Monday, April 6, 2009

To Wear Or Not To Wear: Sauna Suits


You ever notice when some clients swish past you in one of those vinyl outfits at the gym? It seems as if they are sweating quite a bit more than you, and you are wondering if you are out of the loop.

The vinyl shirts and pants are called sauna suits, and many people are clueless as to their purpose and benefit. The sauna suit is a beneficial training accessory because it helps your body to burn more fuel.

The vinyl fabric insulates your body like a house, which causes the body to burn more food during your training. If food is not the immediate fuel source, then the body will begin to burn stored fat. As a result, weight loss will occur in those areas that are insulated by the sauna suit.

The common perception about the sauna suit is that it causes the user to only lose water weight, which is regained upon hydration. However, weight loss from water depletion is not the purpose of the sauna suit.

I always encourage my clients to hydrate prior, during and after their training sessions to avoid dehydration. Also, by staying hydrated clients will experience more perspiration. These high levels of sweat will allow more toxins to be removed from their bodies during the course of our session.

The benefits of the sauna suit are two-fold. It helps you to heat your “house” to the highest temperatures quickly to burn food and stored fat. Also, the suit will generate large amounts of perspiration which will rid the body of toxins.

It is a great addition to any client’s training regiment regardless of their fitness level. You can find the sauna shirts and sauna suits at your local sports retailer.

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