Are saunas beneficial?
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klkaufman
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Hi! My fitness club has a sauna in the shower room. I've never gotten in it because I don't understand if there are any benefits or not. Are saunas just for relaxation? Is there any benefit to sitting in a sauna besides perspiration?
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“All in all, saunas appear safe for the body, but there is little evidence that they have health benefits above and beyond relaxation and a feeling of well-being,” says Dr. Harvey Simon, editor-in-chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch.0
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Agreed. The release of toxins from the body and homiostasis.0
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isnt relaxation after a tough workout enough of a reason??
it is for me :laugh:0 -
And relaxation decreases stress. Stress releases cortisol, which makes weight loss harder.0
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Agreed. The release of toxins from the body and homiostasis.
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I have fibromyalgia, and after working out I HURT!!! SO BAD!!!! The heat from the sauna helps me with the pain and keeps me from the immense pain that I would "normally" feel without it. That and my heart rate stays up there with my workout rate, so that is a bonus. I don't log it, but I figure it is "gravy" if it "really" burns cals!0
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I have wanted to but never make the time after my workout. I probably should. I used to do it all the time.0
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