercise. I don't like it when I sweat wearing "regular" clothes.
I rarely stink when sweating, but it really bothers me when I do. I think it's something in your genetic makeup because my husband hardly sweats and barely feels the need to drink or eat on the bike. I sweat a lot and drink/eat a lot on the bike. One of my kids also hardly shows a drop of sweat and the other one (the one who raced) sweats a ton.

[Jolt]

I don't remember where this quote came from, but it seems to fit the topic: "Both tears and sweat are salty and wet, but they render different results. Tears will get you sympathy, but sweat will get you progress".