How much do we sweat in a typical run? How is this distributed across the body?

What is it about?

In this experiment we measured how the sweat a runner produces is distributed across different parts of the body. This study describes males. Out other study in MSSE describes females. How much sweat do we produce on our arm, leg, feet, head?

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Why is it important?

These data help us in various areas: -the design of sportswear and of protective clothing for optimal sweat management -it tells us where to sample sweat if we can only measure a small area, -the data provide researchers that develop thermophysiological models the knowledge on how to distribute the sweat in a simulated person