True to a degree but it's more complicated than that.
See: www.swim-city.com/library.php3
Basically, you sweat less doing strenuous physical activity in water than on land.
Of course, what I meant in my post was that you do not feel sweaty.
Interesting article. 29 degrees C is 84.2 F, which is reasonably hot. I think our pool is sometimes warmer, but still, this isn't a bad temperature to measure sweating effects at to get a good sense of what most swimmers deal with.
I know when I play tennis in the summer on a very hot and humid day, I have to drink every time we switch sides (i.e., every two games), and even then, I still feel thirsty.
I haven't weighed myself before and after tennis, but I have with swimming practice, and the loss is usually around 2-3 lb. from a hard hour's practice. I don't drink during practice--probably I should.
A liter weighs 2.2 lbs, so this would indicate I lose anywhere from 900 + ml to 1400 or so ml in sweat.
Baseball pitchers, on the other hand, can easily lose 10 lb. on a hot night of 9 innings, and this is even with drinking.
So, yes. It is more complicated. But we still sweat like unseen pigs if we are trying hard enough in practice!
True to a degree but it's more complicated than that.
See: www.swim-city.com/library.php3
Basically, you sweat less doing strenuous physical activity in water than on land.
Of course, what I meant in my post was that you do not feel sweaty.
Interesting article. 29 degrees C is 84.2 F, which is reasonably hot. I think our pool is sometimes warmer, but still, this isn't a bad temperature to measure sweating effects at to get a good sense of what most swimmers deal with.
I know when I play tennis in the summer on a very hot and humid day, I have to drink every time we switch sides (i.e., every two games), and even then, I still feel thirsty.
I haven't weighed myself before and after tennis, but I have with swimming practice, and the loss is usually around 2-3 lb. from a hard hour's practice. I don't drink during practice--probably I should.
A liter weighs 2.2 lbs, so this would indicate I lose anywhere from 900 + ml to 1400 or so ml in sweat.
Baseball pitchers, on the other hand, can easily lose 10 lb. on a hot night of 9 innings, and this is even with drinking.
So, yes. It is more complicated. But we still sweat like unseen pigs if we are trying hard enough in practice!
