#: 25566 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    23-Jul-90  18:14:22
Sb: #Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: All

Does anyone know anything (positive or negative) about these "body wraps" that
I'm hearing more and more about?

The ads say you PERMANENTLY loose from 6-30" on your first visit.  I'm sure
that total is CUMULATIVE (from arms, waist, thighs, etc.).

I'd like to give it a try (only $40) and have made an appointment (which can,
of course, always be canceled).  I'm curious to read remarks on this process
(if anyone knows of anything).

Thanx...

Pete

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#: 25567 S7/Exercise &a Fitness
    23-Jul-90  19:03:02
Sb: #25566-#B ody wrapping
Fm: Roselle Weiner 72047,143
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete, a body wrap???? come on!  How would it be dif from a sauna?  I guess if
you like to sweat all the time...........yech!

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#: 25600 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  07:08:21
Sb: #25567-#Body wrapping
Fm: Lee Paulson 76077,2517
To: Roselle Weiner 72047,143 (X)

They don't work, period.  The "loss" is temporary at best.  Weight is directly
related to the number of times you open your mouth and the food you put in it.
Quick fixes for weight loss don't work any better than quick fixes for
anything else.

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#: 25608 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  07:50:57
Sb: #25600-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: Lee Paulson 76077,2517 (X)

Yes, Lee, you are correct on the relationship between the mouth and what goes
in it.... <g>.

What I wanted to do, Lee, was actually "quickly" loose some inches before I
begin teaching in September.  I can then go out a purchase some new clothes
(the ones I have NOW don't fit so well) and actually appear slimmer.  Yes, I'm
exercising diligently and watching the mouth/input ritual, but I just wanted
something to be especially motivated with....in other words, how could I
"dare" think of stopping!!

This is why I actually made the appointment for the body wrapping.  I don't
know that much about it (and frankly, that's why I made the appointment so
late in the week.....to get feedback HERE first).

Pete

#: 25679 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    25-Jul-90  08:14:05
Sb: #25608-Body wrapping
Fm: Lee Paulson 76077,2517
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

But . . . the point is it is ultratemporary.  Like you can count the hours.

#: 25604 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  07:10:25
Sb: #25566-#Body wrapping
Fm: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete:

Body wraps don't work.  No really nice way to say that.  The ads are pure
hype.  One must remember that body wraps work very much like a sauna.  You
will lose a fair amount of weight from water loss.  This will be replaced
easily within 12-24 hours.  You will lose some real weight, although it is
minimal.  Generally speaking, for every 1 degree of Fahrenheit body
temperature, basal metabolic rate will go up 7%.  If they can make you hot
enough and you are willing to spend enough time hot enough, you will "burn" up
more calories than if you just sat still.

There is a basic law of physics which is called the Law of Conservation of
Energy and Matter.  Basically this says that matter and energy may exchange
places, but the sum quantity is a constant.  I suppose that wrapping may
temporarily reshape you. It is just redistributing water and I can't see how
that could last very long.  I'll almost bet you could wrap all your
extremities in ace bandages for an hour.  Then you take measurements of upper
arm, lower arm, upper thigh, middle thigh, lower thigh, upper leg, lower
leg....you get the picture.  A 1/4" loss in enough places adds up to 6".
Unless you clearly mark the level at which the measurement is taken, unless
you control the tension on the tape measure as the measurement is read.....I'm
sure that they can show you the inches lost as promised. <sigh>

Hope this helps.

Joel

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#: 25629 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  10:30:42
Sb: #25604-Body wrapping
Fm: SYSOP*Allan Stevens 76702,562
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

Good post, Joel.  After all that sweating a drink of water seems refreshing.
But where does the water go?  The water distribution in the body is quite
interesting.  After a body wrap and a drink, and a few hours, the body is back
to square one...that makes it time to go back for another wrap.  In this
business the greebacks are separated from the wallet cheerfully! <g.

#: 25617 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  09:27:42
Sb: #25604-Body wrapping
Fm: Roselle Weiner 72047,143
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

fascinating...thanx Joel...i had NO idea how they got away with that ad.

#: 25609 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  07:54:16
Sb: #25604-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

Wow!  Joel, that was a GREAT explanation (this coming from a pure novice)!
You made a great deal of sense.  What you are saying, if I may paraphrase, is
that rather than spend bucks to go get wrapped up and sweat off a pound or two
(maybe), that I should actually just go into my gym's SAUNA for an hour or so?
They have a sauna and a STEAM ROOM, plus a WHIRLPOOL and a regular, heated
swimming POOL (although small).  Can you give me more feedback?

Pete

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#: 25627 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  10:16:27
Sb: #25609-#Body wrapping
Fm: SYSOP*Allan Stevens 76702,562
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

The sauna has somehow developed a reputation of being "healthy" for a person,
even though manufactures have NEVER really emphasized this in their
advertising. Rahter, they simply claim that it is relaxing, social nicety,
etc., and so saunas have not caught the attention fo the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Remember these guys?  They are suppose to monitor health
products in terms of their safety and efficacy.

I would hesitate to recommend you use a sauna for any longer than 10-10
minutes. An hour? Forget it!  Remember that body fat acts as a thermal
regulator.  The greater the body fat, the longer it takes for the heat, which
builds up, to dissipate.  This can influence many organ systems and cause
irregularities in blood pressure, heart rate, kidney function...Not to be
alarming, but the "sweat off a pound or two"  isn't healthy.

Don't rush it.  Maintain consistency in your exercise program and get ready
for Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then the year end holidays.  That's the big
pay-off!  Reward yourself with a new pair of pants (and maybe a shirt) when
you hit the 20-25 pound loss.  When people see the belt cinched up a notch or
two they will be impressed, I promise you.  Hang in there...

--allan

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#: 25630 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  10:36:31
Sb: #25627-#Body wrapping
Fm: SYSOP*Allan Stevens 76702,562
To: SYSOP*Allan Stevens 76702,562 (X)

Typo, Pete...I would hesitate to recommend 10-20 minutes in the sauna.

I would recommend walking for 5 to 10 minutes as a cool down after your
exercise session.  This will help you to burn more calories rather than just
sit in the sauna.  It will help to stabilize you body temperature so when you
take a shower, your body temperature will be normalized when you dress
-meaning you won't still be sweating after the shower, get your clothes on,
and head for home.

Just a thought.

--allan

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#: 25635 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  14:16:50
Sb: #25630-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: SYSOP*Allan Stevens 76702,562 (X)

Okay, Allan, thank you for the info on the SAUNA.  Gosh, I've got HUNDREDS of
questions, but I shall pace myself <g>!  Do you recommend ANY sauna at all?
5-10 minutes?  5?  None?  I have never entered the bloomin' thing, so I don't
even know what to expect or do!

Gosh, I wish there was a MANUAL for all this stuff!  :-)

Pete

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#: 25642 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  17:34:05
Sb: #25635-#Body wrapping
Fm: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete:

If sitting in a sauna for 10 minutes makes you FEEL good, then do it.  But
don't think that this is PART of your weight loss program. <G>

Joel

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#: 25646 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  18:08:09
Sb: #25642-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

Gotcha!  That makes sense!  What then IS the purpose (literally) of the SAUNA
(or steamroom, for that matter)?

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#: 25658 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  20:10:56
Sb: #25646-#Body wrapping
Fm: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete:

The heat does cause skin pores to open up.  Some people believe that this
allows for a deeper cleansing action.  Of course, a hot towel prior to soap
and water probably accomplishes the same thing.

In earlier days, if you remember, disease was felt to be an inbalance of body
humours, hence, blood letting and the like.  I suspect that saunas are a
residual of this concept.  "Sweating out" a cold, for example. <g>

I don't know for sure.  Just an assumption.

Joel

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#: 25663 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  20:40:55
Sb: #25658-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

I tell ya, Joel.  It's too bad there isn't a text file in the LIBrary here
describing the pros and cons to things like SAUNAS and STEAMROOMS.  That's one
of the first things I did a string search on and came up empty-handed.

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#: 25641 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  17:33:59
Sb: #25609-#Body wrapping
Fm: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete:

I think what I am suggesting is that heating your body up is a poor way to
loss weight permanently.  I saw from your earlier message that your real
concern is some weight loss but mainly the "reshaping" of parts
that...er....sag or bulge a bit. <G>

I would join a good health club and talk to the people that know how to fit
exercise to work on the part of the body that needs it.  A little more muscle
tone in an area that sags, a few more calories burnt off doing the
exercise....this is much more likely to benefit you long-term.

I would also suggest that you examine your diet.  Oftentimes you will find one
particular "snack" which you like very much and have every day.  By
eliminating this one thing everyday, you may lose up to a pound a week,
depending upon what that snack was.  For instance, suppose you have a candy
bar between lunch and dinner everyday.  Just skip that everyday and don't
increase what else you eat.

Having a weight problem myself, I wish right along with everyone else that
there were an easy way.  <sigh>  When I find it, I promise to let you all
know. <g>

Joel

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#: 25647 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  18:10:40
Sb: #25641-#Body wrapping
Fm: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521
To: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144 (X)

Following your advice, Joel, I made an appointment for Thursday morning to see
the Nautilis instructor at the health club.  I canceled the Thursday morning
"body wrap" session (forever).

Pete

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#: 25659 S7/Exercise & Fitness
    24-Jul-90  20:11:00
Sb: #25647-Body wrapping
Fm: Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
To: Pete Crosta/NJ 70007,3521 (X)

Pete:

I think you made an excellent decision.

Joel