After successfully treating my Axillary (underarm) Hyperhidrosis in middle school, I have only categorized my Hyperhidrosis as palmar (hands) and plantar (feet). On any average day, I don’t have trouble with facial or truncal sweating. However, when I’m exercising, I am a complete, full-body waterworks!
At my Irish step dance classes, I have been noticing that I sweat all over my body- at least 3 times more than the other students! I can only wear sweat wicking workout clothes now and I use my towel almost constantly during the class to “mop” up. My ponytail is soaked so much with sweat that it drips and it feels like there’s a quarter-inch of sweat caked on my legs and arms.
My classmates notice and always suggest I stand closer to the fan or air-conditioning unit. I don’t think they think much of it, but it’s embarrassing sometimes. It’s also uncomfortable!
Although I don’t consider myself having truncal or facial Hyperhidrosis, I think that my palmar and plantar Hyperhidrosis genes definitely play a role in how I sweat more on my body when working out. Has anyone else noticed this happens to them?
I SWEAT SO MUCH WHEN I WORK OUT!!! Sweat drips down my legs, the bottom of my ponytail gets soaked, and I’m just a mess. Way more than the average person.
Thank you for posting about this because the same thing happens to me! My strategy is to workout at the gym on off-peak hours when fewer people are there, or to go for a swim. I wear a headband and wristbands and keep a towel nearby to wipe off too. Kudos to you for having the gumption to join an Irish step-dancing class, I would be too embarrassed.