What would you think/do?

[zoom-zoom]

The stupid thing is that heavy sweating is a sign of exceptional fitness. Fitter people start sweating earlier and harder than non-fit people, because our bodies are better prepared to prevent overheating, acclimated to effort.

The "women" at this class remind me of the vibe I get from some of the women in my 'hood. Women who are slim from calorie restriction, alone (ie "skinny fat"). They are not fit. They all live in yoga pants and Uggs...like a uniform. A friend of mine has been trying to talk me into joining her at a local boot camp gym, but I have 0 interest in being a gym rat or dealing with potential cliquey nonsense. One thing I love about the Tues. and Thurs. PM rides I do most of the Summer is that frequently I'm the only female in the paceline. Guys don't pull this BS. And then we share beers and crass jokes after our rides without uppity pretense.

[lauraelmore1033]

The stupid thing is that heavy sweating is a sign of exceptional fitness. Fitter people start sweating earlier and harder than non-fit people, because our bodies are better prepared to prevent overheating, acclimated to effort.

Wow, I did not know that! I've always sweated heavily during exercise and taken it as a sign of... well, some sort of deficiency on my part, since nobody else seems to sweat like me.

I think I'm officially giving up on the group exercise experience. I spent many years happily doing exercise videos for strength training and riding the bike for cardio. I just have to keep reminding myself how important the stretch/strength stuff is. I have a very deep groove in the left crank arm of my tricross as evidence of the imbalances caused by neglecting that, and some lingering numbness in my left leg (from the herniated disc) as a reminder of the consequences...

[ny biker]

Well sweating is one of those things you really have no control over, so it's not a deficiency. The only thing you can control is how you manage it, such as using towels and wiping down any equipment you used when you're done. (I have no patience for people who sweat all over the benches, etc in the free weight area and then move on without cleaning up. There are unlimited free towels available at my gym, so people have no excuse not to clean up their a$$ sweat.)

[lauraelmore1033]

Well sweating is one of those things you really have no control over, so it's not a deficiency. The only thing you can control is how you manage it, such as using towels and wiping down any equipment you used when you're done. (I have no patience for people who sweat all over the benches, etc in the free weight area and then move on without cleaning up. There are unlimited free towels available at my gym, so people have no excuse not to clean up their a$$ sweat.)

Definitely a frequent towel user here...