Myths in Nutrition - Sweating and losing weight

Myth #2 – THE MORE I SWEAT THE MORE I LOSE WEIGHT

On several occasions people have told me: "You sweat a lot when you exercise, that’s why you don’t get fat" (I always laugh with that phrase LOL).

It is interesting how many people associate sweating with weight loss.

Several interesting practices emerge in order to "lose weight", such as: doing exercise with a sweater, running with a sweat suit, moving to warmer climates to exercise, among others.

For all those believers in the slimming powers of sweating, I’d like to let you know that SWEAT is not a synonym of BURNING CALORIES.

Sweating, also known as transpiration is a natural function of the organism to regulate body temperature. Indeed one of the main reasons that triggers sweating is physical exercise.

But, how are sweating, sports and nutrition related?

Experts from Larisa Paez Nutrition Center explain that the more you SWEAT the more liquid must be replenished after the workout.

In fact there is a calculation called "sweat rate" this help us to accurately determine the amount of liquid that must be replenished after every workout.

To determine sweat rate, the person should be weighted before and after the training. Each Kilogram lost equals to 1 liter of fluid that has to be replaced.

It is very important to replace the liquid lost after every workout to avoid dehydration. In the coming days we will go deeper into the subject of dehydration.

Now that you know that SWEATING DOESN’T MEAN LOSING WEIGHT, you can correct those who still believe the opposite. Don’t let them be fooled by myths!

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