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The Better Shape You're In, The More You Sweat

Sweat (via Jeffrey Montes)

Better athletes sweat more, reports the Palo Alto Daily News. You may think your sweaty wrists or the rivers of perspiration on your shins are a sign simply that you're working hard or are really hot, but there's more to it than that, say scientists. Bigger, faster, better sweating is a sign that you're becoming a more efficient machine. "As you get more in shape, you'll sweat more in your extremities, so your arms and legs get sweaty, helping to dissipate that heat much quicker," say Dr. Beth Stover Mooradian, a senior scientist with Gatorade. I feel so much better about my un-dainty sweat situation now!