Does steam bath/ hot sauna help in reducing fat??
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arditarose wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »arditarose wrote: »I go in the sauna when I'm bloated just to lose some water weight and have my pants feel less tight for like...5 minutes. Until I drink water again.
Mostly I go and roll my shoulders out on a tennis ball if I'm very tight.
Can you imagine if all we had to do was sit in a hot room to lose weight?
I would be screwed then lol no sauna in my area that I know of. heck the nearest gym is 60 miles one way
Oh my god you'd have to move lol
yeah and that aint happening lol0 -
minniesb69 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »Found an "expert" that is saying the same thing I am. Since I used google to find it is it less credible? lol. It from the WebMD question & answer section...
Q: Do sauna's contribute to weight loss?
From Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Mark Kaelin
A: The short answer is, no. Generally after time in a sauna you might go to the scale and see that the number is lower but that represents the water you lost from sweating and will increase as soon as you replace those lost fluids, Which you need to do so, you don't become dehydrated.
While being exposed to high temps can increase your metabolism and slightly increase the number of calories you burn this is only because your body is working to keep your temperature within normal ranges. Once, you leave the environment your metabolism will return to normal.
Bottom line, time spent in a sauna would be more effectively used to prepare a healthy meal or more exercise. That being said, if you enjoy time in the sauna, use it as a motivation tool. Reward yourself with some time in the sauna everytime you visit the gym.
http://answers.webmd.com/expert/50475/mark-kaelin-certified-strength-and-conditioning-specialist
Web MD is about as credible a source as Dr. Oz. <eye rolly>
More credible than MFP posters
Mirror?
For yourself? ...if you'd like.
I've provided sources outside of mfp. You're welcome
No, for you, sorry you are wrong but it would be nice for you to just admit you made the mistake and move on. It's better to just let it go. Your "basic biology" wasn't and your "credible sources" aren't and didn't support your points in any event.
On what point am incorrect? Sources please.minniesb69 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »Found an "expert" that is saying the same thing I am. Since I used google to find it is it less credible? lol. It from the WebMD question & answer section...
Q: Do sauna's contribute to weight loss?
From Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Mark Kaelin
A: The short answer is, no. Generally after time in a sauna you might go to the scale and see that the number is lower but that represents the water you lost from sweating and will increase as soon as you replace those lost fluids, Which you need to do so, you don't become dehydrated.
While being exposed to high temps can increase your metabolism and slightly increase the number of calories you burn this is only because your body is working to keep your temperature within normal ranges. Once, you leave the environment your metabolism will return to normal.
Bottom line, time spent in a sauna would be more effectively used to prepare a healthy meal or more exercise. That being said, if you enjoy time in the sauna, use it as a motivation tool. Reward yourself with some time in the sauna everytime you visit the gym.
http://answers.webmd.com/expert/50475/mark-kaelin-certified-strength-and-conditioning-specialist
Web MD is about as credible a source as Dr. Oz. <eye rolly>
More credible than MFP posters
Mirror?
For yourself? ...if you'd like.
I've provided sources outside of mfp. You're welcome
No, for you, sorry you are wrong but it would be nice for you to just admit you made the mistake and move on. It's better to just let it go. Your "basic biology" wasn't and your "credible sources" aren't and didn't support your points in any event.
On what point am incorrect? Sources please.
Detox and caloric expendeture increase to start. Why should I put up sources when your own contradicted you anyway?0 -
minniesb69 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »minniesb69 wrote: »I will repeat, its not a miracle fat loss machine...its basic science. SCIENCE...the heart pumps the blood to transport the oxygen. They are part of the same cycle. You are saying the same thing. This article explains how the increased heart rate helps oxygen flow which in turn burns calories. http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/burn-calories-heart-beats-faster-8069.html My statement is correct, increased heart rate increases calorie burn. Simple science
Maybe you'll believe an anti-sauna article. This states that saunas are merely for relaxation and not much benefit besides that...yet it likens the increased heart rate from the sauna to "a slow jog" and makes the connection between heart rate and calories. Basically they are saying sauna isnt going to have the same affect and working out but it does something no matter how miniscule. It also says sauna's send oxygen to the skin. Which brings me to my next point... http://woman.thenest.com/difference-heart-rate-between-running-sauna-19051.html
Your statement, your words.
Yes. What in this post am I straying from? What are you trying to point out? Lol. Im saying the same thing. Saunas burn calories and detoxify the skin.
Wow, did you see the bolded words in your statement?
increased heart rate increases calorie burn
I AM STILL SAYING THIS EXACT SAME THING. Geeze.
Saunas increase the heart rate which increases oxygen which burns calories. I have explained how my word choice of "increased calorie burn" could have been misinterpreted. Doesnt change my point. You've shown me one instance where I used this poor word choice. Every place else I said it burns calories and it does.
The problem is that just because you increase your heart rate doesn't mean you increase your caloric burn rate. You do realize it's not the blood circulation rate nor the oxegen intake rate, in and of themselves, that are responsible for calories burned, right? I was correct that you are confused as to which way the releationship goes. You can add oxegen but if your CO2 exhalation rate (which is the primary measurement of metabolic rate) is unchanged then all you did was take in more air. This doesn't burn more calories any more than adding fuel to a tank.
Perhaps you do understand the difference, but you seem to be defending a poor choice of words if so.0 -
A bible verse comes to mind. Proverbs 26:4. A sauna won't help the OP shed fat.0
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