-
flower planter
Benefits of a Hot Bath
-Can you get the benefits of exercise without exercising? In the last century, as more people moved off small, family-owned farms to live in large cities and towns, the exercise they experienced decreased dramatically. Over the next several decades, an entire exercise industry emerged.
New fitness experts had two ways of marketing their workouts. The programs or devices were either so easy a child could do it, or they pushed you to experience limits you didn't think possible.
Using a hot tub or hot sauna after a workout was one of the strategies some used to increase their calorie burn after working out. Apparently they were on to something.
Recent research confirms that not only are more calories burned when your body temperature rises in a hot bath, but it also has a surprisingly beneficial effect on your blood sugar.
An initial pilot study by exercise physiologist Steve Faulkner, Ph.D., measured the effect of raising core temperature on blood sugar levels and calories burned...
http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fit...ood-sugar.aspx
-
The Following User Says Thank You to krystian For This Useful Post:
-
Senior Member
Hmmmm, interesting - I take hot baths all the time - I prefer a hot, steaming bubble bath over a quick shower any day...
Who knew they were so beneficial?
-
-
Senior Member
I don't take baths but when I do I prefer to take a shower first so don't swim in all those germs
-
-
Administrator
Originally Posted by
Cardinal TT
I don't take baths but when I do I prefer to take a shower first so don't swim in all those germs
Or take the shower after to wash all them off. Taking a bath is like bathing in your own filth. And then when you stand up it coats you on the way out.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to fuego For This Useful Post:
-
Senior Member
Originally Posted by
fuego
Or take the shower after to wash all them off. Taking a bath is like bathing in your own filth. And then when you stand up it coats you on the way out.
Great minds think alike
-
-
Senior Member
Originally Posted by
fuego
Or take the shower after to wash all them off. Taking a bath is like bathing in your own filth. And then when you stand up it coats you on the way out.
Too bad our parents generation didn't know that...the whole family used the same bath water sometimes.
I prefer a long hot bath but being a person of mature age, it is harder to get in and out of the tub. Tmi....forget I said that!
-
-
Senior Member
Originally Posted by
curly sue
Too bad our parents generation didn't know that...the whole family used the same bath water sometimes.
I prefer a long hot bath but being a person of mature age, it is harder to get in and out of the tub. Tmi....forget I said that!
Keep the germs in the family
I would make sure I was no.1 on the list
-
-
Senior Member
-
-
Senior Member
Originally Posted by
curly sue
...I prefer a long hot bath but being a person of mature age, it is harder to get in and out of the tub. Tmi....forget I said that!
-
-
Senior Member
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
You can avoid expensive repair costs with an extended service plan for your
Ford. We have a service plan for all Ford models including the popular
Ford Focus .