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Using a sauna as part of your health routine?

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  • blacklaceroses
    blacklaceroses Posts: 48 Member
    i use one almost everyday i just love how it feel after a hard workout nothing else..............
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    What's the difference between a sauna and a steam room, effect-wise?

    My gym has both. I pay too much for my membership not to take full advantage, so I should really start using them.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    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!

    I used to take a magazine with me to a sauna but the sauna and spa people told me not o do this. . They said there shodnt be anything In the heating or bathing room except for a human body. No magazine with printed ink that an dis form in the heat and affect our lungs and breathing. No bathing suits, only naked, no even flip flops. With heat all the chemicals come out from those things and we breath them in.
  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    I used to take a magazine with me to a sauna but the sauna and spa people told me not o do this. . They said there shodnt be anything In the heating or bathing room except for a human body. No magazine with printed ink that an dis form in the heat and affect our lungs and breathing. No bathing suits, only naked, no even flip flops. With heat all the chemicals come out from those things and we breath them in.

    I always see people on their iphones at my sauna. That heat can't be good for electronics.
    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.

    I was traveling and in Budapest and getting sick, so I spent the entire day at Szechenyi Bath, like 6,7 hours. More pools, saunas, steam rooms than I can remember. It didn't magically heal me but it was fabulous, I wish they were more popular in North America.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    What's the difference between a sauna and a steam room, effect-wise?

    My gym has both. I pay too much for my membership not to take full advantage, so I should really start using them.

    Steam is wet, it's easier on your skin, it gets wet within seconds, it open your pores easily. It's easier to breath too.

    Sauna is very hot and very dry. It's really hard to get sweaty. It's harder to open pores.

    I prefer steam rooms like Turkish or Roman bath.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    I used to take a magazine with me to a sauna but the sauna and spa people told me not o do this. . They said there shodnt be anything In the heating or bathing room except for a human body. No magazine with printed ink that an dis form in the heat and affect our lungs and breathing. No bathing suits, only naked, no even flip flops. With heat all the chemicals come out from those things and we breath them in.

    I always see people on their iphones at my sauna. That heat can't be good for electronics.

    Wow, that's just really stupid...

    Your body gets so open and so clean, do they really want to have chemicals on it at this moment? And breathe in those chemicals too?!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    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.
    I'm not American. I worked in a fitness center with a Sauna. Thankfully, not my area, as that thing was a breeding ground of mould and bacteria.
  • needernt
    needernt Posts: 675 Member
    Is there any standard for how often using it?
    Beside, I am a heavy sweater does sauna still have benefit to me?
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Is there any standard for how often using it?
    Beside, I am a heavy sweater does sauna still have benefit to me?

    0.
    None.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    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.

    If the bacteria left your body, you would die.

    I'm from Europe, and I'm still not stupid enough to believe the benefits you're claiming.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    I used to take a magazine with me to a sauna but the sauna and spa people told me not o do this. . They said there shodnt be anything In the heating or bathing room except for a human body. No magazine with printed ink that an dis form in the heat and affect our lungs and breathing. No bathing suits, only naked, no even flip flops. With heat all the chemicals come out from those things and we breath them in.

    I always see people on their iphones at my sauna. That heat can't be good for electronics.
    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.

    I was traveling and in Budapest and getting sick, so I spent the entire day at Szechenyi Bath, like 6,7 hours. More pools, saunas, steam rooms than I can remember. It didn't magically heal me but it was fabulous, I wish they were more popular in North America.

    Not sure about other places but in NYC I often go to the Korean bath in Queens or in NJ.
    They have wonderful full day experience.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    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.

    If the bacteria left your body, you would die.

    I'm from Europe, and I'm still not stupid enough to believe the benefits you're claiming.

    But you're rude enough to speak to me this way.
    I don't give a flighting fig about you going to bathing or not. You can get all covered in dust as long as I'm concerned.
  • spiritcrusher
    spiritcrusher Posts: 326 Member
    I use saunas to relax/get rid of some water weight.

    Feels good man.
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    I don't know about using it for weight loss but I enjoy sitting in the sauna every once in a while. I like dry sauna's though.
  • devgta
    devgta Posts: 1 Member
    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.

    While using sauna- make sure you have/had enough water
    - Those w/Heart problem and those with hypertension should not go to sauna, they r likely to faint or worse can happen
    - Always shower & use soap to clean body- never apply soap after sauna when Ur pores r open.
    - Sauna is for detox, removeing oil from skin & face, not for those with open wounds or skin fungi or acne.
    - Shock cold water treatment tightens skin & brings a glow to the skin, but it gives the heart a jolt, so go easy with it, slip into it slowly.
    - So far there is no documented research on calorie loss due to sauna, only loss of water & waste toxic minerals from lungs,kidney...
    I hope this helps..
  • needernt
    needernt Posts: 675 Member
    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.

    While using sauna- make sure you have/had enough water
    - Those w/Heart problem and those with hypertension should not go to sauna, they r likely to faint or worse can happen
    - Always shower & use soap to clean body- never apply soap after sauna when Ur pores r open.
    - Sauna is for detox, removeing oil from skin & face, not for those with open wounds or skin fungi or acne.
    - Shock cold water treatment tightens skin & brings a glow to the skin, but it gives the heart a jolt, so go easy with it, slip into it slowly.
    - So far there is no documented research on calorie loss due to sauna, only loss of water & waste toxic minerals from lungs,kidney...
    I hope this helps..

    Thank you . very informative
    For a heavy sweater like me . is it usefull to use sauna? or not required and it might make my situation even worse by sweating more? alsoo I have an oily skin.
    If instead of jumping into cold pool I take a cold shower. It that also ok? because the cold pool is not that much clean. every one using it.
    Why shouldn't we apply soap after sauna to clean more?
    Which one dry/steam sauna?
    hoe ofthen is it recommended. (a friend of mine used it every day and he end up with lack of K mineral)
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