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Sweat=Calories burned

JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/03/09, 04:03 PM I was at the gym today and over heard some trainer telling his client that sweat is ultimate indicator of calories burned. Now I think that just sounds like a load of BS, if you ask me. I thought that the more you sweat the more in shape you were because the body has become more efficient at cooling itself and that sweating has absolutely nothing to do with calories burned. am I wrong on this one?
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/03/09, 04:24 PM I think it's a load of crap! If we look at children, they don't sweat, but still burn calories. And yes, sweating is the biological way of cooling us down. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2005/03/09, 05:19 PM I agree that it is crap but I do not think that the more in shape you are, the more you will sweat. I have seen some very out of shape people sweat as if they had sprung a leak. I actually sweat less now that I have lost 40lbs
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/03/09, 05:24 PM Yeah ya know it probably just has to with the individual. Its because of trainers like this that people still have the wrong idea about how to train properly.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/03/09, 05:47 PM Sweating is genetic and is also dependent on how much water you have in your system - you will notice that you sweat more when you have had a higher carb intake (and your muscles are full of water) than when you are low carb. Some people sweat buckets all of the time, some don't sweat much at all... But I do recall learning in school that the fitter you are the more eficient your body becomes at cooling it's core, which means more sweat glands opening up and more sweat. That trainer is full of it and I wouldn't be suprised if somone strokes out on him when he is trying to make them sweat calories. -------------- GYPO (JK)
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/03/09, 06:26 PM It most definitely is a load of crap. Everybody laughs at me because I NEVER sweat! And trust me, I work as hard as anyone. :big_smile: and would say well trained. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2005/03/10, 05:05 AM I was taught that when men get fitter they may sweat a little more than unfit men, but the biggest difference is in women - unfit women tend to lose heat by radiation, fitter women lose heat more by evaporation (sweating)
Vedakathryn Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2004/05/28	2005/03/10, 02:38 PM bb1fit: You are just amazing and such an inspiration in health and well-being, so I think I would believe just about anything you have to say! :big_smile: ============ Quoting from bb1fit: It most definitely is a load of crap. Everybody laughs at me because I NEVER sweat! And trust me, I work as hard as anyone. :big_smile: and would say well trained. ============= -------------- Veda MISERY IS OPTIONAL ***When you are up to your ears in trouble, try using the part that is not submerged. ***The difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2005/03/10, 04:37 PM Now's the time to get her credit card number, Ron! ============ Quoting from vedakathryn: bb1fit: You are just amazing and such an inspiration in health and well-being, so I think I would believe just about anything you have to say! :big_smile: =============
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/03/10, 04:40 PM don't beleive him Veda! He is an imposture of the real BB1fit. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada