Facts about the Sauna

Ever thought of shedding pounds by just relaxing your body? Well, sauna steam is a good system of relaxing your body in the meantime losing the extra pounds. Sauna bath has been effectively practiced since centuries by our Romans and Scandinavians. There are plenty of more psychological, physical and economic advantages of using sauna. Asides from shedding weight, good regular sweating also provides help in de-toxing your body. If you get a chance to visit a sauna bath, you should not miss it.

Studies and research asserts that a 30 minute sauna bath can burn anywhere from 500 to 1000 calories. It is sensible in saying that during exercise calories are burned to supply heat and extra fuel required for the muscle contraction. And the mechanism is all internal. But during sauna we are supplying additional heat. So some research says that weight reduction by sauna is a fake perception since calories needn’t to be burnt to generate heat.

Temporary weight loss happens due to sauna due to sweating and loss of body fluid. So water loss in body might be a reason for loss of body weight immediately after sauna. When you rehydrate your body by taking on some fluids after sauna you’ll regain your weight. But sauna cleanses your body leading to loss of unhealthy tissue. This will lead on to some permanent weight reduction which amounts quite less.

Still, there are much healthier and constructive reasons for including sauna as a part of your weight loss program.

1. Sauna improves circulation in body. And because fat has low circulation regular sauna bath helps in the breakdown of fat deposits together with enlarging fat metabolism.
2. You are regularly hunger toward fast foods because of the toxicity filled in pancreas, livers, adrenals and other organs. The toxic environment is cleaned up by regular sauna steam.
3. There is an increase in assimilation of necessary and critical nutrient elements due to regular sauna bath. When your body soaks up all of the essential nutrient elements from the food you take you are less likely to get hungry and over eat.
4. Regular sauna bath also reduce your hunger for sweet items such as candy, cakes, tea, and fat rich foods. This is known to be as internal house cleaning mechanism.
5. Regular sauna bath increases body metabolism leading to burning of more calories.
6. Sauna helps as a stress reliever. This will make you more productive and pleasant to be around.


There’s a great conflict when it comes to using sauna for weight loss. Yes you can boost up your metabolism and ready your body for losing pounds but fast and grim weight loss can’t be achieved by sauna only. Make sauna your tiny part of fitness program rather than wholly counting on it for weight loss. It’s also said that kind of weight loss through rehydration isn’t safe, still it improvises your skin brightness and detoxifies your body. Saunas are effective health maintenance tools if used on a regular basis.

Think about relaxing and loosing weight. Fast weight loss can be as simple as just taking a steam bath and doing it in the way you like. Natural detoxification of the body, burning calories quick weight loss and increasing your fitness level. What do you need more? Sauna is one of the best way to lose weight fast.

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Well, it is 2012, Happy New Year everyone. Now we move into that time of the year where resolutions are determined and we try ever so hard to stick to them and we start fighting to get back to our pre-holiday weight. Did you know that half of your body weight is water? Every cell, tissue and organ in your body needs water to function properly and your body uses water to temperature regulate and coat joints. You lose water in everyday functions such as going to the bathroom, sweating, even breathing.


We all drink water during and after exercise but do you know why it is so important? The simple answer is to avoid dehydration. Basically, a lack of sufficient liquid consumption results in feeling thirsty and light headed this leads to muscle fatigue, reduced coordination and muscle cramps. Being dehydrated during exercise compromises the body's ability to sweat which is the body's way of temperature regulating. In severe cases of dehydration heat exhaustion sets in which can lead to a potentially life-threatening condition known as heat stroke.


Average daily water consumption should be roughly 2-3 litres, add another litre for every hour spent exercising or outdoors and increase water consumption when pregnant, sick, have kidney or bladder problems, or are trying to lose weight. To know if you are consuming enough water, check the colour of your urine; light almost colourless urine means you are sufficiently hydrated, deeper yellow means you need more water in your diet.


Interestingly, staying hydrated doesn't just avoid health complications it can also help with weight loss. Studies show that drinking a glass of water before meals three times a day for 12 weeks increased weight loss by an additional 5 lbs compared to those who did not drink water.


Another less known benefit of staying hydrated affects pregnant woman and their fetus. Staying hydrated during pregnancy assists with liver and kidney function; it also helps the mother avoid constipation and increases her blood volume as her belly and fetus grow. Dehydration can lead to preterm labour or miscarriage. Once the baby is born the mother's hydration level helps produce sufficient amounts of breast milk.


For those of you who aren't big on water, don't worry, water is not the only way to stay hydrated. Fruit and vegetable juice are also excellent sources of hydration as well as herbal teas, soup, watermelon, tomato and sodas; caffeinated beverages also provide hydration but should be kept to a minimum consumption as they are also diuretics, causing you to go to the bathroom more often. Sport drinks are good for rehydrating after prolonged exercise because they also provide electrolytes and carbohydrates lost during exercise but if you find them too pricey or too sugary the home-made version is to mix juice and water and add a pinch of salt.