2007-01-11 10:37:53 · 4 answers · asked by smizzle 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
so far i got three answers. and all of you are wack.
2007-01-11 11:52:13 · update #1
thanks for nothing.
2007-01-11 11:52:29 · update #2
People in Finland claim many health benefits for the sauna, and who am I to dispute the experience of a nation that has used saunas for centuries? But for me, as an American who discovered the sauna on a trip to Finland, I find the main benefit is that it's very relaxing. It also really opens the pores and makes you feel that you're clean even below skin level. Many American contraptions labeled as saunas are not saunas at all, but merely steam baths or whirlpools. A true sauna is dry heat - and VERY, VERY hot; for some reason if it's hot enough it is more comfortable than if it is a few degrees cooler - with occasional quick bursts of steam. This alternates with quick dips in a cold lake, or, lacking a lake, a very cold shower, then back into the heat. The whole process should be leisurely - a couple of hours of hot/cold/hot/cold/hot/cold/hot - and be followed by lots of fluids and some salty food. I can believe my Finnish friends who say it cures whatever ails you!
2007-01-12 06:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looking all hot and sweaty like you just ran a marathon in the middle of the summer heat on a hot July afternoon down In Texas on a hot dry summers day on a Wednesday!
2007-01-11 18:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biggest benefit is to the salesmen, manufacturers and installers.
2007-01-11 18:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by squeaky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cleans you. You end up sweating out toxins in your body. A personal trainer told me this.
2007-01-11 19:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by gymman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋