Your blood pressure is elevated as your body works harder to circulate blood through your body.!Heat builds up in those areas where major organs are being primed for action—the head, chest and stomach.!Frequently, the body must begin sweating in order not to overheat, and you can often feel the heart pumping more quickly than normal as it maintains the higher blood pressure.! Of course, you can’t just sweat in some places, you sweat everywhere, so your palms can get sweaty, leaving you with cold, sticky, clammy hands