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It goes without saying that in the Philippines or Pinas- it is hot and humid. Sweating is a natural daily occurrence and our “tan” gets darker from the dust in the air.
Now this may be a personal issue but I am opening it up to everyone else out of curiosity. Whether it is in Los Angeles or Wisconsin, the USA is flat out colder and less humid than the Philippines. You might get close to the heat and humidity in Florida, Hawaii or Corpus Christi, Texas but one key detail remains. The Philippines is nearly on top of the equator. The southernmost state in the USA is Hawaii and it doesn’t come close to the equator.
So no matter where you might relocate to in the USA, it is colder and less humid. What this meant for me was I could not get warm enough to break a sweat.
For me to break a sweat, I would have to dress in sweat pants, a sweat shirt and do high speed aerobics in the summertime with the air conditioning off. Then I just barely started to sweat. “Ang hirap!”
The downside to this is my skin pores were not being cleared out by sweat so now I have to do it manually with proper soaps and lotions. Or the acne gets out of control but that is a different entry.
The plus side is you save money on the antiperspirant as you need to perspire for it to be of any use. So Goryo is thankful for me being just a little lower maintenance. <kung sa bisaya pa, humot ko ug ilok haha sa makasabot lang!>
It may just be my body is still adjusting to the environment or I might have this issue for a while. I definitely know it is hard to break a sweat when it is -14 Celsius outside.
What about you?
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hi! passing by here. oo nga, it’s really hard to break a sweat. can’t wait for the summer. TC!
i so love the lay-out of your blog.
anyway, you’ve been tagged by me at http://myconsolingasylum.blogspot.com/2008/01/tag-tuesday-how-filipino-are-you.html
Yes, totoo yan. Here in England too is very cold all year rounds that I can barely sweats even summer. But good thing kay di ka malipong sa mga baho ug ilok lol…….
Have a safe wednesday sis!
@Juliana-I’m sure mas better ang weather nyo dyan sa Florida. Sa Tampa ka diba? Same here, looking forward sa summer! Salamat sa messages ha.
Zang- Thanks sa tag and thanks sa compliment!
Haze- Oo nga ang hirap. Haha nakatawa ko sa mga bahog ilok. Tong niadto ko sa Geneva sakay ug train mga gwapa unta pasahero pero mga bahog ilok lol. Thanks diay sa visit. Have a good one!
Hello ga, magpuli ko sa Pinas balik ati naman ko! Kag abaw true gid when it comes to sweating, Hubs would laugh at me when we’re there coz i sweat too much!
Anyway, the night before yesterday it snowed here in albuquerque but of course it melted in the morning and turned the roads to ice. I took Eric to school and not even halfway there we turned back, kay nagslide man ang jeep ko over ice. Very scary and dangerous, without the curb i don’t know what else could help the brakes. Mayo lang other cars are moving in other direction.Haay buhay gid ah!
Hi Anah,
Luv your new layout.You always have clean and crisp theme with subtle hint of femineness.
For me to break a sweat on a chilly temp is to keep my heartbeat elevated and 15-20 mins moderate to intense level with the eliptical machine ( or maybe treadmill or stationary bike) helps my sweat glands to wake up.If you do more then even better .You will sweat for sure w/o the need to turn the thermostat on.
hi makisali ako ha, NICE BLOG,
@Alona-Ga, lapit na vacation mo sa pinas. Buti nlang way kamo na aksidente. Gani man sa pinas balhason ka gid ka tudo ba. Keep me posted ha? Salamat sa regular visit. *hug*
@Ate Mhel- Salamat sa visit at sa tips na rin ate. I think I should do. Wala akong treadmill dito. Ang exercise ko eh dancing pero I don’t do it everyday. Thanks sa messages!
@Janet and Francine- Thanks sa visit and your messages. TC!