# Middle-aged guys: do you sweat a lot at the gym?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 25, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-guys-do-you-sweat-a-lot-at-the-gym/1023400 "2025-09-25T21:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-guys-do-you-sweat-a-lot-at-the-gym/1023400/21 "2025-09-26T18:07:19Z")

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Yes, 100%. If I’m planning on doing cardio that day I take a hand towel with me. Both the towel and my shirt end up soaked.

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-guys-do-you-sweat-a-lot-at-the-gym/1023400/22 "2025-09-26T22:12:02Z")

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Interesting question. I have never been in a gym in my adult life, but I ride bikes a lot. And now, in my mid sixties, a forty mile ride will make my clothes sweaty. Fifteen years ago, in warm weather, that would make sweat drip off my chin. I assume that I just can’t manage the watts these days.

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-guys-do-you-sweat-a-lot-at-the-gym/1023400/23 "2025-09-27T13:23:05Z")

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I’ve always sweated much more than other people though I’ve always been thin; I think it’s because I’m pretty tall. I sweat a lot whether weight lifting or running. Yet since I shower twice a day and use a little deodorant, other people don’t seem to mind.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-aged-guys-do-you-sweat-a-lot-at-the-gym/1023400/24 "2025-09-27T16:15:52Z")

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I’ve been 58 for less than 2 months. I find that, IMO, my sweat output matches the physical effort. What I am constantly amazed by is how many weight lifting exercises also have a big cardio impact.

If you have never done kettlebell swings before, even 15 or 20 pounds of weight can make you sweat and gasp for breath.

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