{"id":313120,"date":"2018-05-18T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hot-bath-burn-calories-313120.html"},"modified":"2018-05-20T19:39:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T11:39:41","slug":"hot-bath-burn-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/th\/health-th\/medical-news-th\/hot-bath-burn-calories-313120.html","title":{"rendered":"Does taking a hot bath burn as many calories as a 30-minute walk?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Between sweating out under the sweltering sun and a warm relaxing bath, the latter definitely takes the cake. It would be a dream if we could lose an extra few pounds lounging around in our bathtubs<\/a>. Well, guess what? It\u2019s a dream come true.<\/p>

In a study carried out by Loughborough University, 14 men were soaked in a warm bath of 40 degrees Celsius. By the end of an hour, they burned a jaw-dropping 130 calories \u2014as much as a 30-minute walk!<\/p>

This new discovery is called \u201cpassive heating\u201d, which is when our bodies produce heat shock proteins as a response to stressful conditions. The raised levels of this protein help with insulin and improve blood sugar control<\/a>, thus burning calories.<\/p>

However, don\u2019t get too excited just yet. Taking a hot bath may burn some calories but it still wouldn\u2019t give you the health benefits a proper work out<\/a> would. At the end of the day, an hour at the gym would definitely burn more calories than a 60-minute hot bath while also improving your overall health and well being.<\/p>

But who says you can\u2019t take a dip in the tub after a workout to burn off a few extra calories?<\/p>

Shona Menon\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>

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