FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Forget the gym… jump in the tub.
A new study finds a hot bath burns as many calories as exercise.
That’s good news for bath lovers.
A British study found a hot soak could burn as many calories as a 30-minute walk.
Researchers at the U.K.’s Loughborough University measured the health benefits of taking a bath versus exercising.
They measured test subjects’ blood sugar levels and calories burned after doing both activities.
Researchers discovered hot baths burn the same amount of calories as a 30-minute walk.
The study also found other benefits, like reducing chronic inflammation and reducing blood sugar spikes after meals.
So grab the rubber ducky and jump in the suds!
Click below to listen to the study by KMJ’s Liz Kern:
