Sweating is very helpful in removing toxins from the human body. Cool. Another good reason to row.
While I didn’t first learn about sweat removing toxins from the mindbodygreen.com article or the doctor pictured above, it was another doctor from whom I first heard it.
Enduring exercise at a level that will promote at least a little bit of sweating is easier if a person is aware of the immediate benefits.
A verse in the Bible says “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread.” I’m paraphrasing it. That’s not an exact quote from any particular translation of the Bible.
The particular verse, if you’d like to look it up in your favorite translation of the Bible, is Genesis 3:19.
It (Genesis 3:19) seemed like it might be a curse or punishment, the first time I read it. But I changed my mind about it a long time ago and decided it was just a health and lifestyle recommendation from the Good Doctor of doctors.
The fact that sweating removes nasty toxins like heavy metals from our bodies is more confirmation that it is good advice from our Creator.
Of course if sweat removes toxins then it follows that taking a shower after sweating is a good thing to do, to help wash the toxins off the body.
Unless you are allergic to water.
That would be a serious problem, to have an allergy to water.
Today’s sweat-generating workouts each produced a little sweat. First there was a 200 Calorie SkiErg session. That was followed by setting up the rowing machine for 10,000 meters and rowing 1,022 meters and stopping. I stopped, because that annoying heart behavior was happening again. Heart rate irregular and much too fast for the effort level. So I took an aspirin break, ate something & drank water, then returned and rowed a 9,000 meter session. That was all for today.
Yes, I took a shower afterward. 🙂
Happy rowing to you.