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Burning calories in SAUNA

McKnightAM
McKnightAM Posts: 125 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
okay so i go to the gym on a daily basis

before and after the workout i sit in a sauna for 15 minutes

after GOOGLING my life away..

about 3/4 of the sites say you burn 300-500 calories just in a 20 minute session in the sauna due to perspiration, raised heart beat, and what not...

The other 1/4 say its just water weight lost and that no calories are burned...

Anyone else know of anything like this?? Please and thank you!

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  • McKnightAM
    McKnightAM Posts: 125 Member
    okay so i go to the gym on a daily basis

    before and after the workout i sit in a sauna for 15 minutes

    after GOOGLING my life away..

    about 3/4 of the sites say you burn 300-500 calories just in a 20 minute session in the sauna due to perspiration, raised heart beat, and what not...

    The other 1/4 say its just water weight lost and that no calories are burned...

    Anyone else know of anything like this?? Please and thank you!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Hrm.

    You might burn calories, but I wouldn't list it as exercise.

    It'd be like the calories burned after you've finished your cardio/strength training routine.... you still burn extra calories in the hours after, but you don't really count those.
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