Working up a good sweat?

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Registered: 05-14-2003
Working up a good sweat?
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Fri, 04-15-2005 - 12:39pm

If you don't work up a sweat, is the excerise still doing anything for you?

Reason why I ask is because I used to sweat after 5mins on the bike. But now, I don't usually start working up a good sweat until about 45-50mins or so into it. There are times when I will be on the bike for an hour, but sometimes I just dont have time for that and can only fit in a 30min workout.

Machelle'
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Registered: 08-31-2004
Fri, 04-15-2005 - 12:59pm
I think that sweating is just a good clue that you are getting a good workout.
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Registered: 10-25-2004
Fri, 04-15-2005 - 2:42pm
I wouldn't rely on sweat or lack thereof to judge my workout. I've read articles that state that the amount of sweating varies person by person. I myself very rarely sweat, even when I'm hiking and it's 100 degrees outside. One time I went on a 5 mile walk with a friend of mine who is the same height as me and weighs a little over 100lbs LESS than me. We walked the whole route in a little over an hour, and she was sweating like crazy. I had a little sweat on my forehead and that was about it. That's just how I'm made. Think of this--say you walk 4.5 miles in an hour inside on the treadmill and barely break a sweat, but get your heart rate up and muscles burning. Now say you go outside and lay outside by the pool for an hour in 100 degree weather and you sweat up a storm. Which do you think is a better exercise? :)...unfortunately it's not the laying out. You would be better off to judge by your heart rate or use the RPE (rating of perceived exertion) scale. They say that most of your workouts should be in the 5-7 range.


Edited 4/15/2005 2:47 pm ET ET by weird_me2


 


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