The Sweat Out: Does Your Hair Stop You From Staying Fit?
Is your hair stopping you from getting the body you want? Are the gym, yoga studio and local pool forbidden places because you’re afraid of sweating out your beloved do?
Well, using your whipped tresses as an excuse not to stay fit is no longer permissible.
CLUTCH caught up with Cesar Ramirez, master stylist to starlets like Cassie, Kerry Washington and Eve!
For natural, curly and relaxed hair types try Cesar’s tips & product suggestions for healthy & sweat-free hair!
NATURAL/LOC’D Hair
Before you hit the gym, pin up your hair loosely off your face so that it has room to breathe.
After your workout, spray Tigi Rochaholic Dry Shampoo to absorb the hair’s oil and for a fresh scent.
CURLY Hair
If swimming is a part of your workout, apply a little conditioner like Hair Rules Curly Whip to block your hair from absorbing pool chemicals.
After a dip in the pool, apply a little of Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk to the ends of hair to diffuse and reactivate the curls.
RELAXED Hair:
For you ladies with perms, don’t forget your trusty cotton headband to absorb the sweat. Keep in mind the salt from sweat can cause extra dryness. Grab a pack of colorful headbands by Goody at your local drugstore.
During your work out, opt for a light pin-up or loose ponytail. Tight ponytails leaves nears permanent dents and little room for the hair to breathe.
The less shampooing the better. If you must wash your hair, be sure to use a sulfate-free shampoo like Biolage Colorcarethérapie Delicate Care Shampoo. After your wash, try a little of Motion’s Marula Natural Therapy Hair & Scalp Oil to restore moisture and fragrance to your hair.
Do you fear working out to protect your hair? Try these tips! Let us know if you find them helpful!
For more info on Cesar, check out his impressive portfolio. Be sure to follow Cesar on Twitter!
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This was once an issue from me and prevented me from working out as frequently as I wanted, but having a short cut definitely makes the situation better.
This is a topic that never gets old. We really need to constantly remind each other that our temples are a full-body deal, and that a fly head of hair never kept anyone from living a poor quality of life from lack of regular exercise. Now more than ever, with toxic food, fast food junkies, and poor air quality, we need to keep fit for our families and for ourselves. Kudos to Clutch for shining some more light on this topic.
Let’s stay FLY ladies, both inside and out!
Finally deciding to wear my curls instead of constantly flat-ironing my natural hair has made a world of a difference. Great hair product tips though…I will be trying them out after my next swim session!
I,too, have started wearing my natural curls instead of constantly flat ironing and I agree that it has made a world of difference. Especially in the summer when I work out the most, wearing my hair naturally curly I don’t have to go back and touch up with a flat iron the sections that got curly/wavy from being wet from sweat. I simply pin it up when I work out, take it down when I’m done and let the curls fall where they may.
Love the great tips by our own Cesar Ramirez!
When my hair was relaxed I just wore a headscarf. Now I’m no longer relaxed, I still do the same.
Sometimes I dont. Its not complicated….
Article: “Does Your Hair Stop You From Staying Fit?”
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Oh no, no, no, no, no!
I don’t quite understand why hair would stop anyone. I’ve been an athlete and dancer since I could walk and on days when time or commitments prevent me from working out, I feel like a slug and not quite myself.
The 3-4 days/week that I work out are the days I wash my hair and I swim at least twice. My hair is uber-thick, curly and butt-length and I’ve usually just washed, conditioned (or co-washed) then let my hair air dry after swimming and never had any problems with chlorine damage. But I’m digging Ramirez’ suggestion to apply conditioner before swimming and will try that.
That’s exactly why I get Micros for the summer! I can’t stand the heat!
Some good take-aways, but, I wouldn’t recommend using the dry shampoo. It has SD alcohol, which is very drying.
For those who rock naturals, another hair washing tip is to wash your hair with conditioner rather than shampoo. Consequently, shampoo has a lot of additives that strip the natural oils from your hair, making it very dry and brittle. However, conditioner does have a milder cleaning agent, but does not dry out the hair. Since given that tip, my hair comes out softer and more manageable.
yet another great reason to go natural
Exactly
I’ am relaxed and my hair never kept me from working out, ever! I just wrapped it up and tied it down and after my workout I fixed my hair and it still looked good! So to say your hair is keeping you from working out is an excuse!
Me too girl! Even my husband would always to remind me to not “forget my scarf”, on our way to the gym. My hair is only chin length so the simplest thing for me is to either wrap my hair or get a roller set and after the curls fall wrap it until time to style again. Right now I have my hair in a ponytail and am doing the clip on bun (so old I know :), but so works), until time to go to the shop. My friend rocks the tight spirals , and they seem to hold up very well 4 quite some time even with the workouts and summer heat.
Not anymore I’ve gain a bit of weight because of non exercise and smoking bad habit
I’m like who cares now I rather take extra times ”more money :( ” to maintain my hair than be overweight
i have relaxed hair and i either pin up my curls or wear a high loose pony. sometimes, i’ll tie a cotton scarf around to catch any sweat. i let it dry, wash my face, then let it all back down. it has been working.
Funny this article should be on Cutch the same week as the one about stylist’s the lack of education about natural hair.
“The less shampooing, the better”-Excuse me but how else are you going to remove the sweat and brine from your hair. Co-washing after a vigorous workout will not only cleanse your hair but leave it soft also.
Second, I’ll say it-wrapping your hair before your workshop might help you maintain the style but you are still going to sweat and your hair will still become dry from that sweat. You have to rinse or co-wash to remove the sweat.
Ummm…I do believe the “stylist’s lack of education” article refers to natural hair. The tip you mention specifically speaks to relaxed hair. Too much shampooing is never good. It can strip the hair of natural oils it washed too often. It did not say don’t shampoo at all. It also clearly suggested a shampoo alternative.
Brooke P., Monica is talking about natural hair. Co-washing helps to maintain clean, healthy natural hair. I don’t know what the result would be on permed hair.
When I had a relaxer I would work out (with my hair wrapped) or dance salsa 3 or 4 times a week. I mean I would sweat really good. My weekly salon visit would always start the same way: she would assess my hair before she shampooed it and say “I can’t figure why your hair is so dry”. After one weekly “special conditioning treatment” I asked what I could do differently, she asked what I wrapped my hair with at night. I explained that I used a silk scarf at night and I used a different silk scarf when I worked out. She was horrified. She actually said work out less or rinse if I don’t have time to shampoo (I found out about co-washing later).
After I began rinsing and co-washing, the condition of my hair improved: I was able to retain length; my hair retained moisture.
Even through I’m natural now, her advice holds true. I’m amazed that more stylists don’t share this with clients: if you sweat, you need to rinse or co-wash to remove the sweat. It doesn’t matter if you are relaxed or natural.
I love the direction in which the article is heading, and i understand clutch is not a hair mag, but i need more! this is always my concern, the decision of working out and looking tacky at the head or skipping the workout…and skipping the workout usually wins. my body can’t take it! can you lead me in the direction of more tips for products and styles? please and thank you!!
ditto jante!
I don’t care! I have a relaxer and I try to run 5 days out the week and with a hat. My hair is not an issue. I just come back home and do ‘it again and get it straight as possible again. I loooove exercise and being fit to let something like hair stop me.
So many people use that as an excuse.
SCARF… that is all! If you sweat the scarf out while working out, put a dry one on before you hit the shower. Your hair will be back to normal by the time you dress & put your face on.
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