Does steam bath/ hot sauna help in reducing fat??

sexymumma2015
sexymumma2015 Posts: 6 Member
in Success Stories
I am curious that after gym session should I invest my time in hot steam/sauna for weight loss??
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  • pootle1972
    pootle1972 Posts: 579 Member
    Won't help with fat loss but it does feel nice.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    yep, so much for me, I went and bought a sauna and hot tub for my house., my best investments to date.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    Nope. It will do absolutely nothing to reduce fat. The most you will lose is water weight, which comes back on as soon as you rehydrate.
  • mannins3
    mannins3 Posts: 12 Member
    It's mostly just a nice way to unwind and relax. Doesn't necessarily aid in weight loss.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited March 2016
    It might burn a few more calories but nothing significant, just use it to relax, unwind and losen up the muscles after a good workout. I know somepeople who like to stretch in a sauna but you might get a few odd looks for that one if you are at a gym.
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    No effect on fat loss.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Calorie deficit for weight loss, sauna for relaxation.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited March 2016
    You might sweat out some more water. But mentally and physically by relaxing your hard worked out muscles and even starting recovery with increasing blood flow to those hard worked muscles... WIN WIN

    I can do this in my garden hot tub, but not an enclosed sauna. Not even the same thing for me.. :)

  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Great for your pores and a nice way to relax after a work out.
    I would be all over this if my gym had one.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I seem to recall reading somewhere that it can affect fat tissue close to muscle. If the muscle is hot, it will reduce fat, but the total amount is miniscule and only really noticeable if you have decent muscle mass. Can't remember which site it was in. When I read it, I was like "OH!" followed by "Oh."
  • JLG1986
    JLG1986 Posts: 212 Member
    Sauna feels nice - do it if you enjoy it as an unwind after a workout. But it's not the magic fat loss room. I would live there if that was the case lol.
  • tosi1312
    tosi1312 Posts: 78 Member
    How is this a success story?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    A gym instructor showing me the club's steam room gave me some bull about cleaning out toxins. But I still like it for relaxing stiffening muscles after a workout.

    All you could possibly lose is water and you want to replace that right away anyways.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Oh, I think I read the article in T-nation.
  • sexymumma2015
    sexymumma2015 Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable input. This is not exactly a success story ..but the intention for asking here was has any1 got success with sauna.
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    Steam rooms and saunas open the pores. Great for the skin. Also causes increased heart rate and improves blood circulation. It does indeed detoxify the skin and burns calories.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    minniesb69 wrote: »
    Steam rooms and saunas open the pores. Great for the skin. Also causes increased heart rate and improves blood circulation. It does indeed detoxify the skin and burns calories.

    Yeah no... It really doesn't.
  • pootle1972
    pootle1972 Posts: 579 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    minniesb69 wrote: »
    Steam rooms and saunas open the pores. Great for the skin. Also causes increased heart rate and improves blood circulation. It does indeed detoxify the skin and burns calories.

    Yeah no... It really doesn't.

    Second that ..... ..is it Friday already
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    Whaaa? Lol. Come on. This is very basic stuff. It's not the sauna itself its the act of sweating, open pores get cleared out whenever u sweat. Thats detoxing. My skin has a healthy glow after each sauna session. Body temp increase means heart rate increases...increased heart rate is increased calorie burn. It's not like im saying its a miracle worker...just the opposite, its basic biology. You wont lose more weight but there are proven benefits. I can provide credible sources if needed but I've seen no credible source disprove what I learned in middle school.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited March 2016
    minniesb69 wrote: »
    Whaaa? Lol. Come on. This is very basic stuff. It's not the sauna itself its the act of sweating, open pores get cleared out whenever u sweat. Thats detoxing. My skin has a healthy glow after each sauna session. Body temp increase means heart rate increases...increased heart rate is increased calorie burn. It's not like im saying its a miracle worker...just the opposite, its basic biology. You wont lose more weight but there are proven benefits. I can provide credible sources if needed but I've seen no credible source disprove what I learned in middle school.

    No that's not basic biology but if you have credible sources by all means please post them.

    ETA it's not the increased hr that burns calories, that's a secondary indication of calories burned, it's increased oxygen use that is the primary indication of calories burned. HR can increase in many cases with negligible increase in calories burned.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    minniesb69 wrote: »
    Whaaa? Lol. Come on. This is very basic stuff. It's not the sauna itself its the act of sweating, open pores get cleared out whenever u sweat. Thats detoxing. My skin has a healthy glow after each sauna session. Body temp increase means heart rate increases...increased heart rate is increased calorie burn. It's not like im saying its a miracle worker...just the opposite, its basic biology. You wont lose more weight but there are proven benefits. I can provide credible sources if needed but I've seen no credible source disprove what I learned in middle school.

    Just...no.

    If you lose any weight from a sauna, it will be water weight. Overuse of a sauna or steam room can be quite dangerous.
  • Tyler2020Mike
    Tyler2020Mike Posts: 53 Member
    I really do wish it did. That's a great idea though; however, what if you do a little water aerobics in one?
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    I will repeat, its not a miracle fat loss machine...its basic science. SCIENCE...the heart pumps the blood to transport the oxygen. They are part of the same cycle. You are saying the same thing. This article explains how the increased heart rate helps oxygen flow which in turn burns calories. http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/burn-calories-heart-beats-faster-8069.html My statement is correct, increased heart rate increases calorie burn. Simple science

    Maybe you'll believe an anti-sauna article. This states that saunas are merely for relaxation and not much benefit besides that...yet it likens the increased heart rate from the sauna to "a slow jog" and makes the connection between heart rate and calories. Basically they are saying sauna isnt going to have the same affect and working out but it does something no matter how miniscule. It also says sauna's send oxygen to the skin. Which brings me to my next point... http://woman.thenest.com/difference-heart-rate-between-running-sauna-19051.html
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    Sweat detoxifies pores, there are millions of pores on your skin, sauna's make you sweat, sauna's detoxify the skin. Easy peasy.

    http://www.medicaldaily.com/sweat-it-out-5-surprising-health-benefits-sweating-actually-dont-stink-309718

    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/exercises/sweating-why-its-good-for-you.html

    http://www.drwhitaker.com/health-benefits-of-a-sauna/ "The primary benefits of a sauna is that it induces sweating. Although most of us go to great lengths to avoid sweating, perspiration has two essential functions: It cools you down, and it rids the body of waste products."

    I have no life so I'm fine with going in circles. It'll take my mind off of eating :wink:
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    @minniesb69 I am pretty sure you didn't learn in middle school to get your science from women's magazines. This is where you get science.

    https://scholar.google.ca

    Just a gut response here but an increased heart rate while at rest will burn a few calories....from the heart working harder. But it will be negligible. I earn one cookie from my twenty minute early morning run. That's all my muscles working, including my big fat thigh muscles.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    @minniesb69 I am pretty sure you didn't learn in middle school to get your science from women's magazines. This is where you get science.

    https://scholar.google.ca

    Just a gut response here but an increased heart rate while at rest will burn a few calories....from the heart working harder. But it will be negligible. I earn one cookie from my twenty minute early morning run. That's all my muscles working, including my big fat thigh muscles.

    this^^. And there would be no fat people.
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    @jgnatca unfortunately I couldnt find my 7th grade science book online. The womens mag is actually what says the opposite of what Im saying. The womens magazine agrees with the rest of you.

    This article is more realistic if you read it in its entirety. It says sauna has minimal benefits & your better off excising.

    https://www.fitnessblender.com/blog/can-you-lose-weight-in-a-sauna-calories-burned-in-sauna
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    Again, Im not saying a person can go from fat to flat using a sauna. That is ridiculous. I'm saying sauna's detoxify the skin & increases the heart rate which burns calories.
  • minniesb69
    minniesb69 Posts: 83 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    @minniesb69 I am pretty sure you didn't learn in middle school to get your science from women's magazines. This is where you get science.

    https://scholar.google.ca

    Just a gut response here but an increased heart rate while at rest will burn a few calories....from the heart working harder. But it will be negligible. I earn one cookie from my twenty minute early morning run. That's all my muscles working, including my big fat thigh muscles.

    HAHA! I used the google scholar link you provided. It gave me this. It's a good read.

    http://www.cancerdefeated.com/the-incredible-healing-power-of-infrared-saunas/1734/
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    You would think obese folks with high resting heart rates would be thin but they are not

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