RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

Sweating has NOTHING to do with losing body fat. All sweating is, is the body trying to cool itself down once it has become too hot. Wearing extra clothing, wearing sweatsuits, wearing sweat wraps around the abs, exercising in a room that's 105*F (bikram yoga), etc, is NOT going to help us lose body fat quicker. Actually, if we do not properly hydrate while we exercise, sweating is pulling water out of our cells, which dehydrates us, being dehydrated makes us tired faster, and less likely to finish the exercise with the intensity we need to achieve that fat loss.