How many calories are burned just from sitting in a sauna?

I have started taking up a healthier lifestyle, and after a hard work out at the gym I treat my self in the sauna, I love it! it is so relaxing...anyway me and my friend were talking and she said you can burn upto 500 calories an hour or so...is that...

true?

There have been claims of special saunas being made that can make you lose up to 1000 calories an hour. Personally, I don't believe it at all. If it was true then people would start doind something, there would be an obesity epidemic. People would start buying saunas and sitting in them! There are so many people out there who would love to lose weight..and what's easier than sitting in a sauna for a couple of hours?

I stayed in a sauna for a LONG time... and when I got out my skin felt GREAT and I lost FIVE pounds!!

Saunas feel great and relax you, but the weight you lose is water weight. Calories are burned when muscles are doing work and they need the energy.
Relaxing in a sauna doesn't qualify.

Feels good though.
Good Luck!!

damn I need to have a sauna!

@gerian get one quick lol, I couldnt stand teh heat at first now I feel like going to sleep in it lol it is so damn relaxing...thanks for the posts everyone.