Spa Services: Saunas, Steam Rooms and Paraffin Baths

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How Many Calories are Burned in Infrared Saunas?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Melissa Wiegand

If you ever wondered how you can burn calories without exercising and without taking any off the questionable diet pills, infrared saunas are the newest healthy solution in losing some of those extra pounds.

Living everywhere from Chicago to a rural Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Melissa Wiegand has been working in the health industry for nearly 10 years and started writing in 2010. Wiegand received her bachelor's degree in nutrition from Bradley University, her master's degree in health and wellness from the Union Institute, and her doctorate in health education from A.T. Still University.