Take a guess at what the sweatiest part of your body is. If you’re like most you may have said your armpits or your feet. If you did, you’d be wrong. According to a new study it’s your upper back. The least sweaty part: your hands, fingers and feet.
Though sweat makes us smell bad it’s an important response from the body during exercise. When sweat evaporates, it takes heat away from the body which keeps you cool. Here are some tips for working with it—not against it.
Tuck in your shirt.
This will create a gap between your shirt and your back and help reduce sweat by promoting evaporation.
Wipe your brow, not your body.
Theoretically wiping sweat off is a bad idea but between the two wiping sweat off your forehead is pretty minimal. When the urge to wipe that sweat off, hits, put your towel to your head, not your neck.
Step on the scale.
Weigh yourself before and after you exercise. Drink in water, the weight difference. One pound is about 16oz. However you body can only absorb approximately 32oz per hour so no need to chug gallons at a time.
Treat your pits like dirty paws.
Your armpits and groin area have different types of sweat glands than what’s found on the rest of your body. These aprocrine sweat glands produce thicker sweat, which, when gathered, starts to stink. If you can’t shower right away try using hand sanitizer on these areas. It will kill the bacteria and give you a few more odor-free hours.
Exercise your sweat glands.
If your body temperature is often elevated above your resting temperature, your body will learn to be more efficient in creating sweat. Whether you’re training longer or live in a hot environment, your body will adapt.
Take Away Thoughts
Once the work or the work-out is complete a leisurely soak in a freestanding tub or an invigorating shower at home will revive your tired body.
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