Does the Sauna or Steam Room burn Calories

Loozin
Loozin Posts: 91
in Health and Weight Loss
Pretty much what the title says.

Any ideas Pals?
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  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
    Nope. That's my educated guess anyway. They just make you sweat. And feel like jello. Jello is nice.
  • jacqui250
    jacqui250 Posts: 53
    No it can help with loosing inches but not in a healthy way as it dehydrates you. Not recommended for loosing weight :-)
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    What jacqui said. It's a method of dehydration, and less efficient than not drinking water
  • ash190489
    ash190489 Posts: 587 Member
    My educated guess also is that it does not make you lose calories. It is just water being sweated out of your body - which I agree is not a good thing. Keep away I think!
  • ladyfox1979
    ladyfox1979 Posts: 405 Member
    All I can say is that I get thrills of going into the Sauna/Stean room and stepping into cold air

    Ahhh.. soooo refreshing, my pores open up and I feel rejuvenated especially after you work out gets rid of some of the soreness/
  • SophieB74656
    SophieB74656 Posts: 81 Member
    I've heard someone say that as soon as you step out you absorb a lot of the moisture back from the air
  • Loozin
    Loozin Posts: 91
    Hhhmm was a long shot.

    I do enjoy relaxing in the Hot rooms after a work out.
    I do drink lots of water though.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    No. If they did, I'd never have to work out, I could just sit outside all summer and burn calories. I hit up the steam room after every workout though because it feels good and it's relaxing (plus it's awesome to stretch in there, your muscles will thank you!), but not to burn calories or anything.
  • LexyDB
    LexyDB Posts: 261
    Does sunbathing make you lose weight? Sweat is the bodies method of keeping you cool, the myth of the more you sweat the more you lose however, prevails for some reason.

    Drink after a sauna and you'll rehydrate, losing nothing.
  • MorgaineFey
    MorgaineFey Posts: 8 Member
    I find that the sauna helps me stretch out after a workout. It is easier for me to do a full range of stretch in the warmth rather than the (relatively) chill air of the gym. I also think the moist heat in the steam room feels great on my lungs (I generally have a grating cough from to many years smoking).

    Bottom line, I think they are just for relaxing after exercising and not there to make you lose further weight.
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 928 Member
    i dont think you really burn very many calories, although doesnt your body burn calories just by sweating, because your body is working hard to regulate your temp? dont know if thats true, but its my guess.
    I like the sauna because it makes my skin feel nice afterwards...i put toner on right when i get out because all my pores are open.
  • Hawkian
    Hawkian Posts: 87 Member
    What about working out IN a sauna?
  • Loozin
    Loozin Posts: 91
    I think I'm gonna have to take my heart rate monitor in the gym at some point to see what it says.
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    I know they help you lose water weight, but my guess it isn't a good source of calorie burn since you would burn more calories sitting in a cold room than sitting in a hot room.
  • travelerdunks
    travelerdunks Posts: 14
    I wouldn't say they burn calories. I use them more to flush toxins out of my body. They are great for that.
  • ladyfox1979
    ladyfox1979 Posts: 405 Member
    What about working out IN a sauna?


    ^^^ Its called Hot Yoga:happy:
  • aoikirin
    aoikirin Posts: 143
    It depends. Sometimes depending on what is done yes. I have seen some rather startling things occurring in them at gyms before that did involve physical activity.
  • bizio
    bizio Posts: 7
    Nope, it is just very useful to loose some water and relax your muscles.. After a good drink your weight is back!!! I love it though!! Drink a lot after it!!
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    It depends. Sometimes depending on what is done yes. I have seen some rather startling things occurring in them at gyms before that did involve physical activity.
    I don't really care if I took this the wrong way because the notion was hilarious. :laugh:
  • jennkain97
    jennkain97 Posts: 290 Member
    It depends. Sometimes depending on what is done yes. I have seen some rather startling things occurring in them at gyms before that did involve physical activity.
    I don't really care if I took this the wrong way because the notion was hilarious. :laugh:

    somehow, i doubt you took it the wrong way :wink:
  • mark03264
    mark03264 Posts: 334 Member
    No...
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    If sitting on our *kitten* was an effective way to lose weight, I doubt most people would be here :P
  • athensguy
    athensguy Posts: 550
    Being warm may reduce calories burned for RMR vs. being cold.
  • channa007
    channa007 Posts: 419 Member
    Yes sitting in a sauna does burn calories.


    The heat in dry saunas cause an increase in body temperature followed by an increase in metabolism. This, in turn results in more calories burned at rest which can result in weight loss. In a 20 to 30 minute sauna session, one can burn up to 600 calories.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/317216-calories-burned-while-in-a-dry-sauna/#ixzz1wrsSNy2n
  • bricktowngal
    bricktowngal Posts: 206
    If it does then going thru hot flashes every half hour must burn more! hahaha... just saying:explode:
  • patranus
    patranus Posts: 61 Member
    Yes.

    My resting heart rate is ~60BPM while in the sauna it is ~110BPM
  • morkiemama
    morkiemama Posts: 894 Member
    I think I'm gonna have to take my heart rate monitor in the gym at some point to see what it says.

    Your HRM will not function correctly in the sauna. It will show an artificially high HR. They are not meant for extreme temperatures.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Yes sitting in a sauna does burn calories.


    The heat in dry saunas cause an increase in body temperature followed by an increase in metabolism. This, in turn results in more calories burned at rest which can result in weight loss. In a 20 to 30 minute sauna session, one can burn up to 600 calories.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/317216-calories-burned-while-in-a-dry-sauna/#ixzz1wrsSNy2n

    600 calories in 20-30 minutes, just for sitting in a hot place? I find that impossible to believe.
  • RobynDCrossman
    RobynDCrossman Posts: 252
    No.
  • morkiemama
    morkiemama Posts: 894 Member
    Yes sitting in a sauna does burn calories.


    The heat in dry saunas cause an increase in body temperature followed by an increase in metabolism. This, in turn results in more calories burned at rest which can result in weight loss. In a 20 to 30 minute sauna session, one can burn up to 600 calories.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/317216-calories-burned-while-in-a-dry-sauna/#ixzz1wrsSNy2n

    600 calories in 20-30 minutes, just for sitting in a hot place? I find that impossible to believe.

    Agreed. If that were the case, my gf in Florida (who loves to sit outside in the heat and has no AC) would not be obese. Just saying.

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