The dangers of wearing a sauna suit: fact or fiction?

The greatest falsehood ever told

For years we have all heard all the extreme warnings that have been repeated over and over again about how sweating in a sauna suit can kill you, sweating will cause the body to become dehydrated, is likely to cause a heart attack, increases the chances of fainting and generally unhealthy. Are you afraid of sweating? Don’t be! The question to ask yourself is: Is this fact or fiction?

The problem with this kind of warning is that, as “thinking” people, we have never taken the time to stop and “think” to ask so-called experts WHY? Why is it dangerous to sweat in a sauna suit? Sure we’ve heard the same common information repeated over and over, but have you ever bothered to research the effects of sweating yourself? My wild guess is probably not! Because, like most people, you tend to go with the majority. It’s that human nature thing about all of us, where we want and need to fit in with the “crowd” because we want to be accepted. After all, if some doctor or “expert” tells you something like “sweating is bad for your health”, you believe it. But remember this, what is the general warning about doctors and experts? To always get a second and third opinion, right? Right!

The health benefits of sweating

According to Dr. Jacquline Krohn (2000) “Our bodies are like sponges, absorbing the chemicals to which we are exposed. Much of this toxic infusion is eliminated through the skin with sweat. In fact, sweat often it has a higher concentration of trace elements such as nickel, cadmium and mercury than urine. “

What you haven’t heard is that most people sweat when exercising or straining, and this type of sweating is natural and healthy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research 2009).

The cause of sweating comes from your body’s temperature regulation system, specifically your sweat glands. Your skin has two types of sweat tassels: eccrine tassels and apocrine tassels. Eccrine acorns are found throughout most of its body and open directly onto the surface of the skin. The apocrine glands also cover most of your body and develop in abundant areas in the hair follicles, such as the scalp, armpits, and groin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research 2009).

When your body temperature rises, your autonomic nervous system stimulates the eccrine glands to secrete fluid on the surface of your skin, where it cools your body as it evaporates. This fluid (perspiration) is composed mainly of water and salt (sodium chloride) and contains traces of other electrolytes; substances that help regulate the balance of fluids in your body, as well as substances such as urea (a nitrogenous compound found in urine and produced through the breakdown of proteins or toxins). Source: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2009.

APOCRINE GLANDS SECRET OILY SWEAT DIRECTLY INTO THE GLAND TUBE! WHEN YOUR BODY IS UNDER STRESS, LIKE EXERCISING, THE TUBE WALL IS CONTRACTED AND THE SWEAT IS PUSHED TO THE SURFACE OF YOUR SKIN, WHERE THE BACTERIA BEGINS TO BREAK IT. VERY OFTEN, IT IS THE BACTERIAL RUPTURE OF THE APOCRINE SWEAT THAT CAUSES AN ODOR. Source: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2009.

What does this all mean? IF YOU SWEAT, YOU LOSE WEIGHT!

The myth exposed!

So if sweating is so natural and healthy for you, why is everyone always advising not to sweat in a sauna suit?

Because, some people may abuse a great modern invention like the sauna suit and try to lose all their weight in one day by wearing a sauna suit for too long. Admit it, you know some crazy people who think they can put on a sauna suit for 24 hours and sweat ten years of bad eating habits. This is the dangerous part of sauna suits, ignorant people also have money to buy them; Unfortunately, there is no law forbidding an idiot to buy a sauna suit.

Lack of basic intelligence and inability to use common sense is the biggest danger factor, not the sauna suit itself.

Big question: How do I know if I am dehydrated if I am not a doctor?

Simple answer: Do you need a doctor to tell you when you are thirsty? NOT. Your body has a natural alarm that alerts you when you are dehydrated: YOU’RE THIRSTY! When you are thirsty, drink water or a sports drink. By drinking water and / or sports drinks, you prevent dehydration. Remember, it is recommended that you drink up to 8-8 oz. Glasses of water daily for good health.

SAUNA SUITS ARE PERFECTLY SAFE WHEN USED WITH

Sauna suits are great for removing toxins from the body and losing weight, and not just water weight. Sauna suits are basically designed to duplicate the same effects that you would get from sitting in a sauna at the health spa.

The advantages of the sauna suit is that it is convenient, you don’t have to spend an hour sitting in a steamy sauna exposing all your personal affairs with an ugly boy or eccentric girl who forgot to shave or smells like rotten feet. , Yuck! He admitted it; there is absolutely no privacy in a public sauna.

With a personal sauna suit, you can move around and do fun things like walking the dog, cleaning your house, running around the block, reading a book while walking on your treadmill, rollerblading, dancing, window shopping at the local mall and … The list of fun activities goes on! At the end of your activity in your sauna suit, you will reap the benefits of seeing how much dirt, fat, salt, toxins, and weight you have excreted while having fun. The only downside to sauna suits is that they look like garbage bags because they are made of cheap plastic that usually rips and tears after a few uses. Hopefully someday someone will make a sauna suit that looks half decent. But in the meantime, any sauna suit on the market will do.

How cool is that? Weight loss can be really fun!

You’ve heard the saying, “There’s nothing like a good sweat!”

Common sense:

The sauna suit is like any other exercise or gym equipment. Use with caution and don’t overdo it! If you know you have certain health problems or physical limitations, check with your doctor first. If you have no health problems or limitations, check with your doctor. If it’s 115 ° F outside, naturally you wouldn’t put on a sauna suit and go for a run, that would be stupid! Again, use your common sense folks! If your doctor says that it is okay to exercise, then it should be okay to do so in a sauna suit. Sounds logical, right?

After all, you want to speed up and take advantage of the body’s natural fat burning process, aka: SWEAT!

DO SAUNA SUITS ONLY LOSE WATER WEIGHT?

Many people who call themselves experts will tell you that exercising in a sauna suit will only make you lose weight in the water; that once you rehydrate your body by drinking water and sports drinks, all the weight will come back.

IS NOT TRUE! UNLEARN THIS LIE!

PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS!

This is where I want you to start using your own brain to process information. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and ask you to use your own common sense, critical thinking skills, and ability to think logically for a moment.

If you go to the gym and exercise, you sweat well, lose weight, drink water and sports drinks to rehydrate, and then you go home or go out with your friends and have a nice and sensible dinner.

Does that mean that all the results of your training are null and void? NOT.

Does that mean that because you drank some water that is ZERO CALORIES, you have picked up the five pounds of fat that you lost? NOT!

Has your doctor ever told you that once you start an exercise program you should not drink water or eat food because you will simply regain the weight? NOT!

They tell you to eat healthy, drink lots of water, and stay active!

Are you supposed to starve and thirst because you exercise and are health conscious?

Of course, no!

Things to remember

A SAUNA SUIT DOES NOT MAKE YOU PICK UP WEIGHT

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO REHYDRATE YOUR BODY ALL THE TIME!

WATER IS EQUAL TO ZERO CALORIES!

WATER IS NOT MADE OF FAT!

WATER RINSES FAT AND TOXINS FROM THE BODY!

When someone tells you the same old lie about how you only lose water weight by wearing a sauna suit, I give you permission to ignore them! They are lying to you!

The 2 pounds of fat you burned working out in a sauna suit won’t come back after drinking water!

Food is what makes you gain weight because it has fat and other energy-generating nutrients. The energy from the food you eat is what gives you the strength to move and burn calories from fat. If you are not exercising and sweating well, you are not using food for energy and therefore not burning fat!

When you exercise your body in a sauna suit, you boost your metabolism and burn calories from fat, not water!

Makes sense ???

REMEMBER THIS

Most people sweat when exercising or straining, and this type of sweating is both natural and healthy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research 2009).

• SAUNA SUITS ARE PERFECTLY SAFE WHEN USED WITH CAUTION!
• Sauna suits are great for sweating out toxins from the body and for losing weight, and not just water weight.
• A sauna suit will help you burn fat by warming up your body and speeding up your metabolism!
• Fat loss will be permanent if you are consistent with your exercise routine by wearing a sauna suit.