Sweating is a natural response from your body. It is triggered by warm environments, anxiety and exercise. It is vital that you sweat during exercise because sweating reduces your risk for overheating, which can be potentially life-threatening. As you exercise, your body temperature increases. Sweating helps regulate your body temperature, allowing your body to cool itself off. The main areas where you perspire during exercise are your hands, armpits and feet.
Break a Sweat
Step 1
Allow yourself a proper warm-up before you begin exercise. Warming up your body is crucial for preventing injuries and even preventing muscle soreness. Perform dynamic stretches and a light walk to begin to heat the body.
Step 2
Train with sprints to increase your sweat. Sprinting requires you to use the anaerobic energy systems, placing a great demand on your body, which allows you to perspire. Sprint on a track or on a treadmill. Sprint for a desired distance, like 100 meters, or a desired time, like 30 seconds. Repeat your sprint eight to 12 times.
Step 3
Climb stairs to drip sweat. Running stairs is an intense cardio exercise that can be done anywhere you can find stairs. Start slowly and increase your speed as you run stairs for 10 minutes. Recover and repeat your stair running two more times, completing three sets.
Step 4
Grab your yoga mat for hot yoga. Sign up for a hot yoga class at a local studio or gym. The Bikram website explains that the room is heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit during a hot yoga session. Complete a variety of poses, such as downward-facing dog and upward-facing dog while you sweat.
Step 5
Jump rope during your strength training workouts. Jumping rope blasts calories and works up a sweat. Add rope jumping into your strength training sessions to break a sweat while lifting. Begin your workout by jumping rope for five minutes. Then, every 15 minutes add five minutes of rope jumping to your strength training workout.
Things You'll Need
- Jump rope
- Sneakers
- Yoga mat
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