It’s simply a fact that running—especially in the summer—makes you sweat: some people sweat more, others less. For people with the same level of physical fitness, the only difference is the number of sweat glands each of us is born with. But when faced with excessive sweating, there are also some best practices you can follow, at least to improve the situation—especially since excessive sweating can lead to excessive calorie loss. How so? Simple: the evaporation of one liter of water from the skin burns as many as 580 kcal!

One of the factors that can worsen excessive sweating is certainly being overweight, but be careful: running in the summer—perhaps while wearing heavy clothing—won’t help you lose any more weight than if you did the same workout in the winter… Why? Simply because sweat doesn’t contain any fat.

On the other hand, drastically reducing salt and glutamate, as well as supplements such as sodium bicarbonate or creatine and medications—especially anti-inflammatory drugs—reduces water retention and improves the body’s condition during periods of particularly intense heat.

Here’s another tip—even if it makes you look at least a little crazy to “those who don’t exercise”— don’t change your workout schedule between summer and winter: in fact, if you only run at dawn and in the evening or at night during the summer, your body won’t be able to adapt to the heat.

And finally, let’s talk about clothing: while in winter the advice is to wear light clothing,in summer you absolutely shouldn’t go shirtless, since doing so would result in maximum evaporation and significant energy loss: it’s better, therefore, to wear a tank top or a technical shirt, which can prevent excessive evaporation and partially absorb sweat without leaving you dripping. With this in mind, Oxyburn clothing is ideal for both summer and winter . Thanks to its technology and unique fabric blend, it offers great comfort and excellent breathability, even at temperatures above 30° C.