I recently started teaching some spin classes at the local health club. I notices that, in contrast to the civilians who I'm flogging, I sweat so much that there's a little lake underneath my spin bike, and my shoes are squishy and leave little puddles when I take a step (thankfully I got an old pair of cycling shoes and don't use my nice Sidis for the spin class). I don't get that on the bike outside for the obvious reason that a persistent 18-20 mph self-generated wind aids in evaporation. I do notice that my helmet strap gets pretty crusty with salt pretty quickly.
It got me thinking if there was a direct correlation to sweat rate with energy output - as in the higher your fitness or the harder you work, the more heat you generate as a byproduct, which necessitates a higher sweat production. Or maybe it varies individually based on the body's efficiency in regulating heat....or likely a combination of several factors.
It got me thinking if there was a direct correlation to sweat rate with energy output - as in the higher your fitness or the harder you work, the more heat you generate as a byproduct, which necessitates a higher sweat production. Or maybe it varies individually based on the body's efficiency in regulating heat....or likely a combination of several factors.