Exercise makes you sweat. Heat makes you sweat. So does sweating even just from heat have any health benefits?

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Exercise makes you sweat. Heat makes you sweat. So does sweating even just from heat have any health benefits?

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There are some minor benefits however the primary benefit of exercise is not the sweat, it’s the building of muscle, the increased heart rate, and all the usual stuff. You don’t get healthier from reg exercise *because you sweat*, you get the benefits *and you sweat*.