Why do some doctors say that going to the sauna and sweating helps in shedding calories while in fact sweat is just water and is not related to calorie burning?
Dr. Ziad Tannous,
Orthopedic Surgery
- Because the elevated temperature in the saunas increase your heart rate subsequently leading to a pseudo cardio exercise. A 10 min sauna stay is equivalent to 30 min of Cardio.
PS: do not stay longe... Read More
•
Can a person lose calories in very hot weather through sweating by just remaining seated and not doing nothing (i.e watching tv)?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- No. Perspiration (sweating) is mostly made up of water, and it is not equivalent to burning calories (most people believe that sweat is the direct product of layers of fat melting away). Cutting down ... Read More
•
I'm on a diet. Using an app to limit calorie consumption. I'm eating a fair portion not deriving myself. I should consume 1200 per day but I'm only eating 1087. Is it good?
Dr. Beatrice Khater,
Family Medicine
- It depends on the level of activity you have during the day.
But eating 100 calories less per day is like eating one apple less!
•
What is the health benefit of taking the stairs rather than an elevator?
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- Well, it's an additional exercise every day. You'll spend more calories. It adds to your fitness... It all depends on what else you do during the day. But adding small steps like taking the ... Read More
•
Is it true that after a workout our bodies keep burning calories? So it's ok if we eat after exercising?
Dr. Ghassan Nawfal,
Surgery
- Yes it is true. For most people, optimal calorie burning after exercise will occur when exercise is performed at around 80% of the individual's maximum heart rate. And the longer the exercise, th... Read More
•
How much calories does walking 5 Kms in 50 minutes burn? And how do we convert calories to kilograms?
Dr. Michel Moutran,
Plastic Surgery
- Walking 5 km in 50 min is a good maintenance activity. The Calorie burned are around 250 cal. That is not a lot as a chocolat bar can go to 500 cal.
But calory expenditure is not the only issue that ... Read More
•
Does masturbation burn calories??
Dr. Zeid Abughosh,
Urology
- A difficult question, yes it does to some small extent, but please do not rely on it as your soul source of exercise.
•
I'm 18 , 165 cm and 67kg how I can loos weight in 2 months ?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- You could follow a diet of 850 to 1000 calories per day.
•
Is Dukan diet a healthy diet to follow? I have been following it for few months now.
Dr. Thierry Yazbek,
Surgery
- Dukan diet is a four-phase, high-protein, low-calorie diet plan. There's no weighing foods or counting calories. You eat as much as you want, at any time of day - as long as what you’re eat... Read More
•
