Myths About Perspiration, Fluid Replacement Guidelines, Your Personal Hydration Program
We're on track for ta hot summer, and with everybody sweating more, many of you have asked about hydration and fluid replacement strategies. This posting reviews common myths about perspiration and provides hydration and fluid replacement guidelines to enhance performance and avoid heat related illnesses. Information comes from authoritative sources including position stands of The American College of Sports Medicine and peer reviewed publications of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. MYTHS ABOUT PERSPIRATION #1 - The More I Sweat the More Calories I Burn. FALSE. Perspiration is part of our body's cooling system, it does not necessarily require burning calories or correlate with caloric expenditures. Example: stand outside on a very humid 90 degree day, and you will sweat profusely. Run indoors in a very dry 65 degree environment, and you may hardly break a sweat. #2 - I Can Sweat The Weight Off. FALSE....