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I Was Less Sore After My Workouts
After using the sauna consistently for two weeks following a workout, I noticed that overall, my muscles didn’t feel as heavy and sore as they normally would feel post-exercise. For example, after upper body workouts, I generally feel some type of tightness and soreness in my triceps and chest the following day. However, when I used the sauna after completing the same workout but with heavier weights, I didn’t have that muscular fatigue.
According to Medhat Mikhael, MD, pain management specialist and medical director of the non-operative program at the Spine Health Center at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, when people use a sauna, blood vessels tend to relax and dilate. When this happens, blood flow increases to muscles, joints, and other organs, which speeds recovery and helps to alleviate soreness.
"Relaxation causes a lot of relief to muscle soreness. The dry heat from the sauna is especially beneficial to patients with chronic pain or those who suffer from arthritis and inflammatory diseases," Mikhael told Verywell.
Who Shouldn’t Use A Sauna
Certain people should avoid using the sauna, Fierstein said, including:
- People under the influence of alcohol and drugs
- Patients with uncontrolled hypertension and severe heart disease, including those who have recently experienced heart attacks, heart failure, or heart surgeries
- Sick or infected individuals, including those with a fever or acute infections
- People with open wounds
- Patients with kidney disease
- Those with certain skin conditions like atopic dermatitis
- People with autonomic dysfunction (those who may have difficulty regulating their heart rates and blood pressure)
- People with seizure disorders
- Patients with chronic respiratory disease
- Pregnant women
- Children under the age of 6
Ascher added people who suffer from joint pain, and depression and those without pre-existing heart problems can usually “enjoy spending a limited time in the sauna.”
The Final Verdict
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By Alyssa Hui
Hui is a health news writer and former TV news reporter. She was the 2020 recipient of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Jack Shelley Award.
The Perfect 4-Step Post-Sauna Routine
After using a sauna, you should take four important recovery steps. Your post-sauna routine is an integral part of your entire sauna experience. In fact, if you think of your sauna time only as the 10-20 minutes you’re sitting inside the hot room, you may be selling yourself short and robbing yourself of the sauna’s maximum benefits. Add these steps to your post-sauna routine to create a perfect experience.
The most beneficial routine includes these four elements: cooling off, hydration, nourishment, and relaxation. Creating a perfect post-sauna routine and integrating it seamlessly into your total sauna experience can boost health benefits and help speed your body’s recovery.
You’ve just done something healthy and relaxing for your body by spending time in the sauna. Rushing out and jumping into the next part of your day or evening can counteract the relaxation and other health benefits of using the sauna in the first place. After you step out of the shower, your body needs at least 15 minutes to return to normal functioning. Here’s how to unwind after a sauna session.
How Sanitary are Saunas? (Are They Full of Germs)
Saunas are warm and moist – two conditions in where bacteria can easily grow. People sweat in saunas, leaving behind their germs. A public sauna is much more likely to have germs and bacteria in it than a personal sauna, but all saunas should be cleaned regularly to prevent the growth of any bacteria.
Usually, even a public sauna is not that much of a worry because you’re going to wear a towel or have some other layer between you and the surfaces on which bacteria can grow. And oce you understand sauna etiquette around towel use and cleaning, you’ll be less concerned about germs and able to properly menjoy your session. If you plan on building your own sauna, know that a proper cleaning routine is a must to ensure fewer bacteria thrive.
