Using a sauna as part of your health routine?

no idea if that is correct but id rather do some kind of cardio for 30 minutes.

Not really sure about the health benefits but I sit in the sauna for 15-30 minutes after a hard work-out. LOVE IT!!

yesterday I were in steam sauna. I let the steam filled the room completely . it was so hot. then I get out and took a very cold shower. It was irritating.
After shower I walk out of for 3 or 4 steps and ssuddenly I faint.!!!!

Please do not do it.
by the way using sauna regularly may result in lack of some minerals in your body.

Well I think it happened because you put your body in "shock" when you just got out of a hot steam room then suddenly took a very cold shower.

I go to sauna for 3-5 minutes to cool down the muscle after a hard core weight lifting session. However after that, I take a shower in lukewarm water. So far so good.

I have tried it and mostly seem that I lose water weight, and gain it all back after getting thirsty and drinking lots of water.

Great place to stretch after a hard workout and I've heard great for your skin.

I always go to sauna. It's my beauty regime. People need to learn how to use it properly and it will be their favorite moments In my culture we go to sauna every week, it's more like socializing even. Women spend half a day there on weekends, gossiping and having beauty days.

In my gym we have sauna, Turkish bath (hot steam room in marble), Roman bath (warm very light steam marble room), salt room (very good for breething), Russian bath (very hot steam wooden room), ice sauna, and some others. We also have cold water bath to use after hot rooms, also some special showers with steady water temperature.

Usually once a week, after exercise and shower, I go to the sauna first, for 5-10 minutes 2 sessions with a little break in between. After that Turkish bath for 10 minutes or so. I use some kessa gloves and coffee scrubs there to exfoliate my skin. For extra pay I can have Turkish or Moroccan peeling done but I prefer to save money on it.

After that I have shower, my pores are open and skin feels very clean and healthy. And I go to the Roman bath, lay down there for a like 15 minutes, put some oils on my face and body skin to feed it (Almond oil with Shea butter and some essential oils, I always made my own mix). It's optional to add some oils to the bath and then the air smells divine.

Or it's very good to have a massage with oils after that, the body is so soft and beautiful.

I finish with some tea. It's important to drink enough after sauna.

I don't think about it calorie wise. Yes it's possible to lose weight with it, but mostly water weight from the sweat. It's main strength is health and skin care benefit.

yesterday I were in steam sauna. I let the steam filled the room completely . it was so hot. then I get out and took a very cold shower. It was irritating.
After shower I walk out of for 3 or 4 steps and ssuddenly I faint.!!!!

Please do not do it.
by the way using sauna regularly may result in lack of some minerals in your body.

The main rule using any sauna is never push it hard. You should enjoy it, not struggle with it. If you fell you don't like it, not feeling well there, to must leave immediately! It's a big pressure for your heart!
And you should start it very slow, not too ht, not too steamy.
And no cold shower for the beginners after that!

And in our big cities lives everything can cause lack of minerals or vitamins. In sauna people lose lots of water and sweat, with toxins, of ourselves you need to drink tea or water, eat some nice fruits, maybe fresh juice.

I am having a wonderful spa day on Sunday at the les bains du marais, looking forward to it, after steam room they give Moroccan tea (black tea with mint and sugar or honey) and fruits.

I don't know about calories burned but i use the sauna to detox my skin, flush out toxins and get rid of spots. It is great for the muscles and joints after exercise. It is also a great way to relax and de-stress after a long week or a hard day's work.

^^^ this

plus it helps reducing DOMS, as I don't feel the after effects of training so much. Burning calories is a nonsense, I read somewhere it'll burn 1 calorie per hour which sounds about right to me.

Interesting, sauna is everywhere but no one really knows what is the benefit of it
I am a heavy sweater. why shoul I use it?

Interesting, sauna is everywhere but no one really knows what is the benefit of it
I am a heavy sweater. why shoul I use it?

Everybody knows the benefits, you see people writing bout this? It helps to detoxicate your body, clean everything, skin, lungs.

I often go to sauna when I'm sick to warm up my body and get the bacterias out of my body. I add some lemon and mint essential oils to the stones to ease the breething.

It's very god when the muscles are sore after work out. Ts good jst when the body is tired.
And I can never stop talking about skin beauty benefits of saunas, especially Turkish and Roman b ath, it's amazing.

Interesting, sauna is everywhere but no one really knows what is the benefit of it
I am a heavy sweater. why shoul I use it?

Everybody knows the benefits, you see people writing bout this? It helps to detoxicate your body, clean everything, skin, lungs.

I often go to sauna when I'm sick to warm up my body and get the bacterias out of my body. I add some lemon and mint essential oils to the stones to ease the breething.

It's very god when the muscles are sore after work out. Ts good jst when the body is tired.
And I can never stop talking about skin beauty benefits of saunas, especially Turkish and Roman b ath, it's amazing.

Yeah, I'm sure the bacterias just run screaming from the hot, wet conditions.

When I was in a health club that had the sauna I used it everytime. They had 3. Dry, steam and eucalyptus. Won't say it did a lot for weight loss but it sure made me feel better. Plus I would put almond oil scented with jasmine on my hair and let it soak in good. Never had better looking hair as in those days. I really need to find a fitness center around here with one again.

I love the sauna, although I tend to think about ummmm unsuitable things when I am there, I think that is me rather than the sauna lol

its relaxing, burns calories like a m'fer, and i can do homework/read in the infared one at my gym. It also reallyyy helps my skin which is acne-prone ans very dry due to my medication. I like them a lot. I don't use them regularly but i enjoy them for sure!

Interesting, sauna is everywhere but no one really knows what is the benefit of it
I am a heavy sweater. why shoul I use it?

Everybody knows the benefits, you see people writing bout this? It helps to detoxicate your body, clean everything, skin, lungs.

I often go to sauna when I'm sick to warm up my body and get the bacterias out of my body. I add some lemon and mint essential oils to the stones to ease the breething.

It's very god when the muscles are sore after work out. Ts good jst when the body is tired.
And I can never stop talking about skin beauty benefits of saunas, especially Turkish and Roman b ath, it's amazing.

Yeah, I'm sure the bacterias just run screaming from the hot, wet conditions.

Duh, I'm talking about doing it also while having cold or a flu.
It helps A LOT.

There's no bathing culture in America, that's why it's confusing to you all. I even seen women going to sauna in their working out clothes just after teir work out. That's disgusting and stupid.