For you sauna-savvy folks - calories burned?

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If anything I wonder if your body would burn fewer calories in a sauna. I know trying to stay warm in a cold room burns more calories at rest than sitting in a comfortable room. So I'm thinking sitting in a sauna isn't going to burn more and maybe even fewer.

[badger]

I use the sauna to stretch after my swim. Granted the sauna that's at the aquatic centre isn't terribly hot, so it's kind of like Bikram's. It's a way for me to unwind and warm up. Sometimes I look forward to the sauna more than the workout itself!!

I'm not sure if there's really any weight loss perks for it, but millions of Scandinavians can't be wrong!!

[gnat23]

Just because you're sweating doesn't mean you're working out, or even working out that much harder.

(As someone once told me in an overheated spinning class sans fan -- I swear there was a small lake beneath me)

-- gnat!

[channlluv]

Well, phooey. I knew it was too good to be true. Alas.

Still, it feels good. I like the idea of eliminating heavy metals, too, and whatever other toxins are pushed out of my body with all that sweat.

I'm trying to get in 30 minutes of cardio every day on top of the Core Performance workouts. According to the basic numbers, I should be dropping 3 pounds per week, but I'm not.

I've seen an endocrinologist and we've started the hormone testing. We'll see if it leads anywhere. So far, everything comes out normal.

Roxy

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According to the basic numbers, I should be dropping 3 pounds per week, but I'm not.

I've seen an endocrinologist and we've started the hormone testing. We'll see if it leads anywhere. So far, everything comes out normal.

Roxy

I hear this. It makes it very difficult to lose weight when doing everything right yields no losses (my hubby jokes that I have the most adaptive metabolism he has ever seen). It's hard to stick to the straight-and-narrow when there is no movement on the scale and one feels hungry all the time.

I had my thyroid checked a few years back and was on the low end of normal...but a couple of people I talked to said that some doctors would treat me for mild hypothyroidism with my #s. I will probably ask about getting a second opinion from an endo if my #s are borderline next time.

I hope you get some answers and see progress soon.