Calories burned in a Saunas

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  • kateperspicacious
    kateperspicacious Posts: 1
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    Wow, look at all the ignorant people here! I like how you comment like you have a medical degree and actually know something. The facts are these: Sitting in a sauna DOES BURN MORE CALORIES than being out of a sauna. The amount of calories depends on your age, weight and heart rate. A 200lb person burns between 150 - 300 per 1/2 hour. You people don't get it. Everything does not have to be exercise. There are many factors that go into calorie computations. Ever hear of diet? To say people have to move to burn calories is stupid beyond all belief. What about disabled people or very obese people? You think they are walking around to burn calories? No.

    The same can be said for sitting out in extreme cold situations. The calorie burn rate is very, very fast.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,579 Member
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    Wow, look at all the ignorant people here! I like how you comment like you have a medical degree and actually know something. The facts are these: Sitting in a sauna DOES BURN MORE CALORIES than being out of a sauna. The amount of calories depends on your age, weight and heart rate. A 200lb person burns between 150 - 300 per 1/2 hour. You people don't get it. Everything does not have to be exercise. There are many factors that go into calorie computations. Ever hear of diet? To say people have to move to burn calories is stupid beyond all belief. What about disabled people or very obese people? You think they are walking around to burn calories? No.

    The same can be said for sitting out in extreme cold situations. The calorie burn rate is very, very fast.
    Where's your source for the calorie burn for the 200lb person sitting in a sauna for 30 minutes. A 200lb person jogging for 30 minutes burns about 300 calories. How can you say that this same person sitting in a sauna burns the same?
    We burn calories (BMR) daily with no exercise or movement, but BMR wouldn't change significantly just by sitting in a sauna. You lose more water weight, but that's not same as losing fat weight.

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  • dandur
    dandur Posts: 267 Member
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    Wow, look at all the ignorant people here! I like how you comment like you have a medical degree and actually know something. The facts are these: Sitting in a sauna DOES BURN MORE CALORIES than being out of a sauna. The amount of calories depends on your age, weight and heart rate. A 200lb person burns between 150 - 300 per 1/2 hour. You people don't get it. Everything does not have to be exercise. There are many factors that go into calorie computations. Ever hear of diet? To say people have to move to burn calories is stupid beyond all belief. What about disabled people or very obese people? You think they are walking around to burn calories? No.

    The same can be said for sitting out in extreme cold situations. The calorie burn rate is very, very fast.

    Sigh. And your first post, too. Well done.

    *headdesk
  • cameronwheeler
    cameronwheeler Posts: 89
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    Approximately 30 calories. You really don't burn anything at all, its mostly just sweating out water weight.
  • JJHernandez78
    JJHernandez78 Posts: 5 Member
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    So many trolls lol.
  • Rawfoodsho
    Rawfoodsho Posts: 181
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    I heard that is just your sweat/body water and you are not really losing anything
  • Patrik_J
    Patrik_J Posts: 1
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    Energy expenditure is not just about movement. Exposure body low or high temperatures causes the must expend energy to maintain body temperature. For example, to stay in cold water at a temperature of 1 ° C for 6.5 minutes burn 230 kcalories. Sauna is likely principes, but give lower values​​. After the sauna followed by rapid cooling in cold water. These temperature changes are for the body to high-energy-consuming.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,579 Member
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    Energy expenditure is not just about movement. Exposure body low or high temperatures causes the must expend energy to maintain body temperature. For example, to stay in cold water at a temperature of 1 ° C for 6.5 minutes burn 230 kcalories. Sauna is likely principes, but give lower values​​. After the sauna followed by rapid cooling in cold water. These temperature changes are for the body to high-energy-consuming.
    Of course you burn energy at rest, it's just not the BS 300 calories in 30 minutes that some are stating. You burn calories sleeping. And over 95% of that energy is from body fat.

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  • holisticvibrancy
    holisticvibrancy Posts: 2
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    Sweating for a minimum of 30 minutes help keep your metabolism up (even just sitting in a sauna). According to Henele Eale' ND, sweating for 30 minutes with no more than 48 hours between sessions increases mitochondrial production and calorie burn. That being said, sitting in a sauna alone is not an acceptable substitute for exercise and a healthy diet but on days when you can't fit in your work out sitting in a sauna for 35 minutes can help prevent you from losing the momentum you've gained working out.

    http://www.blogtalkradio.com/energetichealthradio/2013/11/17/thyroid-and-your-weight
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,630 Member
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    A sauna heats the body, forcing it to work to cool itself. This engages the metabolism, increasing heart rate and circulation in much the same way as physical exercise.That much I know. I does burn calories just setting there,I just don't know how much.That info came from my doctor.

    It is a negligible amount and definitely not worth recording, ESPECIALLY if you are using those calories as an excuse to eat more.

    How many calories would you burn just sitting watching TV and would you count those? No, of course you wouldn't therefore why count any other calories that involved just sitting there.

    As for burning hundreds for 30 minutes sitting in a sauna, that is just ludicrous and you would be fooling yourself if you counted those.
  • EmzStan
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    Hi there,

    I work for a company called Inca UK Ltd who are sauna and steam room specialists. Using an infrared sauna for a 30 minute session can burn up to 300 calories, obviously varying between individuals depending upon their metabolic rate etc. If you have a high heat tolerance and are able to stay in the sauna for up to an hour, you can burn anything from 600 to 800 calories (prolonged periods in a traditional sauna are not recommended ie. these prolonged sessions would only be suitable in an infrared sauna). Being in a sauna is obviously not an replacement for exercise but will help to boost your metabolism and immune system so are a great way to compliment your exercise regime.
  • ChristineGoBrigands
    ChristineGoBrigands Posts: 17
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    Busted! Sauna doesn't help you lose weight. If you weight yourself after time spent in a sauna, you'll see a difference but that is only because of the water you've lost through sweat. You MUST drink that much to gain it back or you're going to be dehydrated. Saunas help detoxicate the body and help the circulatory system, but you're not losing any weight. It'll get more than sitting in a hot room to lose these inches. To BURN CALORIES you need energy (that's what a calorie actually is), so by sitting back, you're not burning any... Pushing your metabolism is another thing... Anyways... Lifting for 15 mins is way better for your metabolism than sitting in a hot environment for 30 mins... And btw sweating doesn't mean you're losing weight. It means that your body needs to cool down, so it sweats and you breath heavier. Sorry guys... It won't be *that* easy :(
  • zoom2
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    Hi there,

    I work for a company called Inca UK Ltd who are sauna and steam room specialists. Using an infrared sauna for a 30 minute session can burn up to 300 calories, obviously varying between individuals depending upon their metabolic rate etc.

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  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,630 Member
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    Hi there,

    I work for a company called Inca UK Ltd who are sauna and steam room specialists. Using an infrared sauna for a 30 minute session can burn up to 300 calories, obviously varying between individuals depending upon their metabolic rate etc. If you have a high heat tolerance and are able to stay in the sauna for up to an hour, you can burn anything from 600 to 800 calories (prolonged periods in a traditional sauna are not recommended ie. these prolonged sessions would only be suitable in an infrared sauna). Being in a sauna is obviously not an replacement for exercise but will help to boost your metabolism and immune system so are a great way to compliment your exercise regime.
    It cannot, stop misleading people for your own gains!!

    People to burn that amount of calories in that amount of time, you have to move about. The End.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,579 Member
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    Hi there,

    I work for a company called Inca UK Ltd who are sauna and steam room specialists. Using an infrared sauna for a 30 minute session can burn up to 300 calories, obviously varying between individuals depending upon their metabolic rate etc. If you have a high heat tolerance and are able to stay in the sauna for up to an hour, you can burn anything from 600 to 800 calories (prolonged periods in a traditional sauna are not recommended ie. these prolonged sessions would only be suitable in an infrared sauna). Being in a sauna is obviously not an replacement for exercise but will help to boost your metabolism and immune system so are a great way to compliment your exercise regime.
    Lol, it's misinformation like this that the desperate wanting lose weight want to hear. And of course BS like this is how companies like this make money. For shame.

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  • GymTennis
    GymTennis Posts: 133 Member
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    Wow.. You know what.. Virtually any activity burns calories,, Yes, that includes sleeping too.. Actually, if you're not burning calories.. Well ..That means you're dead... I'm sick and tired listening to stories like 15 small meals a day are increasing your metabolism..

    Now with this sauna thing.. Guess what, eating and sauna does not speed up your metabolism.. sauna does not burn your calories, actually it does but it's so minimal that it's not even worth mentioning. If you ask me, i bet a cold shower will burn more calories than sauna..

    Physical activity speeds up your metabolism!!!.. Any form of cardio..lifting weights.. Running, playing tennis, soccer, swimming chasing butterflies.. Yeah, having sex too..

    It's frightening that a lot of this bro science at its best BS misinformation are coming from guys like Dr. Oz on a national television.. That's scary.. Magic pills, secret foods, secret ingredient from the Amazon rainforest.. Really scary

    The only way to lose weight is to build a caloric deficit and exercise.. But, hey, that's free of charge, so you won't hear that from Dr. Oz cause it would probably be his last show..
  • GymTennis
    GymTennis Posts: 133 Member
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    [/quote]Scary movies keep heart rates up too.:laugh:

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    Does that mean you're suggesting watching horror movies during a cut? :)
  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
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    MFP in a nutshell.
    I'M GOING TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION!
    Um, that makes no sense. Here's some information to show that you're wrong.
    GUYS THIS IS A PLACE FOR SUPPORT! UR NOT BEING SUPPORTIVE!
  • ehsan517
    ehsan517 Posts: 114
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    the answer to this question is zero.

    do you log calories burnt through eating/sleeping/ typing/reading/drinking green tea??? NO. so that should give you an idea. and THIS:
    Hi there,

    I work for a company called Inca UK Ltd who are sauna and steam room specialists. Using an infrared sauna for a 30 minute session can burn up to 300 calories, obviously varying between individuals depending upon their metabolic rate etc. If you have a high heat tolerance and are able to stay in the sauna for up to an hour, you can burn anything from 600 to 800 calories (prolonged periods in a traditional sauna are not recommended ie. these prolonged sessions would only be suitable in an infrared sauna). Being in a sauna is obviously not an replacement for exercise but will help to boost your metabolism and immune system so are a great way to compliment your exercise regime.


    IS the BIGGEST load of horse manure I have ever read and it is THIS exact band wagon that people jump on. get facts right, do your research, know your body. and do not rely on exceptions. If you must take advise, take it from someone who has the body/knowledge to go with their advise.

    at the end of the day, do whatever you want. I know what works and I see results.
  • RMasters2009
    RMasters2009 Posts: 3
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    A sauna burns pretty much zero calories. As stated before, if it was, we all would just be sitting in it and burn calories without doing anything.

    The myth again most like occurred because of the detoxification effect of a sauna. If makes you feel so much better, the effect on some is negative, they start telling people that they burned calories.

    The same effect as weight loss. The majority is because of water loss, which is somehow replenished by drinking water.

    A sauna is great (have been using it my whole life), but it is just a supplement to healthy living.

    There is only one (1) single way to loose weight and/or burn calories: Activities that burn more calories than you consumed.
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