In a recent issue of Runner's World, Marc Parent discusses sweating in his "Newbie Chronicles" column. When he described how he would sweat in many situations that one might not deem sweat-worthy, I totally empathized. Sweat when nervous? Check. Sweat when moving slightly faster? Check. Sweat even when it's cold out? Yep. I'm not Sister Elizabeth Dunderstock bad, but when I exercise, I definitely sweat a LOT.
Yesterday, I decided to hop over to the HPER for a quick workout before my night class (especially since I missed my beloved Starbucks Wednesday morning run because of rain). There were only three of us, so she decided to kick our butts with circuits. After the first one, I was drenched.
I don't usually get embarrassed when I sweat, but glancing at the others in the class, I was the only one who seemed to be dripping all over my equipment. I felt a little bad, but then kept working out.
It's weird, but I don't feel like I sweat excessively when I run, but maybe that's because I'm usually outside. I like working out outside--it's fun and it's not usually enough to make me want to puke.
Because by the of the class, not only did I look like I got caught in an downpour, but I felt dizzy and weak. I don't normally feel dizzy and weak, even when pushing myself, and I didn't much care for it. I'm not certain what happened--after cooling down, I then went for a 20 minute run and felt better. Running is my magic pill, apparently.
I'm sore as all get out today, though, so I know I need to attend those classes more often--I'm trying hard to actually build up strength and keep it. Do you all ever feel like you just sweat crazy amounts, even when not working out?
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