Sauna

How many calories can you burn being in a sauna for 15 minutes?

I heard that if you sit in a sauna for 15 minutes you burn the same amount of calories as if you were to do cardio for 15 minutes. Is that true?

Public Comments

1. No, unfortunately that isn't true, although I wish it was. Being in a sauna does burn some calories through sweating, but it doesn't come close to comparing with the calories you could burn doing cardio. Maybe you could try doing cardio in the sauna to maximize your results? lol
2. its not so much the calories you burn as much as you could dehydrate yourself, from what i remember you shouldn't stay in a sauna more than 10 min at a time. it is more to cleanse and revive, not lose weight, anything you lose in that sauna, i will guarantee will be back!