Do you shower twice a day on days you exercise?

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Or can you manage to time it so that a post workout shower fits nicely into the rest of your day?

How do you work the timings?

I want to go to the gym tomorrow so will shower after, then go to a workshop tomorrow evening which means getting a bit grubby plus walking three miles so definitely will want to shower before bed after getting home. But my skin is so dry!

How do you arrange exercise and showering or do most people always take two showers on exercise days?

What are you doing in your workshop?!

I always shower after exercise and try and make sure I exercise first thing. If I don’t, then yes, I’ll shower twice in that same day.

I WFH but I always exercise first thing before breakfast, then shower and get to my desk. But it doesn't really matter if I start a bit later.

I shower three or four times a day sometimes! I cycle to work and shower; go to the gym at lunchtime and shower; cycle home and shower before bed - or if I’m going out somewhere else after work, shower before leaving and sometimes when getting home as well if it’s warm.

I only wash my hair and use shower gel during my morning shower though, and my skin is never dry or irritated.

Yes definitely. If your skin is dry maybe you are dehydrated and need to drink more water as two showers in a day shouldn't be affecting your skin.

I tend to shower in the evening before bed and exercise around 7pm. So just one shower for me

I shower post exercise always, but don't always wash my hair (bit of dry shampoo and a blow out sorts it!). I shower every morning and evening too but normally exercise first or last thing so it just works out that way tbh.

Depends how i feel.

If i exercise in the evening, i'll shower when i get home and then wont shower the next morning.

if i exercise in the morning, ill shower afterwards.

It's rare ill have 2 showers a day but in this heat I might.

Definitely not dehydrated.

I should find a really good body moisturiser though.

Have you tried soap? It's way less drying than shower gel

I guess two showers it is on days like that then!

Still wish there was a magic way of aligning all the stuff so there'd only be need for one but obviously that's childish

Same here. It's also bit of a cultural difference in some cases evening vs morning shower! We always did evening, dh does morning.

@ReliantRobyn twat a bit eh

What are you doing in your workshop?!

Experimental theatre.

Basically rolling on the floor quite a bit. The floor looks fine, not dirty of anything, but it feels grubby!

Aveeno

I can't go out without showering so shower in the morning even if I'm going to an exercise class (just wash pits and bits). I then shower afterwards as I'm all sweaty. On a Wednesday I also do a class at night (as well as a morning one) so end up having a 3rd one.

Most showers are just to freshen sweaty areas and my hair is only washed a couple of times a week.

I exercise in the evening and shower afterwards before going to bed. So once a day. I don’t pong.
But this is Mumsnet where many people think it is disgusting not to wash your bath towel after every shower (and damn the environment and their energy bills), so you will no doubt get answers saying it’s disgusting not to shower 5 times a day even without exercise! I’m exaggerating but not by much.

I shower just before I go bed but sometimes I shower twice especially when I'm on my period, when I have days off work

I am happy to see more evening shower crowd 😁

Yes I prefer an evening shower in general. It is so relaxing before sleeping.

I started using Shea butter organic only a little bit as my skin drys up aswel

If I'm going from exercise to something else dirty, I'd leave it and shower later e.g. yesterday I ran in the morning and then spent some time gardening so I didn't shower until after that, but otherwise yes, not unusual to shower twice a day.

Don’t most people shower twice a day anyway?!

I'll shower after a workout or swimming. But I'm very water conscious especially as we're very close to being in drought conditions.

Yeah, I do. Morning snd night regardless.

No I don't know anyone who does unless they exercise.