Researchers claim that relaxing in a hot bath may be just as beneficial for your body as a 30-minute walk.
A group of scientists at Loughborough University in England put 14 men through two tests: a one-hour bicycle ride and a one-hour bath in 104-degree Fahrenheit water.
Cycling was found to burn more calories, but relaxing in a bath also shed 130 calories – which is about the amount you’ll burn on a half-hour walk – because of the increase in body temperature.
They also…