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!
Cuz when I run or play tennis I never get that one long strand of hair stuck on my face and in the corner of my mouth. I miss that too much in other forms of exercise.
Oh, also for fitness, the paunch thing, whooping others, and peeking at the opp. sex thingy....(not telling which order those are in)
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My all-time record for water weight loss when I used to play competitive tennis was 4kg over a 4 hour period of matches. And I probably only weighed about 110lb back then.
Probably not the safest experiment to perform on onesself, but it was something to do! :afraid:
My all-time record for water weight loss when I used to play competitive tennis was 4kg over a 4 hour period of matches. And I probably only weighed about 110lb back then.
Probably not the safest experiment to perform on onesself, but it was something to do! :afraid:
Since we Americans are, by and large, not that familiar with the metric system, let me do the conversion for my fellow dullards.
What Amanda is telling us here is that she was 110 lb., then lost 4 kg (euro-talk to kilograms) during a rubber of spirited Australian bridge-tennis. This equates to about 3.7 ounces, or slightly less than one-quarter of a pound.
She finished her match, therefore, weighing 109.73 pounds, give or take.
Amazing! I do hope the paramedics were within reach.
Since we Americans are, by and large, not that familiar with the metric system, let me do the conversion for my fellow dullards.
What Amanda is telling us here is that she was 110 lb., then lost 4 kg (euro-talk to kilograms) during a rubber of spirited Australian bridge-tennis. This equates to about 3.7 ounces, or slightly less than one-quarter of a pound.
She finished her match, therefore, weighing 109.73 pounds, give or take.
Amazing! I do hope the paramedics were within reach.
Come on Jim,some people may take you seriously.A Kilogram is about 2.2 lb.so 4 Kg is 8.8 lb.
Come on Jim,some people may take you seriously.A Kilogram is about 2.2 lb.so 4 Kg is 8.8 lb.
Allen, surely as a working psychiatrist, you know how counterproductive it is to coddle those who take me seriously.
If USMS stands for nothing else, it is this: sink or swim.
This core value must be embraced whether we are sifting through turbulent waters or potential misinformation alike.
No floaties here, Dr. Stark!
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.
Water vapor from breathing too.
Come on Jim,some people may take you seriously.A Kilogram is about 2.2 lb.so 4 Kg is 8.8 lb.
It's true, though. The exchange rate was terrible back then. Things are much better Down Under now, and we lose much more weight when we are bitten by bull sharks.
