I ask this question in all sincerity.
Do y’all fart when you’re working out? For some reason, when I’m working out, gas seems to work itself out of my body. I’m completely serious people. I beg you to be honest if you post a comment. And don’t give me any of that “I’m a woman and I never fart” bullcrap. We all fart. It’s nature. Also, farts are funny. I am a 27-year-old woman, but I still think farts are hilarious. I giggle like a kid, no lie.
For some reason, whenever I’m doing cardio (walking, jogging, elliptical, whatever), I can’t help but fart. They’re not very smelly farts. They’re not noisy farts. They’re regular farts. A one-gun salute. The trouser cough. A bottom burp.
Thank goodness I’m not the only one:
- When you are running, you are using your efforts toward the running process, and, in addition to that, your digestion is being “helped along” by the exercise, so any gas in your system is moving along with great speed. It would be more difficult to suppress gas while running, as you can guess. (yahoo)
- “Running makes me fart.” (Runner’s World)
- “To tell you the truth…every run I fart.” (Runner’s World)
- “When I’m alone I don’t even try to hold it in. Sometimes a little fart escapes on every 5 or 6 straight strides.” (Runner’s World)
- “Farting while running is the best time to fart because you’ll never smell it (unless you’re on a treadmill or running with a strong tailwind).” (Runner’s World)
- “You mean there are people that don’t fart when they run? Or just don’t admit it?” (BeginnerTriathlete)
- “I get the running farts a lot, but it seems to be the worst if I run at the gym on the treadmill.” (BeginnerTriathlete)
- “I get the farts really bad whenever I run.” (BeginnerTriathlete)
I did some Internet research (yes, I spent almost an hour googling fart, fart machine, fart euphemisms, etc) and here are some fart facts:
- It’s normal to fart 12 – 40 times per day, emitting between 0.5 and two liters of gas. You should only worry if you fart significantly more than this.
- Farts contain gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen sulphide. These gases are produced by bacteria that live in the digestive system and break down food into nutrients that the body can absorb.
- There’s a company that makes special underwear, designed to reduce the smell of farts. NO JOKE. THIS IS A REAL PRODUCT.
Source: Uncensored English Vocabulary, Wikipedia
I’m not one to hold in a fart. That’s just an embarrassing moment waiting to happen. Now, I know that holding in a fart could be dangerous, “It’s tempting to hold in your farts to avoid embarrassment in social settings. But if you hold your farts in for too long, the gas can be absorbed in the blood stream and then exhaled as a bad breath” (Uncensored English Vocabulary).
So there you have it. I fart when I work out. Do you?
Running always seemed to speed things along the ol’ digestive train for me. Definitely, yes. I always figured it was just because my guts were bouncing up and down so vigorously.
Funny topic! You’re not alone. I usually get a tummyache after a tough run… But ask Rochelle and Tracey, I have farted on a run and claimed “Runner’s code”! Haha! And Mark Remy has an entire page devoted to the rules of farting in The Runners Rule Book!
You’re so funny. And “fawts” are funny too. When I told people I was going to start Yoga classes, immediate response was…”oh, I hear you fart alot in Yoga”. Well, that didn’t make me too crazy about what was in store for me. Luckily, I have not done a “toot salute” in any of my yoga practices and actually haven’t heard anyone else either. I also remember a friend in grade school, who I always partnered up with in gym class, farted EVERYTIME she did a sit-up and I was the one who had to hold her feet down! We giggled like crazy…
whew! So glad it’s not just me! @Anne: I am so going to use “runner’s code!” And I have to get a copy of that book, especially if there is a page about farting.
@Kay: I fart during yoga. Luckily, they’re not audible at the class. At home, I could care less so I let ‘er rip.
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If I ran…….I’m sure I’d fart.
this is freaking hilarious! I totally fart wen I run…lol!
I teach an abs class at the Y and last week a girl in the front row let one out. I felt embarassed for her but she started cracking up so I just continued….
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Awesome! For the record, Mark Remy’s “The Runners Rule Book” is excellent.
I was just googoling the topic and eureka! I am glad I am not the only one,I thought I wasn’t normal by doing it.I even poop afer a few minutes on the treadmill,lol
My farts are loud and very stinky! (sorry for the details)
I think I’ll keep checking this site!
Keep up the good work!
I run therefore I fart. I am so glad I am not alone!! I never let out a fart but I could not control it while running. I will run alone. LOL
Yes, it must be normal, the higher the incline on the treadmill, the more I fart…lol… my husband gets mad at me, but I cannot help it!!
isn’t that funny? I really don’t understand the whole farting/running connection. At least it’s not the runs!
Omg this is so awesome. i dont really run but I have been working out really hard six days a week to cardio dvds and i found that the more I sweat and the harder I worked out, the more I farted. At first I thought it was from the jumping up and down as well, but then I got worried about my stomach. Its good to know I am not the only one. They are slightly hilarious when they are loud and quick.
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This is all quite funny! When I first started using a treadmill I never farted. I had a break from using the treadmill, but now I’m running on the it again and I’m suddenly breaking out a fart every minute! It does feel good though. It’s like when you drink herbal tea and you can feel it cleansing your insides.