Almost all health clubs have a sauna – however with the temperatures peaking outdoors, must one be subjecting one’s body to the baking temperatures within a sauna room?

In Favor of Saunas

Taking a sauna session following an arduous workout could assist in relieving muscle soreness. Sauna is additionally prescribed for alleviating CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), sluicing out toxic substances from the system and ideal for asthmatics and arthritis patients. A research conducted in Australia suggested the saunas might aid in reducing regularity with which colds occur. Cardiac patients are conventionally warned against the entering the cedar enclosure since cardiac rates tend to shoot up to a hundred to six hundred bps. However, several research findings indicate that high blood pressure patients who hit the sauna two times a week, in fact, experienced a plummet in blood pressure. Around 20 minutes is adequate to generate ample perspiration. One must always bear in mind to re-hydrate the body with 2-4 glasses of cold water post-sauna.

However..

Saunas are no venue for partying and boozing prior to or when sodden with perspiration is not advisable since protracted inebriation could dehydrate the body. Moreover, intense heat is not recommended in case of those men intend on bearing a child. Though sauna does not appear to impact sperm count, there is some proof existent that after being exposed to sauna, there is an effect on the motile nature and quality of sperms.

The Decree

One need not get all frayed about taking a sauna session. When used properly, they carry no health risk, according to the American Heart Association. But, in case one does ail from hypertension or cardiac problems it is best to firstly seek medical opinion.