What are the health benefits of Sauna bath?

For the real sauna bath benefits please consult to your doctor or fitness coach. Here we are sharing studies and research over sauna bath and its benefits all over the world, And an experience which comes from our clients and of course daily users.

A sauna bath use can raise the skin temperature to roughly 40° Celsius or 104° Fahrenheit. As the skin temperature rises, heavy sweating also occurs. The heart rate rises as the body attempts to keep cool. It is not uncommon to lose about a pint of sweat while spending a short time in a sauna bath. A sauna bath is typically a room heated to between 70° to 100° Celsius or 158° to 212° Fahrenheit.

Traditional sauna bath usually uses dry heat, with a relative humidity that is often between 10 and 20 percent. In other sauna bath types, the moisture is higher. Turkish-style saunas, for example, involve a greater level of humidity. A sauna use can raise the skin temperature to roughly 40° Celsius or 104° Fahrenheit.

As the skin temperature rises, heavy sweating also occurs. The heart rate rises as the body attempts to keep cool. It is not uncommon to lose about a pint of sweat while spending a short time in a sauna.

Health benefits of sauna bath and steam bath

Easing pain

Sauna bath use can help the body and mind adapt to stress and reduce the risk of depression and other mental disorders. In addition to the adaption to stress, the improved cardio respiratory fitness contributes to the therapeutic effects of sauna for depression and anxiety.

Reduce stress level

Most of us do not actively sweat on a daily basis. Deep sweating, however, has multiple proven health benefits of sauna bath. Benefits derived from a deep sweat can be achieved via regular sauna bathing. Due to the heat of a sauna, the core body temperature begins to rise. The blood vessels then dilate, causing increased blood flow (see above).

However, deep sweating in a sauna bath can help reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, mercury and chemical – which are all toxins commonly absorbed just from interacting with our daily environments.

There is no shortage of books from doctors and practitioners, who describe the benefits of detoxifying our bodies regularly. As many doctors will agree, a big reason for the popularity of saunas is that they are one of the best ways to detoxify our bodies.

Weight loss

The higher temperatures cause your heart rate to increase in a way similar to exercise. But this increase only causes a slightly higher calorie burn than sitting at rest.
The sauna bath may be able to help you burn some extra calories, but don’t bank on sweat sessions alone to shed pounds. sauna bath will help you.

Note-The Sauna should not, of course, be used as a weight loss aid by itself, but when used with a good diet and exercise program, a Sauna can help burn more calories. Weight is lost in a Sauna, but most of it is water loss from sweating.

Improve blood circulation

Not surprisingly, sauna bathers most frequently cite stress reduction as the number one benefit of sauna bath use. Medical studies often determine that stress in our daily lives can negatively affect our health. In fact, the vast majority of disease (i.e. heart disease) is at least partially stress-related. Heat bathing in a sauna bath provides stress relief in a number of ways. It’s a warm, quiet space without any distractions coming from the outside. As we like to say, “Step into a Hamam sauna bath, and close the door on the rest of the world.” The heat from the sauna relaxes the body’s muscles, improves circulation and stimulates the release of endorphins. Endorphins are the body’s all-natural “feel good” chemical, and their release provides a truly wonderful “after sauna glow.”

Long-term sauna bath use and aerobic exercise are associated with improved arterial compliance, which means the arteries are healthier and better able to handle additional stresses.

Reduced risk of all-cause mortality & fatal cardiac incidents (heart attacks). Using sauna bath 2-3 times per week at 174 degrees F reduces risk of Fatal Cardiovascular Disease by 27% and 4-7 times per week reduces risk by 50%.

Sauna just feels good

A sauna bath not only feels good, it’s good for your body. Whether it’s the physiological changes that occur during the warmth of a sauna bath, or if it’s simply the time spent in the calming and still retreat of the sauna bath, every seasoned sauna bather agrees – it feels wonderful! As we progress through our stressful everyday lives, the sauna bath provides a pampering retreat – where we can relax and restore body and soul. Sauna bathing truly makes you “Feel Better”, “Look Better” and “Sleep Better”

Remove toxins & settled dirt

Remove toxins from the skin is one of the best in the benefits of sauna bath. Most of us do not actively sweat on a daily basis. Deep sweating, however, has multiple proven health benefits. Benefits derived from a deep sweat can be achieved via regular sauna bathing. Due to the heat of a sauna bath, the core body temperature begins to rise. The blood vessels then dilate, causing increased blood flow (see above).

As heat from the blood begins to move toward the skin’s surface, the body’s nervous system then sends signals to the millions of sweat glands that cover the human body. As the sweat glands become stimulated, they produce sweat. Sweat production is primarily designed to cool the body, and is composed of 99% water.
However, deep sweating in a sauna can help reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, mercury and chemical – which are all toxins commonly absorbed just from interacting with our daily environments.
There is no shortage of books from Doctors and practitioners, who describe the benefits of detoxifying our bodies regularly. As many doctors will agree, a big reason for the popularity of saunas is that they are one of the best ways to detoxify our bodies.