No Sweat

A personal training client asked me an interesting question today.  Am I burning more calories when I sweat more? The truth...not so much. Sweat is your body trying to cool off.  You do not have to sweat to get a good workout. When your body temp increases we sweat but how much you produce has zero affect on how many calories you burn. Focus on Frequency, Intensity, Time

• Just because you are sweating buckets does not mean you burn more calories. If you are working out in a hot and humid room expect your body to sweat because your body is trying to cool off a bit. A hot room will make your muscles more pliable but that doesn’t mean you are burning more.
• Your gender plays a role too! Women don’t sweat as much as men. (women glisten)
• Do you love the sauna? Sitting in the sauna or steam room for a long period of time will help you lose excess weight but it’s only water weight. The moment you drink water you will gain in right back.
• Wearing heavy clothing, sweaters or plastic sweat suits does not equal better fitness and you may overheat yourself and maybe have a stroke.

What I want you to get out of the post is that sweating and burning fat has no direct correlation. Keep committed to your fitness goal and you will stay super sassy.