Hi, ladies,

I'm curious about whether or not to count the calories I may or may not be burning in the steam sauna at the Y after my swim workouts. I'll do 30 minutes in the pool, then 15 - 30 minutes in the sauna, usually on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Someone in the sauna mentioned that we were burning 400 - 600 calories for a half hour in there, more than a half hour on the rowing machine. Now, I am sweating a lot in there, but burning calories? Maybe in the most technical biochemical, my-heart-rate-is-up-there sense, but it's not equivalent to an actual workout, is it?

I'm just wondering if I should be adding these sauna calories as calories burned in my Lose It! program, the same as I'm adding in the swim, bike, and elliptical workouts.

What do you think? Do they count?

The Norwegian lady who joined me in the sauna today was telling me it's great for general health, and especially for eliminating heavy metals.

I read online that it somehow melts fat cells and eliminates toxins trapped in those fat cells. That I'm not too sure about.

I'd love some input here from you sauna-savvy friends.

Thanks!

Roxy

Thanks!
Roxy