Sports during the Nine Days when it requires bathing
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Question
I do sports every day, brisk walking, after which I sweat to the point that I must shower. The question is whether I should refrain from doing sports during these days?
Answer
Bathing to remove dirt is permitted, and one does not need to avoid exertion to avoid showering. Therefore, a person who suffers from sweat and becomes very dirty from it is allowed to wash limb by limb with cold water. In places where there is excessive sweating and it is impossible to clean them with cold water, it is permitted to clean with hot water and soap - only as needed.
And it is worthy for the house of our God to cause ourselves distress over its destruction, beyond true necessity, and 'whoever mourns for Jerusalem will merit and see its joy.'
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 551); Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 174).