Benefits of sauna to a person who is trying to lose weight are that the dry sauna puts a much larger demand on the body then any of the other types of saunas which burns more calories which helps the person to lose more weight. It is not only weight that is lost, but the dry sauna helps to burn inches off of the body. It has been reported that a person who is reaping the benefits of dry sauna can burn up to 300 calories and lose up to a quart of water during a 20 minute sauna session.