Sauna

does anyone know how many calories are burned in a sauna room? i go in the room for about 15 mins. after i work out.

Re: Sauna

I LOVE the sauna. I used to wonder the same thing, depends on temp & your weight.


I use sauna to relax and calm down after a good work out..

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me too. it's very relaxing. it has to have a lot of benefits.

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I thought this question was interesting, so I Googled around a bit. Sitting in the sauna does burn calories, but it does not contribute to weight loss:

"Many sauna companies boldly state that just twenty or thirty minutes inside of their sauna will burn anywhere from three hundred to one thousand calories. This is simply not possible. People are always looking for an easier way to burn calories than exercise, but exercise is the only efficient way to really get rid of calories. Sitting in a sauna for thirty minutes may burn up to three hundred calories, but this type of calorie burn will not have the same effect on your body as the calories burned during exercise.

Calories burnt off while sitting in a sauna are just calories burnt. There is no muscle building, no fat shedding, no after burn and no muscle strengthening or toning."

So I guess it technically does "burn" calories, but you don't lose any weight from it besides the water weight you sweat out (and immediately put back on the next time you eat or drink anything). But it is relaxing, and I think the warmth must be good for your muscles after the strain you put on them with a good workout!

Message edited 1/7/2010 7:51:26 PM.

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thank you. that makes a lot of sense. so i guess there is no easy way out. you must excerise to lose weight.