Pit stains and a damp back may not be the most appealing parts of exercising, but sweating a lot when you work out is actually very beneficial to your health. WebMD explains that sweating is your body's natural way of cooling itself off. You usually sweat the most when you're in the middle of an intense workout or when you're out in the hot sun. The main reasons for this are exertion and heat exposure, which cause your body's temperature to steadily climb higher.
To get you back down to your average temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, your sweat glands will pump out moisture, which cools your body down as the sweat evaporates. Marlyanne Pol-Rodriguez, a dermatologist at Stanford Health Care, adds that nervous sweat has a potential benefit, too. While speaking with HuffPost, Pol-Rodriguez shared that your palms are likely to get sweaty when you're nervous because your body kicks into fight-or-flight mode.
When faced with such an encounter, sweaty palms can offer a better grip on objects. This could boost your chances of escaping something dangerous.
