Sweating and Recovery Time

[Sgtbash]

Hey all,

I wont go into detail, but I haven't trained properly for about 6 months, and getting back into exercise I've noticed that I now sweat A LOT!

Im 21, 6'4 (1.92m) tall, and weigh just under 17 stone.
(The heaviest I've ever been)

Is it just a side effect of being overweight that I now sweat more?
Will it stop/slow down when I start loosing weight and getting fitter?

Also, it takes me AGES to get cool, and "calm down" and my BPM to return to a resting state.
Is this something that will also get better as I get fitter?

Thanks for your help in advance!

Bash

[johnj]

Sweating is just a means for the body to cool down. If you have not excercised in awhile, you are probably putting more effort in to get less done, in turn overheating you body. The sweating is a good thing, it means you are getting warmed up, and the body is reacting appropriatley to maintain a cooler temp, so you don't overheat. When you get "back into it" your body should settle back into the groove and work more efficently.

[Sgtbash]

PHEW!

Glad to hear it, I've never sweat this much before, it literally drips off me and is quite gross.

[p.s.]

PHEW!

Glad to hear it, I've never sweat this much before, it literally drips off me and is quite gross.

Suck it up princess!! You're the one who allowed yourself to get into such crappy shape so this is the price you're gonna pay for the next little while.

As a side note even when I'm very lean (contest shape) I still sweat like a pig when I train, but I'm able to recooperate very easily between sets etc due to my fitness level, so in time you'll find that your heart rate/BP etc will return to normal/resting very quickly, but the sweating may always be something you'll have to live with.

[muscle_n_blood]

Ever do a Harvard Step Test? You can find out in a jiffy how fit you are or are not.

[Sgtbash]

Is that the stepping up onto a bench/step and then stepping down to some sort of "CD" as I have read about it.

What exactly do you do?

[johnj]

Is that the stepping up onto a bench/step and then stepping down to some sort of "CD" as I have read about it.

What exactly do you do?

I never heard of it, so ckd wiki...
"The Harvard Step Test is a type of cardiac stress test for detecting and/or diagnosing cardiovascular disease. It also is a good measurement of fitness, and your ability to recover after a strenuous exercise. The more quickly your heart rate returns to resting, the better shape you are in.

It is a kind of cardiovascular endurance test. The test computes the capability to exercise continuously for extended intervals of time without tiring. The subject (person who is taking the test) steps up and down on a platform at a height of about 45 cm. at a rate of 30 steps per minute for 5 minutes or until exhaustion. Exhaustion is the point at which the subject cannot maintain the stepping rate for 15 seconds. The subject immediately sits down on completion of the test, and the heartbeats are counted for 1 to 1.5, 2 to 2.5, and 3 to 3.5 minutes."

[p.s.]

Is that the stepping up onto a bench/step and then stepping down to some sort of "CD" as I have read about it.

What exactly do you do?

I've done "step ups" in the past as a replacement for lunges and they work great, so give 'em a shot and see what you think.