I'm one of those guys who sweat a lot. In my spinning class, if I don't put a towel under my bike, there'd be a puddle! I'm drenched when finished. Others sweat but few come near as much as I do....and I've rarely seen woman pouring sweat too....what's with that?? (not to suggest they aren't putting-out effort, they just don't seem to pour sweat like some men).
Anyways...from one perspective (thermally speaking), perspiration is the bodies response to use the evaporative effect to help cool the body. Given a warm enough environment, anyone will sweat even if they are just sitting still...but add exercise and perspiration is sure to follow.
I want to know if there's more to it then just the body cooling itself...on a psyiological level, is it indicative of anything significant?? Does it mean I've got a higher capacity to generate energy and this generates a lot of heat? My heart-rate monitor shows HUGE amounts of calories burned during class versus some little gal sitting next to me...so is my greater energy expended related to my quantity of perspiration??
And let me put it this way: I've been told that if you are biking along really hard and then stop, a sign of a healthy heart is that your heart-rate drops down fairly quickly.....so in terms of perspiring, what does LOTS of perspiration signify???
Thanks!
Anyways...from one perspective (thermally speaking), perspiration is the bodies response to use the evaporative effect to help cool the body. Given a warm enough environment, anyone will sweat even if they are just sitting still...but add exercise and perspiration is sure to follow.
I want to know if there's more to it then just the body cooling itself...on a psyiological level, is it indicative of anything significant?? Does it mean I've got a higher capacity to generate energy and this generates a lot of heat? My heart-rate monitor shows HUGE amounts of calories burned during class versus some little gal sitting next to me...so is my greater energy expended related to my quantity of perspiration??
And let me put it this way: I've been told that if you are biking along really hard and then stop, a sign of a healthy heart is that your heart-rate drops down fairly quickly.....so in terms of perspiring, what does LOTS of perspiration signify???
Thanks!