How to Burn Up to 600 Calories Sans Workout
- Posted on December 12, 2011 at 4:18pm by
Liz Klimas
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This may sound like an early Sunday morning infomercial: Burn up to 600 calories without lifting a finger. Oh and that’s not all: take care of joint stiffness, asthma and other aches too.
Orlando’s local Fox affiliate reports this is not just some bad infomercial, but a reality, as long as you have access to an infrared dry heat sauna.
Watch the report here:
As the report states, the heat goes deeper into the body, which is confirmed by a Mayo Clinic doctor who says that the infrared sauna heats your body directly, instead of heating the air around you. Dr. Brent Bauer states that there could be health benefits, and notes that several studies have cited positive effects from sauna use for those with high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis. He also states that there are no adverse side effects.
(Photo: Oprah)
In 2009, Dr. Oz, of the Dr. Oz Show, appeared on Oprah highlighting similar claims. In addition to raising your metabolism a little bit, Oz stated that it also helps you sweat out toxins.
A letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association from the early 1980s does note that some of the weightloss would be water weight that is regained during rehydration. But, the act of sweating is a “complex thermoregulatory process of the body involving substantial increases in heart rate, cardiac output, and metabolic rate, and consumes considerable energy.” Therefore, even though some water weight would return, the calories burned during the process would not.
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Markymar
Posted on December 14, 2011 at 11:56amI have had an infrared sauna for 4 years now and I don’t know about weight-loss, cant say that I have noticed. Weight-loss was not the main reason for buying it, I think its just a sales pitch. I bought it for muscle soreness particularity after a workout. Sit in the sauna for about 20-30 min and I have no soreness. Normally after every workout I get super sore so this was a great feature so I bought one. I got mine from http://www.prohealthsauna.com, 2 person royal deluxe
Report Post »MLB33
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:01amAmerican eat crap, and we eat too much crap. Food additives are the biggest culprit. They make you think you are not full so you eat more. Everyone should try to eat as healthy as possible and try not to eat more than 1,500 calories a day. If you eat the right foods you don’t need more than that unless you exercise for more than an hour a day and need more calories to replace what you have burned.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 5:11amCalories in, calories out, no sugar. People just need some freakin’ will power. If it can be purchased at a drive through, or the wrapper says “Mc[something]“, don’t buy it. IF it’s for sale at the mall, don’t buy it.
I can speed walk on a treadmill for an hour and lose just over 600, plus I get lung exercise, leg muscle work out, shaply butt and legs, and my metabolism increases.
When I exercised everyday for two years, and took multi vitamins, I never got sick.
We need Adam Carolla to address this:
“Get off your Mc@$$ and jog a mile. If it hurts to lift up the vacuum, maybe you should consider lifting some weights. Take the elevator — you’re only gonna fart in it anyway, so save everybody’s noses and use you legs for something more than standing up to take a piss”
Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 3:15amOr just cut back you caloric intake…..
Report Post »Zpro
Posted on December 21, 2011 at 12:29amOr maybe a little magic.
My thoughts on Weight Loss. Watch http://goanimate.com/movie/0X-LH4hQ_Vck?utm_source=linkshare&uid=0GVVTfOjymE4
Report Post »Randyrocker
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:31pmSo where can you buy one if you can, or where can you get to use one too?
Report Post »The news only works with: Who What Where Why and When, the 5 W’s and sometimes that other famous question How? This article only dealt with What!
Mike Opelka
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 5:39amRandy… I got mine in kit form from. . . wait for it… WAL-MART. It runs on 110 current and took a couple of hours to assemble… but it rocks.
Report Post »princessnutsack
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:21pmAnd then gain it all back once you quit using it! Weight loss is 85% what you eat. Control your food intake, control your weight. Easy really.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:46pmeat more air.
Report Post »Jake in Denver
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 11:22amIf you are what you eat, we should eat more skinny people.
Report Post »rhett5624
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 10:05pmHas anyone seen the video over at http://www.genxpolitics.com it is epic! Share it with everyone you know, it is the “America Rising” video of this election cycle.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on December 12, 2011 at 11:47pmlove to go a day with out seeing the word “Epic” being used on the net.
Report Post »GeorgieBaby
Posted on December 13, 2011 at 4:27pmEspecially the use of “epic” when reporting about what Glenn Beck says. It’s almost used daily in one headline or another.
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