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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Charlie Allenby

‘The last thing you want is sweaty feet’: the best moisture-wicking underwear, socks and base layers

Sweaty, blond-haired woman having a rest after a hard workout on a sports field.
Sweat need not dampen your performance with the right gear. Photograph: Guido Mieth/Getty Images

I’ve always run on the warm side. Even in winter, I’ll return from a bike ride or run with a sheen of moisture on my forehead and damp patches in my pits. When the mercury rises, so do my levels of perspiration, and a sweat test last year confirmed what I’d always known: unlike Prince Andrew, I’m a heavy sweater.

Sweat-wicking clothing can help. But where do you start?

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