In praise of Sweat!

[Natural Beauty]

my husband used to tell me i wasn't getting a good enough workout in if i wasn't dripping. HA. like i need more encouragement to get my sweat on. ~just bust a move~

[martinkap]

Sweat does not smell bad... it even contains feromones (something working as aphrodisiac to a right person). What smells bad are the bacterias growing in the old unwashed sweat.

I ride to work everyday, finishing up with a big hill (big for a fixed gear 48/16 ratio) and I come to work literally dripping sweat around me. People ask me what do I do since we don't have access to showers. I just smile at them and with sweat running down my face, I answer:

My sweat smells like roses!

The secret is to shower in the morning, apply deodorant (stick) under arms and the bacterias will have no time to grow till the evening. No one has complained about me being smelly ... yet

But honestly, sweat is my personally satisfaction, it is a raised middle finger to my laziness!

[mimitabby]

Until i started cycling, I almost never sweat! becoming sweaty for me was a really bad thing.. Imagine how out of shape I was that I could live like that (not sweat!)

It took me quite a while to discover that you won't die just because you sweat all over! and as i built up my strength I discovered that after you get all wet, it's OKAY! just keep going. and I can. I just don't like it in my eyes.

Embrace your sweatiness. and no, I agree, it doesn't smell bad.

[cyclinnewbie]

I don't know if I'm perimenopausal or what, but I now sweat at the drop of a hat. I've always sweated during a workout (which is kind of a reward...lets you know you've DONE something), but now I sweat at work, while sleeping, etc. And not just little sweat; I"m talking rivulets of perspiration trickling down my face and neck, my scrub top soaked down my back. I have to wear a sports bra to work to help keep me dry. I can't even imagine what menopause will be like....I will look like a wet sponge all the time!

[NJBikeGal]

My riding buddies can attest to this...

I sweat so much that those riding behind me often think it's raining!

Again - it's in my genes. One of my favorite photos of my sister is from her volleyball days. The team wore green cotton T-shirts in one of their tournaments. After they had won, they took a team photo. In the photo, it looks like my sister is wearing a totally different color shirt than everyone else. Nope...same shirt, just SOAKED through with sweat!

[han-grrl]

Sweat is good...sweat is great...

i love it when i sweat, it lets me know i'm working hard for what i am doing...along with my breath...for me sweating and breathing heavy go together...and i KNOW there are some good nudge nudge wink winkies in there! hahaha

[Jolt]

Sweat does not smell bad... it even contains feromones (something working as aphrodisiac to a right person). What smells bad are the bacterias growing in the old unwashed sweat.

That is true. That's why the "deodorant crystal" works so well despite not being an antiperspirant. You still sweat, but the mineral salts from the crystal keep the bacteria from growing and creating a stink-fest.

[amy]

As long as the sunscreen stays out of my eyes, I'm all for the sweat!!

[jckid]

That is true. That's why the "deodorant crystal" works so well despite not being an antiperspirant. You still sweat, but the mineral salts from the crystal keep the bacteria from growing and creating a stink-fest.

I use Crystal, and it does work well. It's also one of the few deodorants I can use without getting a rash. I don't use the hard crystal one though. I like the liquid that rolls on better. I recommended it to my sister and was shocked when she replied that she doesn't wear deodorant, because she doesn't sweat! Now granted, she is not active like me, but I cannot imagine what I'd smell like if I didn't wear deodorant! I sweat some when I ride, but I absolutely sweat like a man when I run (actually when I finish running--the sweat just literally pours off of me). Luckily my husband doesn't think I'm gross.