Here’s what I found out…

Will using a sauna really melt away calories?

Companies selling saunas say that you’ll burn between 300 and 1000 calories by spending around 30 minutes inside a sauna.

Me personally? I could not trust a website that markets saunas to give me the facts about the benefits of saunas.

In the book, Dr. Wilson says that your system does not have to burn calories to activate heat. This makes good sense because in a sauna the heat is provided by a heater.

While you are exercising, muscle contractions cause caloric expenditure.

A fever is an uncomfortable side effect of your body fighting off viruses. The result is an increase in body heat, and your body expends calories to support this whole process.

When you step inside a sauna, right away your inner cooling processes spring into action.

Calories are burned, but the absolute number of calories burned is likely far fewer than most of the claims.

Will taking saunas actually aid in losing weight?

Some weight is lost briefly due to sweating says Dr. Wilson. The weight loss is water weight.

Dr. Wilson does explain that some weight loss may occur because of the excretion of unhealthy tissue.

According to Dr. Wilson, taking saunas may help with weight loss in several different ways.

#1 Fat tissue normally has shoddy circulation. Taking saunas on a regular basis helps improve circulation, thus it becomes much easier for your body to break up fat deposits.

#2 An extremely toxic environment within the body causes imbalances that may help stimulate cravings for junk food.

Consistent usage of a sauna may help check your desire for starches, sweets and fattening foods by cleaning you out a little bit.

#3 Regularly using a sauna can help you absorb more nutrients from the food you eat by removing toxic chemicals.

Many times the body’s longing for nutrients is falsely identified as hunger.

If you’re able to absorb all of the nutrients from the food you eat, you’ll be less likely to over eat.

You need to eat foods full of nutrients in order to experience this benefit.

#4 Persistently using a sauna might help improve the cellular metabolic process.

Dr Wilson claims that this could improve your body’s ability to burn fat more efficiently.

There is conflicting information about saunas and weight loss, but here’s the central point…

Your health may be improved by taking saunas, but don’t expect to permanently lose fat if that’s the only thing you do. However…

I think it’s great to add sauna usage with a comprehensive weight loss routine. You should also eat well and exercise between 4 to 6 days every single week if you want to lose weight.

Reference: Saunas And Weight Loss

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