Why am I so hot?
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What is it about my body that differs from others (apart from my incredible good looks :hehe)? I am always warm/hotter than everyone else. It seems ever since I took up fitness about 10 years ago. Its a right PITA sometimes as being hot means I sweat more than others. For example my back, after sitting in a car for only 30mins or so gets damp due to sweat.
Join the club old chap. I sleep with a fan on year round. Always hot. Slightest increase in temp and I sweat.
Our AC at work is a bit crap. Other day it got quite warm. My glasses kept sliding down my nose because I was sweating.
There is a medical condition whereby you sweat profusely for no reason but I think you and I just run a bit hotter.
Our AC at work is a bit crap. Other day it got quite warm. My glasses kept sliding down my nose because I was sweating.
There is a medical condition whereby you sweat profusely for no reason but I think you and I just run a bit hotter.
hermitage henry said:
All bodies run at the same temp. If that heat is well insulated then you'll feel hot.
Are either of you overweight?
Well done at being wrong.Are either of you overweight?
There is a range that most people fall within +/- 1c of 37c (I believe, but Google will help you get a bit more specific).
Some people, like myself, run slightly hotter than this and I'm definitely not overweight.
Since a young child it has been noted in my medical records that my temperature is 'abnormal' - read that as slightly higher than normal. This was a bit of an issue in 2009 when I had a brief spell in hospital for septicaemia. It took a few days of me telling them I was ok to leave hospital and that my temperature was noted in my records for them to believe me and read my actual records.
I seem to run hot too.
At night in the summer I have the windows wide open, and in winter only have a summer-weight duvet on.
Not sure weight is anything much to do with it as I am 5'10" and 11 stone.
I do run a few times a week, and sweat (as in proper, running off the nose sweating) profusely
At night in the summer I have the windows wide open, and in winter only have a summer-weight duvet on.
Not sure weight is anything much to do with it as I am 5'10" and 11 stone.
I do run a few times a week, and sweat (as in proper, running off the nose sweating) profusely
J4CKO said:
I think Men run hotter than women, women are basically cold blooded and need a heat source to warm up like a lizard with make up, my missus can be freezing and I am sweating.
Very true! I think it's just a bloke thing, I'm the same as the OP, almost always hot and break out in a sweat within a few seconds of any form of physical exertion.
Do you train a lot?
I'm constantly too hot, uncomfortably so... tend to put it down to training 7/8 times a week including 4 heavy lifting sessions so metabolism high and body working constantly to recover.
I am heavy (5'10" and 210lbs) but low(ish) body fat.....
Interestingly though, and only noticed since having a child and buying a proper thermometer, i actually have a very low body temperature and so does my little girl. Both tend to sit between 35 and 35.5 as standard..... my wife constantly feels cold (usual debate of heating vs. windows etc) yet her temperature consistently measures 37-37.5.
In summary, think it's largely just something you live with.... got a fan on my desk, a/c unit in the house, sleep under a sheet while wife has a thick duvet etc.. worst bit is at times being in meetings and i'm burning up and starting to sweat which isn't the nicest!
I'm constantly too hot, uncomfortably so... tend to put it down to training 7/8 times a week including 4 heavy lifting sessions so metabolism high and body working constantly to recover.
I am heavy (5'10" and 210lbs) but low(ish) body fat.....
Interestingly though, and only noticed since having a child and buying a proper thermometer, i actually have a very low body temperature and so does my little girl. Both tend to sit between 35 and 35.5 as standard..... my wife constantly feels cold (usual debate of heating vs. windows etc) yet her temperature consistently measures 37-37.5.
In summary, think it's largely just something you live with.... got a fan on my desk, a/c unit in the house, sleep under a sheet while wife has a thick duvet etc.. worst bit is at times being in meetings and i'm burning up and starting to sweat which isn't the nicest!
Muscle use creates heat as does your body when processing a higher protein diet or certain foods (spicy curry etc.) Not a lot you can do about it if you are happy with your body fat ratio and diet though I have heard some people using botox to neutralize a percentage of their sweat glands under arms etc.
hermitage henry said:
944fan said:
I think you and I just run a bit hotter.
All bodies run at the same temp. If that heat is well insulated then you'll feel hot. Are either of you overweight?
I'm about 70kg soaked through at the moment! At 6ft 3 I look like a bean pole. My brother is even worse for it, we're convinced its down to his being ginger
But he simply cannot cope with any kind of heat or generally getting warm. He comes over all soggy. It didn't matter when he was a swimmer, all your sweat and heat is quenched by the pool water! But it soon shows in dryland.Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Thursday 3rd September 16:45
I run hot too and will sweat rather alot when running or at boot camp, when others don't seem to sweat at all; I'm talking proper dripping sweat.
The wife is always saying I'm always overly warm to the touch too, I'm also really sensitive to a hot house or car, I could easily sit in my house in the winter with no heating on at all and be fine, I go round to friends houses and can feel really I'll and uncomfortable if their heating is on, as to me it is set way too high, at home if it must go on it'll be on around 17-18. I'll have the climate control in the car always set to 17-18 degrees c; if I put it up to the recommended 21, I'll be roasting and just can't concentrate; the wife is always moaning that the car is cold.
I remember once, coming home from a bootcamp session, jumping in the shower and then rushing off to town, I was in the queue in the Post Office; sweating profusely, I should imagine that the girl behind the counter thought I was about to pull out a shotgun, it's happened at the hairdressers too, the barber had to give me a tissue to wipe my face, it can get quite embarrassing.
I guess it is all to do with our make up.
The wife is always saying I'm always overly warm to the touch too, I'm also really sensitive to a hot house or car, I could easily sit in my house in the winter with no heating on at all and be fine, I go round to friends houses and can feel really I'll and uncomfortable if their heating is on, as to me it is set way too high, at home if it must go on it'll be on around 17-18. I'll have the climate control in the car always set to 17-18 degrees c; if I put it up to the recommended 21, I'll be roasting and just can't concentrate; the wife is always moaning that the car is cold.
I remember once, coming home from a bootcamp session, jumping in the shower and then rushing off to town, I was in the queue in the Post Office; sweating profusely, I should imagine that the girl behind the counter thought I was about to pull out a shotgun, it's happened at the hairdressers too, the barber had to give me a tissue to wipe my face, it can get quite embarrassing.
I guess it is all to do with our make up.
Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 3rd September 17:47
HTP99 said:
I run hot too and will sweat rather alot when running or at boot camp, when others don't seem to sweat at all; I'm talking proper dripping sweat.
The wife is always saying I'm always overly warm to the touch too, I'm also really sensitive to a hot house or car, I could easily sit in my house in the winter with no heating on at all and be fine, I go round to friends houses and can feel really I'll and uncomfortable if their heating is on, as to me it is set way too high, at home if it must go on it'll be on around 17-18. I'll have the climate control in the car always set to 17-18 degrees c; if I put it up to the recommended 21, I'll be roasting and just can't concentrate; the wife is always moaning that the car is cold.
I remember once, coming home from a bootcamp session, jumping in the shower and then rushing off to town, I was in the queue in the Post Office; sweating profusely, I should imagine that the girl behind the counter thought I was about to pull out a shotgun, it's happened at the hairdressers too, the barber had to give me a tissue to wipe my face, it can get quite embarrassing.
I guess it is all to do with our make up.
Doesn't sound like you should be using any make up, you'll end up looking like some sort of gruesome extra from a horror film.The wife is always saying I'm always overly warm to the touch too, I'm also really sensitive to a hot house or car, I could easily sit in my house in the winter with no heating on at all and be fine, I go round to friends houses and can feel really I'll and uncomfortable if their heating is on, as to me it is set way too high, at home if it must go on it'll be on around 17-18. I'll have the climate control in the car always set to 17-18 degrees c; if I put it up to the recommended 21, I'll be roasting and just can't concentrate; the wife is always moaning that the car is cold.
I remember once, coming home from a bootcamp session, jumping in the shower and then rushing off to town, I was in the queue in the Post Office; sweating profusely, I should imagine that the girl behind the counter thought I was about to pull out a shotgun, it's happened at the hairdressers too, the barber had to give me a tissue to wipe my face, it can get quite embarrassing.
I guess it is all to do with our make up.
Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 3rd September 17:47
First question is how are you measuring this, your skin? Or are you actually sticking a thermometer up your arse and doing it properly?
Because if it's the former, it varies a great deal for a number of reasons like metabolism, environment, circulation etc. Your core temperature however will only vary a few degrees. If it didn't you'd lapse into a coma pretty quick.
Just for interest, you can get diseases like Raynaud's disease where the blood vessels contract, reducing circulation. This can be quite extreme and require intervention. So the afflicted area would appear very very cold to the touch, but the core temperature has to be pretty stable. An medical based example of the contrary sounds unlikely because things start to get damaged above your core temperature. Your body basically runs as hot is can be without damage to assist enzymatic reactions. That said I'm not a doctor and I can't be arsed using google.
Most likely your explanation is simply some people sweat more than others.
Because if it's the former, it varies a great deal for a number of reasons like metabolism, environment, circulation etc. Your core temperature however will only vary a few degrees. If it didn't you'd lapse into a coma pretty quick.
Just for interest, you can get diseases like Raynaud's disease where the blood vessels contract, reducing circulation. This can be quite extreme and require intervention. So the afflicted area would appear very very cold to the touch, but the core temperature has to be pretty stable. An medical based example of the contrary sounds unlikely because things start to get damaged above your core temperature. Your body basically runs as hot is can be without damage to assist enzymatic reactions. That said I'm not a doctor and I can't be arsed using google.
Most likely your explanation is simply some people sweat more than others.
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