Sauna suits yes or no? What's everyone's opinion ✌️

rachelleelsie3898
rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
edited November 17 in Fitness and Exercise
Sauna suits yes or no

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  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    What on earth is a sauna suit? The thought in itself of wearing anything in a sauna confuses me.
  • BeauNash
    BeauNash Posts: 103 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    They make you lose water weight through sweating.

    The chili-flavoured ones are especially effective.
  • rachelleelsie3898
    rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
    @Anvil_Head I never realised that I bought one last night thinking it would help me when I'm training but if that's all it does then I doubt il use it #wasteofmoney

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    If you like sweating then yes.
    If you don't then no.

    Irrelevant for fat loss.
  • rachelleelsie3898
    rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
    @dutchandkiwi a sauna suit is a aid to weight loss but iv just found out its a load of crap. Ha
  • rachelleelsie3898
    rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
    @sijomial thank you for your comment.
  • rachelleelsie3898
    rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
    @BeauNash I have one what MMA use.
  • rachelleelsie3898
    rachelleelsie3898 Posts: 25 Member
    @BeauNash thank you for your comment.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited April 2017
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.
  • BeauNash
    BeauNash Posts: 103 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.

    I agree and I wasn't advocating their use. Just commenting on the "weight loss" question.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    BeauNash wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.

    I agree and I wasn't advocating their use. Just commenting on the "weight loss" question.

    The "weight" that will be lost will be water. Once you rehydrate, the weight will return.

    You do not burn more calories wearing a sauna suit.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Why on earth would I want to dehydrate myself? If anything, I want to stay well-hydrated during exercise, so it's an absolute NO!
  • BeauNash
    BeauNash Posts: 103 Member
    edited April 2017
    BeauNash wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.

    I agree and I wasn't advocating their use. Just commenting on the "weight loss" question.

    The "weight" that will be lost will be water. Once you rehydrate, the weight will return.

    You do not burn more calories wearing a sauna suit.

    You do. It's a tiny amount but you do.

    Calories are required to sweat more. It's an extra metabolic process that needs energy.

    You need to read my post that @AnvilHead quoted. As I said, in the grand scheme of things it won't lead to weight loss but it's not strictly correct to say you don't burn more calories.

    ETA: And read my first post on this thread if you'd like an insight into my opinions on woo.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    BeauNash wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.

    I agree and I wasn't advocating their use. Just commenting on the "weight loss" question.

    The "weight" that will be lost will be water. Once you rehydrate, the weight will return.

    You do not burn more calories wearing a sauna suit.

    You do. It's a tiny amount but you do.

    Calories are required to sweat more. It's an extra metabolic process that needs energy.

    You need to read my post that @AnvilHead quoted. As I said, in the grand scheme of things it won't lead to weight loss but it's not strictly correct to say you don't burn more calories.

    ETA: And read my first post on this thread if you'd like an insight into my opinions on woo.

    I will admit that I missed your original post. Agreed that it will be a negligible amount and not worth considering.
  • BeauNash
    BeauNash Posts: 103 Member
    BeauNash wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    To be absolutely correct about this, you will burn more calories wearing a sauna suit because your body is doing more metabolic work by making you sweat to cool you down. In a similar way, keeping your body warm burns more calories when you shiver.

    But the amount of extra calories you burn will be tiny and get lost in the noise (variability) inherent in CICO.

    They can also cause dehydration and screw up your electrolyte balance. And cause you to overheat because they don't let sweat do what it's supposed to do, which is to cool your body.

    I agree and I wasn't advocating their use. Just commenting on the "weight loss" question.

    The "weight" that will be lost will be water. Once you rehydrate, the weight will return.

    You do not burn more calories wearing a sauna suit.

    You do. It's a tiny amount but you do.

    Calories are required to sweat more. It's an extra metabolic process that needs energy.

    You need to read my post that @AnvilHead quoted. As I said, in the grand scheme of things it won't lead to weight loss but it's not strictly correct to say you don't burn more calories.

    ETA: And read my first post on this thread if you'd like an insight into my opinions on woo.

    I will admit that I missed your original post. Agreed that it will be a negligible amount and not worth considering.

    Groovy.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Nope.
  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    Except detoxing isn't a thing. That's what we have liver and kidneys for.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited January 2018
    Except detoxing isn't a thing. That's what we have liver and kidneys for.

    At least sauna suits and detoxes have that in common. They're both useless woo and a complete waste of time and money. And sodium is not a "toxin", it's an essential electrolyte.




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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,347 Member
    Except that you would rebloat as soon as you hydrated.
  • _mr_b
    _mr_b Posts: 302 Member
    Sauna suit = another marketing ploy to get people to part with their cash.

    Suits to wear in a sauna are either ‘swim’ or ‘birthday’ depending on your situation.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Dehydration causes early ageing to skin.

    Why would you want to be dehydrated?
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    1981vette wrote: »
    My understanding of how sauna suits work lead me to believe that i will lose all water weight, no problem. That sweat will also carry with it sodium and other materials that could use a good flush/detox. I hydrate all day and sweat out the bad during my workout and rehydrate with good clean water. I feel better, healthier, and feel encouraged seeing a ton of sweat leaving the body. Sweat is my inner fat kid tears. So i do think that sauna suits, if used properly, are a good tool for detoxing and burning at least a couple extra calories while feeling like a million bucks. This is the opinion of a novice weight loss monk.

    What are these other materials you need to detox?

    Sweat is not your inner fat kid crying.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    alicebhsia wrote: »
    well, it would probably help for bloating and sweating gets rid of toxins, so if you make sure to drink water after i don't think it would be bad for you. i have a major problem with water weight so i think a sauna suit could be motivating.

    What are the names of these toxins you are flushing from your body?

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,985 Member
    Maybe you burn a tiny, tiny amount of calories more when wearing a sauna suit. But you will probably be more exhausted when working out in it (assuming that's what you want to do) and hence burn less calories. Ever went on a run at sunne 35 degrees C and compared it to a nice 15 degrees C run? Which one got you further?
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