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A Hot Bath Burns As Many Calories As a 30-Minute Walk, Study Finds
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Researchers are saying that relaxing in a hot bath and doing absolutely nothing may be just as beneficial for your body as a 30-minute walk.

A group at Loughborough University did the strenuous job of tracking this theory with 14 men who were put through two tests: a one-hour bicycle ride and a one-hour bath in 40°C.

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The goal was to raise the body's core temperature by 1 degree.

All in all, the cycling burned many more calories, but the researchers did come across something somewhat surprising: Relaxing in the hot bath did burn 130 calories, which is about the amount you'll burn on a half-hour walk.

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The blood sugar of all participants was also tracked for 24 hours after the tests, and it was discovered that peak blood sugar was around 10% lower when a bath was taken in place of the bike ride.

The bath also seemed to have the same effect as exercise when it came to the anti-inflammatory response post-activity for each of the participants.
 
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