Health Benefits of Using a Sauna

A sauna is amazing for the warmth, comfort and ability to heat away your cares. It is becoming more and more noticed that saunas have other health benefits. Finland has recognized the health properties for saunas for hundreds of years. The Fins recognize the benefits of saunas for more than social interaction and use these rooms for detoxification, improving circulation, stronger immune systems, weight loss, stress relief and better sleep. Pain relief and skin cleansing are obvious benefits to saunas as is feeling energized and ready to face the world again. Choose the right sauna, put one in your home, and find the joy that comes from feeling great.  Detoxification occurs when your body expels sweat. You will come in contact with more than ten different toxins during the day. This includes using soaps, eating processed foods, working with cleaning products and simply driving to work. The body converts these chemicals into water soluble substances that pass through the skin in sweat. If you sit in a sauna long enough to build up a good sweat, you are getting rid of harmful pollutants.

Heat contacts muscle fibers and increase blood flow. Better circulation of blood means more oxygen reaching the tissues of your body. The body uses oxygen to push toxins out of deep muscles areas and improve cardiovascular health. Increased circulation creates more energy. Step out of your sauna experience and have more energy and less muscular poisons. You will fell so very refreshed.

Use a sauna to improve your immune system. Heat helps the body built more white blood cells. White blood cells are responsible for attacking infections and disease entering the body. If you have a high count of white blood cells you wills stay healthier and heal faster from wounds and illnesses.

Weight loss can be paired with sauna usage. The heat from a sauna increases your basal metabolic rate by quite a bit. This helps the body burn calories throughout the day. There is no specific record on the amount of calories sauna use will burn and heat level retention varies from person to person. Discuss your health concerns and diet plans with your doctor before using the sauna regularly. If you have certain health conditions limiting your time in a sauna you will need to know this.

Using a sauna will take away undue stress from your body. Stress does take a negative toll on the body. It is something every person experiences. Some people can handle stress much better than others. If you find it difficult to cope with stress, the heat from the sauna will help you relax tight muscles. If you have stress from depression do consult a physician.

Better sleep is a huge advantage of having a sauna. When your muscles are relaxed and blood is circulating optimally you have an easier time sleeping at night. Those who are tense and have poor circulation snore, toss and turn and jerk around while sleeping. You might also find yourself waking up often and this results in tiredness in the morning. If you are relaxed you can enjoy a better quality of sleep and you will feel rested. Heat also helps people fall sleep. Visit a sauna just before bedtime.

Your sauna experience might just bring you pain relief. The heat opens blood vessels, eases muscle tension and improves circulation. Arthritic pains and muscles aches plus shoulder stiffness, neck pain and back pain can be reduced or eliminated. Those who use saunas regularly enjoy continuous pain relief.

The best facial is using a sauna. Sweat starts pouring out and flushes oil, bacteria, dirt, makeup and other residues that have collected in the pores. Flush out pores on a regular basis and notice an improved complexion. Another benefit? Cellulite reduction. Cellulite comes from subcutaneous fat exploding through stringy connective tissues. This gives your skin a “cottage cheese” appearance.   At 110 degrees F, fat becomes water soluble at 110 degrees F and some of this fat my just pass through pores through sweat.

Feel refreshed and revitalized by just resting in the heat of a sauna. Those who use saunas regularly report they do not feel unwell all the time. They are more energized and feel better overall.

Social activity and interaction are by products of saunas. If you sit in a sauna at your gym you might just find friends and ideas to help you though your day. If you are lucky enough to have a sauna in your home, friends and family who come over to take advantage of you will actually talk to you! Do avoid drinking alcohol in a sauna, however. Alcohol can cause dizziness and cause difficulty in functioning.

Consider purchasing a sauna. There is no right or wrong type of sauna to purchase. You may even want to build your own. Saunas are becoming more and more affordable, but it is still important to treat them like a major purchase. In other words, research, try out and don’t buy until you are satisfied.


 

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Myron Dallas
3. September 2019
Myron Dallas
3. September 2019
Is it safe for the people with fragile vessels visit sauna?

Rachel Lannister
7. April 2017
Rachel Lannister
7. April 2017
You wrote that one of the biggest benefits of using a sauna, is that it can actually help you sleep better as your blood flow is improved. My husband struggles sleeping well, and we've been looking for a way to help him with that. Perhaps if we got a sauna installed, he could stay constantly relaxed and healthy, and could help solve this sleep issue entirely.

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