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Just wondering?

leann74016
leann74016 Posts: 242 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Do you burn any calories standing/setting in 100 plus degree weather?? Yesterday it hit 109 where I live and I sweated from noon til almost midnight yesterday. It was MISERABLE! Just wondering if you burn calories this way? I know setting in a sauna people lose weight and that's basically what it felt like yesterday.

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  • chrisrollins1
    chrisrollins1 Posts: 56
    No. You will lose water weight if not hydrating properly, but the amount of sweat produced has no direct affect on calorie burn. It takes an elevated heart-rate and increased oxygen consumption to burn calories.

    Similarly, a sauna will only help you lose water-weight. No evidence of significantly elevated calorie burn has been tied to sitting in a sauna.
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