Sweating
Recently I’ve been sweating more than before. It may be because recently I’ve been getting lots of exercise, swimming, singing, and doing gymnastics every day. Maybe the exercise makes my metabolism work better than before.
When I am sweating from excercise, I feel good, strangely. It’s a new discovery for me, because I disliked sweating for a long time. I thought that sweating caused me only feel sweaty and bad, and also I didn’t understand those who like doing sports in summer. But these days, mysteriously, I feel fresh when I’m sweating.
In addition, I’ve recently come to dislike using the air conditioner. Because unconsciously I feel unhealthy when I’m using it, while I feel healthy when I’m sweating in a non-conditioned room. Actually, it is a proven fact that overuse of air conditioners interferes with the functions of our body. It’s terrible, isn’t it?
I knew that sweating is healthy for our body, but it’s only recently that I found sweating makes me feel refreshed, and that I understand people who like doing sports. It’s a big discovery for me this summer, though it may be a very small thing for you.
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Today I rode to the downtown area on my trusty old bicycle and got myself a haircut, so I don’t look like Frodo any more. On the way back, I got drenched to the bone as the outer reaches of the coming typhoon hit the town.
So here I sit, wet and comfortably cool. Where I’m from, rain is always cold and miserable, but summer rain in Japan is just pleasantly wet.
I absolutely share the anti-airconditioning sentiment, and I’m happy to keep the electric fan running at my office rather than switch on the refrigerating device.
Hi Sus — nice to have a European in the house!
I also try to avoid using the air conditioner in my room though I don’t like the humid and hot weather of Japanese summers. That’s because I feel tired after being in air-conditioned room for a long time. Instead of using the air conditioner, I keep all the windows open and let the wind come into the room.
I easily sweat, but it doesn’t matter if I take a shower and change clothes. Still, I prefer winter to hot summer…
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Hello, Sweaty,
what an amazing coincidence that you’ve been thinking of this right now, as I come in from our garden after mowing the lawn, sweaty and happy! Like yourself, I used to avoid sweating, but for some time, my very well trained husband has been punking me for not doing enough exercises, so he’s kindly trying to motivate me to do stuff that demands the use of my body energy. I’m sitting a lot at my beloved PC but always try to take a break every now and then, get up and move around, find an excuse for going downstairs or outdoor. But becoming used to a sweaty feeling, is something of a challenge. Now I read your enthusiast message, I’ll think it over again. Anyway, I can always take another shower :-)