Sauna suits are specially designed rubber workout outfits that are made to trap in heat. Instead of staying cool during exercise, the trapped heat warms up your body and makes you produce more sweat. Sauna suits are worn during any type of exercise, including jogging workouts. However, sauna suits carry some serious health risks and should not be used without approval from a doctor.
Features
To use a sauna suit during jogging, you simply place the rubber outfit on prior to jogging outdoors or on a treadmill. As your intensity increases, you'll start to lose fluid by sweating. This fluid loss will make you lose weight temporarily. To combat the potential for dehydration, you sip water continuously through your jogging workout.
Expert Insight
In most cases, jogging in a sauna suit is used only to produce short-term weight-loss results. According to a 1992 study printed in the "Journal of Athletic Training," wrestlers may use sauna suits for weight cycling purposes. Wrestlers reported that they were able to lose approximately 3 to 11 lbs. per match by using combinations of sauna suits, exercise, food restriction, fluid restrictions, steam rooms and exercising in heated rooms.
Considerations
If you weigh yourself after a jogging workout, you may notice a weight loss. However, once you eat or drink anything and fluid is replaced, the weight will return. It is safer to jog without the use of a sauna suit. Jogging can burn a lot of calories in a single hour. For instance, jogging at 5 mph can burn approximately 728 calories if you weigh 200 lbs. Additionally, manufacturer claims that a sauna suit can help you sweat out toxins have not been proven.
Warning
Jogging in a sauna suit can produce serious side effects, especially if you do not drink plenty of water to replace the fluid loss. Potential risks include heatstroke, electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, fainting, muscle cramping and fatigue. There have been reports of death occurring from using sauna suits to complete high intensity forms of exercise.
References
- "Journal of Athletic Training;" Weight Cycling Practices and Long-term Health Conditions in a Sample of Former Wrestlers and Other Collegiate Athletes; Susan A. Nitzke, PhD, RD et al.; 1992
- MayoClinic; Exercise for Weight Loss; Dec. 1, 2009
- Military.com; Weight Loss Myths; Stew Smith
- Diet Spotlight: Sauna Suits Review
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