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Question by Onfire
Submitted on 9/29/2003
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REDNESS & EXERCISE - What can you do when you workout and perspire to keep your face from getting so red and so sore. Mine burns terribly when I sweat.

Answer by Barb
Submitted on 11/3/2003
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Answer by Rob
Submitted on 1/13/2004
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Very good question. I'd like an answer too. My rosacea developed when I started to run marathons - with many hours with a hot face. My only suggestion at the moment is to make exercise shorter - and then cool down as much quickly as possible after (a cool shower works for me).

Answer by Lara
Submitted on 3/13/2004
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Reading the FAQ from the National Rosacea Society's webpage, they suggest that when you are exercising, to put a cool, damp towel around your shoulders and to drink cool or ice cold water often. I have found the towel suggestions to be somewhat effective when doing aerobic machines/stairmaster. I don't know how well this would work for a marathon runner, but you could try dipping a sweatband in cool water and wearing that while you ran! The NRS also suggests breaking up workouts into smaller chunks (ie 15 min 3x a day instead of 45 min all at once), as Rob has already mentioned.

Answer by Karen
Submitted on 3/16/2004
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I have fair skin and have had rosacea since 13 (I'm now 34), and I've a couple of suggestions for when exercising. * Try not to work out when it is hot. If possible, use indoor equipment, preferably with airconditioning in the room. (The basic idea is to stop your face from overheating.) * Apply a light covering of aloe vera, or other 'calming' lotion to face before AND after exercising - this helps to sooth a sore face. I have found that some 'after-sun' lotions are pretty good for this too. (If you are using a topical antibiotic, make sure that there are no chemical clashes between the two.) These may seem like basic ideas, but they work for me!

Answer by jo1ZBgarn7
Submitted on 2/23/2006
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