Saunas have long been a popular relaxation tool. When saunas were first introduced, they were used primarily to relax muscles and relieve stress and tension that build up throughout life. As saunas became more and more popular and widespread, people who used them regularly began to notice some very desirable side effects. Specifically, people began to notice weight loss as a result of using saunas.
Weight loss: myth or reality
Many people are still incredulous about the reported weight loss through sauna use. However, the growing popularity of saunas around the world cannot and does not lie. Studies have shown that frequent sauna use actually helps with weight loss, as the high temperature acts not only on muscle tissue but also on fatty tissues in the body.
Many people agree that saunas have helped them lose weight. The question is how? It is not true that the heat from the sauna helps melt fat. Saunas, natural or infrared, cannot melt fat with the help of heat. What a sauna really does is help the body eliminate excess salt through sweat.
What does salt have to do with weight loss? Much: There are many medical reports that explain the relationship between salt and weight gain. This gain is not fat gain but water retention gain. When a person consumes salt in excess, it is deposited under the skin and to be non-toxic it will require water. The more salt you accumulate under your skin, the more water your body will demand and retain.
The sauna helps you get rid of this extra salt and thus allows you to shed the water weight that you have gained. If you want to maintain the weight loss that you enjoy by visiting the sauna, you should keep the salt intake in your diet to a minimum.
Therefore, the sauna helps you lose weight, although not in the usual way to melt fat. Heat generally forces the body to sweat out excess salt and toxins, thereby reducing much of the water weight. Combined with a healthy, salt-free (or reduced-salt) diet, you can enjoy the new way of staying fit and healthy.
Those who have studied the effectiveness of saunas for weight loss have found that along with the relaxation benefits of saunas, they aid in body detoxification and weight loss, when used frequently. What could be a better combination? One takes a sauna to relax and relieve stress and ends with weight loss and body detox.