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As a Scottsdale personal trainer, I deal with sweat all day long. I am constantly having to touch, move, support and stretch my clients… and you better believe that they are DRIPPING with sweat. You’d think being covered in OTHER people’s sweat would totally gross me out, but it really doesn’t bug me anymore. Maybe when I first started training, but now I am just over it.

SWEAT is awesome!!!

It’s evidence that you are working HARD! I call it the proof in the pudding.

Yet, do keep in mind that everyone sweats in various degrees, depending on differing factors. So just because your treadmill buddy is drenched in sweat, doesn’t necessarily mean he is working harder than you. Just be sure that when you are working out, the amount you are sweating is “an increase” or “alot” for you.

But what IS sweat and why DO we sweat? Sweat is made up of mostly water but also has sodium and chloride in it.

Did you know that the average person has 2.6 million sweat glands in their body? Woah. Every part of your body is covered in sweat glands except for lips, nipples, and external genital areas.

There are two types of sweat glands:

1. Eccrine glands, which produce clear and watery fluid, are found all over your body. Even your feet and hands.

2. Apocrine glands, which produce more of a thick, odorless liquid, are found in your armpits and in some genital areas.

Sweating can be really annoying and embarrassing some times, especially here in Arizona where it gets so freaking hot. We have all pit- stained a favorite tee, melted off make up, or worse, left our seat a little damp… ewwwwwwwww.

But I want to give you a list of reasons why SWEATING ROCKS! And hopefully you will hate sweating a little less when you know how it benefits you! Continue reading “The Power of SWEAT” »