Saran Wrap while working out

SierraMC15

My co worker recently told me that to burn more belly fat, she wraps her stomach in Saran Wrap (plastic wrap) while working out and she sweats more around her abdomen. Before anyone here calls me an absolute Buffoon, I am clueless to using plastic wraps, workout belts, whatever ever else, etc. that being said, is using a plastic wrap around your abdomen while working out safe? Does it work or have any real benefits? I am just looking for some opinions! Thanks in advance!

aokoye

It just serves to make you sweat more, except that sweat isn't even serving its intended purpose because it's not evaporating and cooling you down. So no, it's not useful and in some cases it is dangerous. Sweating more does not equate to burning more calories.

kimny72

No, there's no real benefit. Your body uses stored fat for energy, taking it in whatever order your genetics naturally lead it in. It's not like the areas you sweat more or that get hotter burn more fat.

All those wraps may cause is a temporary drop in water weight in the area. Assuming you only wrap one small area, you'll just be more uncomfortable than necessary and look silly. If you were to wrap too large an area, it might interfere with your body's ability to regulate temperature and cause you to hyperventilate I would think, that's just a guess.

try2again

If you want to lose water weight maybe. If you want to lose fat, no.

Chef_Barbell

No. That's just silly. You don't burn fat like that.

apullum

No benefits whatsoever. Best case scenario, you’ll look silly and waste a lot of plastic wrap. Worst case scenario, you’ll overheat from your sweat not evaporating and cooling your body down.

JBanx256

Saran Wrap, garbage bags, plastic suits, etc are fine if you're looking to drop water weight to make weight for a competition, but that is IF - and ONLY IF - you know what you are doing. To put it mildly, your coworker is an idiot. I mean...if you chug a 16oz bottle of water, your "weight" just went up by 1lb. If you then pee out 16oz, you just "lost" a pound. Has your bodyweight actually changed at all? No. Sweat is the same. She may see a short-term drop when she steps on the scale but as soon as she is adequately hydrated again, POOF, the "weight" is back on again. And, as someone else mentioned, this practice can be dangerous. Not smart.

manderson27

Waste of saran wrap and it can't be comfortable. If it was wrapped really tightly then it could restrict your movement. Better to use the muscles you have in your core and strengthen them than to restrict them with plastic wrap.

As the others said it won't help weight loss in any way shape or form in the gym.

Vladimirnapkin

I often use Saran Wrap to keep my sandwich fresh while I work out.

whitpauly

I used to do this as a teen and 20's the swish,swish sound was embarrassing when I'd run

NorthCascades

There are no shortcuts. To lose fat, you need a calorie deficit. If trying to find an easy way out burned calories this would be great, but it doesn't.

Motorsheen

SierraMC15 wrote: »

My co worker recently told me that to burn more belly fat, she wraps her stomach in Saran Wrap (plastic wrap) while working out and she sweats more around her abdomen. Before anyone here calls me an absolute Buffoon, I am clueless to using plastic wraps, workout belts, whatever ever else, etc. that being said, is using a plastic wrap around your abdomen while working out safe? Does it work or have any real benefits? I am just looking for some opinions! Thanks in advance!

no.