Burning Calories in a Sauna/Wrap Dome. Anyone know anything

Kel3369

I was told you burn around 600 calories every 30 minutes just by laying inside this heated tube. This has me curious. Has anyone done this or know anyone that has? It sounds kind of dangerous to me. Thanks! (Anything to get out of a workout right? lol)

Jeff92se

I very much doubt this. You might lose a bunch of water though sweat but that's not the same thing.

mrshickey

i would have thought u just lose water weight, then gain it all when you drink. as far as im aware you lose calories by increasing heart rate but im not sure how this would. 600 calories in 30 mins is more than someone may lose doing zumba at high intensity so id be skeptical

kendernau

As far as I understand, if you aren't putting in any effort, you aren't burning any extra calories. You can definitely lose water weight due to sweating it out, but that is temporary loss - when you rehydrate you'll gain it back.

agthorn

I wouldn't even burn 600 calories in 30 minutes if I was knocking out 6 minute miles!

kristilovescake

Yeah I don't think you burn hardly any calories in a sauna... but they do have other health benefits.

I wouldn't count on those burning any calories at all. I just count it as mental health time since it's so relaxing for me

dicko2772

you'll have a slight increase in metabolism and the amout of calories your body burns when it's 'at rest' as your body struggles to maintain a constant temperature, but it's nothing really. any weight loss is mostly just water, as everyone else has pointed out.

LuLuRunner1

I've done it before. It is water weight that you lose and although I did not see a big difference in the three sessions that I attended, I could see a minute difference.

On the one that I used, it would calculate how many calories it burned for your time/size and it seems like it was around 600-700 calories. I can't remember for sure, though.

doubglass

Wraps just dehydrate and can be dangerous. Kind of pointless unless you are trying to make weight for a prize fight.

Kel3369

Wow thanks for all the replies.. Saw one for sale on Craigslist and was really curious but it sounds dangerous and temporary so I will pass. Thanks all!