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I have two big problems blocking me from regular workouts. It's hard to make my self do the workout, and I hate sweating.
The only possible solution I have is to only workout before I am going to take a shower. Also I don't think you can sweat swimming, so that might also be an option.
Any other way to workout without sweating?
During both exercise and inactivity the body generates heat. In order to maintain proper core temperature, this excess heat must be carried away from the body.
Ordinarily, during low activity periods, the convection of ambient air around non-sweating skin is sufficient to draw off the heat. However, during high activity periods, heat is generated more quickly than it can be carried away through the interaction of air and dry skin. At these times, the body's automatic temperature regulation system kicks in and causes sweat to accumulate on the skin surface. This increases the rate at which heat can be drawn away from the body via the air.
There is only two ways to prevent sweating:
Number (1) is achieved by decreasing the intensity of your activity. Number (2) is achieved by decreasing the temperature of the ambient surroundings in which you are exercising.
Here is some practical advice related to both of these options:
In the pursuit of fitness, CONSISTENCY is much more important than INTENSITY. Consequently, it is much better to do easy enjoyable workouts that one looks forward to completing than to do killer workouts that one dreads. This is because with the former, one will likely stick with it for a long time, with the later, one is likely to burn out and only do a few sessions. It sounds like you may have the "dread" problem because in your post you said that "It's hard to make my self do the work out".
I often workout in my basement on the cycling trainer. Prior to the workout, I put the AC on 65 degrees, turn the fan on, and put my bike right under the fan. This helps.
Depending on where you live, the temperature might be such that you can comfortably run outside without sweating. 35 - 45 degrees is just about right for not sweating if you are going on an easy jog. . . it will be cold for the first mile.
You should embrace the sweat. There are other beneficial side effects to sweating besides keeping the body cool. These include cleaning your skin pores, which promotes healthy skin, protecting the body from kidney problems (e.g. kidney stones) by purging excess salt, causing one to be thirsty and thereby drinking water (which is very healthy), and even protecting one from getting sick (human perspiration contains a naturally occurring antimicrobial, which fights tuberculosis germs and other dangerous pathogens).
You can actually sweat in a pool. You just don't notice because you're already wet.
-Good Luck.
Your body is always sweating, including when working out, but how drenched you get depends on the intensity of the exercise combined with the humidity level. I used to go running at an easy pace in California and barely got wet. In a place like Miami, one can sweat considerably even from just walking down the street.
I know of one workout which doesn't leave me sweaty, and this is lifting weights in an air-conditioned (and otherwise low-humidity) gym. I can usually get away with lifting weights without having to shower afterwards. You might try that and see how you fare.
By the way, you sweat a lot when you are swimming, but you don't notice it because it goes into the water. However, I wear a swim cap when I swim. When I finish my swim and invert the swim cap to clean it, the scent of sweat is very noticeable.
Perspiration is a natural response to exercise. It's a byproduct of duration and/or intensity as well as environmental conditions. So, if you don't want to sweat, try something that's low impact. But, if you do, you risk not getting a real benefit from your efforts. As for the motivation aspect of your question, try finding a partner that shares the same goals. Then, you can motivate each other on those days when you really don't want to exercise. Above all else, try to make sure you enjoy your exercise time.
