Sauna for weight loss?

Question
can sauna help anyone to lose weight?

Answer
Hello Amethyst,

Sauna can definitely help losing weight but if you are talking about immediate effect, it's water weight. However, when used regularly, sauna can help improve cardio fitness by forcing your heart to race. Good cardio fitness allows you to exercise at higher intensities thus burning more fat.

Also, extreme temperature require extreme body reaction of adaptation that takes energy. Experimental studies showed that even slightly elevated skin temperature results in significant loss of calories.

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Tanya Zilberter, PhD

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