Bathing burns calories, you know that?

If you need to burn extra calories and have not yet found the courage to enroll in the gym, we have good news: a hot tub bath can do the same work in terms of caloric burning than a 30 minute walk.

The statement came from research by scientists at Loughborough University, who decided to perform calorie burn comparison tests on 14 volunteer men, who cycled for an hour and then took a hot bath, also for an hour.

Even though riding a bike burns more calories, the one-hour bath caused volunteers to lose an average of 130 calories, which is the same energy expenditure we have when riding for 30 minutes because of increased body temperature. .

Eba!

The volunteers also had their blood levels monitored over 24 hours, and the results revealed that blood sugar spikes were 10% lower at bath time than when participants were cycling.

The research ends up supporting other studies done on passive heating, which is when our body has increased temperature without being due to the practice of physical activities. In Finland, the technique is already used as a medical treatment, inclusive, and JAMA Internal Medicine has published studies on the practice of sauna as a way to prevent heart disease.

It should be made clear, however, that both the hot bath and the sauna, while having health benefits, are not a substitute for regular physical activity, which not only burns calories but also helps us maintain good health.