Sauna Suits

**BigSkinny87** · 01-05-2011 08:01 AM

Hey Guys,

Being as the colder weather is upon us, I find it more and more difficult to break a decent sweat while working out. Maybe it's due to the fact that my gym isn't heated?

Also with the colder weather I feel my body needs more fuel, so it has been tough to keep the weight off.

Just wanted to know if it's good to wear while doing road work and while I am actually in the gym. I know should probably use it sparingly to avoid dehydration, but how much water weight would I be looking to loose on a high-intensity work out...about 1 hour in duration? Advantages/drawbacks?

Last summer I weighed in at 175lbs and I'm 6'3"...That was when I was in the gym 4-5 nights a week. As of right now I am about 190lbs, but nowhere near in the gym as I once was. Too much holiday feasting and work haah

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

**Gray Lion** · 01-06-2011 06:17 AM

I personally do not allow anyone to do road work in a sauna suit. The risk of over heating, and becoming dehydrated is to great. I will add that I do not live in a extreme cold climate, so if you are in Alaska or Canada in the winter, probably be no problem. But when you are around temperatures of 50 and above, I have seen people work out in them and after awhile, they are over in the locker room coming out of them. Water loss is a tricky thing. I would suggest you talk with a professional trainer in your gym Water loss is not a simple matter. Your body needs it, and when you excessively sweat it out, you have a tendency for thirst to force you to replinish your fluids, and you gain little if nothing.

**Scrap** · 01-06-2011 11:09 PM

The Body works at its optimum at 54 Faranheit, theres a clue there. You sweat more in the cold than in Heat, Ive never seen a fat Eskimo whose diet is Blubber.