As I posted, I’m doing yoga as the only male in the yoga class. I’m sweating profusely. So, a towel is a must to wipe my sweat. But women in the class are barely glistening.
I do weight training two days a week, one hour each. And yoga is the same. one hour, two times every week. But, much more sweat in yoga than in weight exercises.
Why?
I guessed my muscle can be a cause of sweating. And I do some research, and my guess was right.
Let’s begin with my recent InBody test report;
Height: 173 cm(5.67 ft) Weight: 69.7 kg(153.6 lbs) Skeletal Muscle Mass: 32.6 kg(71.8 lbs) Percent Body Fat: 17.2 %
My body composition — having high SMM(32.6 kg) and low PBF(17.2%) — actually turns me into a highly efficient “heat-generator“ during yoga practice.
I as in the range of “fit person” with low body fat percentages actually sweat sooner and more profusely than less-fit individuals. It’s the so-called “sweating paradox.”
Sweating. It’s a science.
In short, higher muscle mass, more sweat. And higher body fat, less sweat.
And comparison of yoga and weight training with factors of time and muscle tension.
In yoga, my muscles are in continuous isometric contraction. And almost no rest periods. It leads heat builds continuously. And, mostly holding still positions or moving slowly causes less air circulation around me. It does not allow my skin to cool me down.
On the other hand, in weight training, there is rest time(30 seconds ~ 1 minutes) between the set/reps. My heat can dissipate during rest. And my skin can evaporate sweat efficiently with natural air circulation.
Conclusion for me, kind of fit person:
Sweet is natural and can not avoided.
Just do yoga with drops of sweat.