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Why do long distance runners have such bad skin?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:54 am
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:54 am
...esp women. I've always thought sweating was supposed to be good for your skin but every time I see someone big into marathons, etc their skin looks so worn out almost like old smokers skin or like they've spent their whole life out in the sun. Can any OT docs tell me why? Have gotten into running the last few years and trying to prevent the aging process.
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Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:55 am to BabyTac
Sun
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:56 am to BabyTac
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long distance
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out in the sun
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:56 am to BabyTac
Maybe they've been running in the sun their whole lives
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:56 am to BabyTac
People who run all the time look like they're out in the sun a lot? Crazy.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:57 am to BabyTac
Because it isnt healthy
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:57 am to dbeck
I don't think being out in the sun for an hour or so does that much damage, plus most run early in the morning.
Thanks for all the great responses tho guys. Glad you were able to make yourself feel better by making an Internet joke! Maybe by the third page I'll get a serious response. Still waiting for someone to relate this thread to having sex with my mom...you know, because that's so cool too.
Thanks for all the great responses tho guys. Glad you were able to make yourself feel better by making an Internet joke! Maybe by the third page I'll get a serious response. Still waiting for someone to relate this thread to having sex with my mom...you know, because that's so cool too.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 8:00 am
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:57 am to BabyTac
Because this thread gave them aids.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:59 am to BabyTac
Sun, totally. Also possibly age + thinness. Women reach an age where they can be thin, or they can have a pretty face. But it's hard to keep both without plastic surgery/fillers. Having very little fat in the face tends to = more wrinkles with age.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:02 am to Evil Little Thing
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Having very little fat in the face tends to = more wrinkles with age.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:03 am to Evil Little Thing
I think it just goes back to moderation in everything. Diet, exercise, sun exposure etc. Long distance runners tend to take it to the extreme because you get addicted to it. I have run sporadically over the years but never really long distances. Maybe three to five miles at a time with a lot of trail running up here in North Carolina. The runner's high is real. It is as powerful an addiction as any drug. I just don't think it is healthy to stress your body like that long term over decades. Too much sun, too much strain on the joints, tendons etc. I think the diets of some of these runners tend toward the extreme as well.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:05 am to BabyTac
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Thanks for all the great responses tho guys. Glad you were able to make yourself feel better by making an Internet joke!
It's not a joke. The sun, which is in the sky, is why people's skin gets damaged, especially long distance runners. and you're claim that
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plus most run early in the morning.
Is complete horseshite. You're using that assumption to try and not make yourself look stupid. It's not working.
If someone's skin looks like an old piece of leather and very dark, it's usually because they are out in the sun a lot. I know, weird that that large ball of energy in space can do that to people, but it does.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:10 am to BabyTac
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their skin looks so worn out almost like old smokers skin or like they've spent their whole life out in the sun
Ask your mom how hers got like that.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:14 am to BabyTac
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Still waiting for someone to relate this thread to having sex with my mom...you know, because that's so cool too
Running long distance is like having sex with your mom. I'm not very good at it, but I enjoy it.
Does that work???
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:14 am to BabyTac
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Maybe by the third page I'll get a serious response.
You think this thread makes 3 pages?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:15 am to dbeck
dated a girl who did a couple marathons a year for a few months.
she could dress up well but once the make up came off I noticed the funky skin.
all of the idiots who said it is strictly because of the sun are dumb. she would get up and start running before dawn, finish right after the sun came up in the morning. a huge majority of runners, especially long distance runners, practice this.
I can imagine there is some kind of vitamin deficiency when you train for long distance running.
she could dress up well but once the make up came off I noticed the funky skin.
all of the idiots who said it is strictly because of the sun are dumb. she would get up and start running before dawn, finish right after the sun came up in the morning. a huge majority of runners, especially long distance runners, practice this.
I can imagine there is some kind of vitamin deficiency when you train for long distance running.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 8:18 am
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:16 am to BabyTac
Tell your mom to stop using bleach to clean off my loads and her skin won't look like that.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:16 am to BugAC
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The sun, which is in the sky,
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:23 am to BabyTac
The sun takes zero prisoners
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:26 am to BabyTac
I was taught somewhere that women actually have an extra layer of epidermal fat. This is the layer that makes a woman more soft to the touch than a man. I would imagine that if it is intact it makes the skin seem more supple.
Not an expert but I would imagine that distance running/high calorie burn over time erodes this extra layer of fat causing the condition of which you speak.
I would also imagine that it is totally reversible should they quit with the extreme exertion.
Not an expert but I would imagine that distance running/high calorie burn over time erodes this extra layer of fat causing the condition of which you speak.
I would also imagine that it is totally reversible should they quit with the extreme exertion.
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