Infrared Sauna's

trisha8283

I am looking into using one of these three times a week for alot of reasons.....How can you log this into your excercise...you are burning calories right???....Most manufactures say that you burn between 500-600 calories every 30 minutes! Any Suggestions?

mvl1014

I am not familiar with burning calories this way. I would think you would absorb calories (energy) this way. I'll look into and check back here if I find anything.

trisha8283

Thanks!

mvl1014

Here's what I found, some conflicting theories:
http://www.infraredsaunainfo.com/blog/2006/10/12/infrared-sauna-1000-calorie-myth/

In a sauna, when sweat evaporates, it cools body from heat gained not only by metabolism, but also from infrared heaters. You get energy from heaters and give it back by evaporating sweat.

http://www.discoveryarticles.com/articles/67151/1/Does-A-Sauna-Really-Help-You-Burn-Calories-Or-Is-It-A-Myth/Page1.html

Sitting in a sauna for thirty minutes may burn up to three hundred calories, but this type of calorie burn will not have the same effect on your body as the calories burned during exercise.

Calories burnt off while sitting in a sauna are just calories burnt. There is no muscle building, no fat shedding, no after burn (VERY important!) and no muscle strengthening or toning.

http://fitlist.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/27/483275.aspx

By now, for instance, hopefully you realize... that sweating in the sauna after exercise won't help make the fat melt away any faster.

trisha8283

Thanks...it does make me feel better and I will continue doing it but I will also continue my regular excercise as well!