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Health Benefits Of A Sauna
Regular saunas
offer therapeutic value both for the body and mind.
Studies indicate that saunas:
*Relax sore, tight, overworked
muscles
*Relieve daily stress and tension
*Relieve tension headaches
*Reduce and remove body toxins
*Increase cardiovascular strength
*Increase blood circulation
*Lower blood pressure (temporarily)
*Strengthen the immune system
*Improve lung function
*Refresh and moisturize your skin
*Burn calories to help weight control
*Induce a deeper & more relaxing sleep
Relax sore, tight, overworked and tired muscles.
The deep heat of your sauna helps peripheral blood vessels dilate, bringing
relief to tight muscles. Increased blood circulation helps your body eliminate
waste products and deliver oxygen-rich blood to oxygen-depleted muscle,
helping them recover faster. Muscles relax better when tissues are warm
for greater flexibility and range of motion.
Relieve daily stress and tension.
Perhaps the most immediate relief your sauna will offer is pure relaxation.
Just a few minutes in the warmth of your sauna will soothe nerves and
warm tight muscles. You'll feel rejuvenated and renewed, restored in both
body and mind as the warmth melts away the daily stresses and tensions
of everyday life.
Reduce and remove body toxins.
Increased blood circulation stimulates sweat glands, releasing built-up
toxins. Daily perspiration helps your body detoxify as it rids itself
of potentially harmful impurities including lead, mercury, zinc, nickel,
and cadmium. In addition, perspiration helps release traces of alcohol,
nicotine, sodium, sulfuric acid and cholesterol in your blood.
Fight off winter colds with a strengthened immune system.
The sauna's dry heat will raise your body temperature, creating an artificial
fever. As it works to lower your body temperature, your immune system
is strengthened. Combined with the elimination of toxins and wastes as
a result of increased perspiration, your resistance to disease is increased.
Strengthen your cardiovascular system and increase blood circulation.
As your body increases blood flow and perspiration production to cool
itself, your heart increases blood flow and circulation, providing conditioning
benefits similar to rigorous exercise. Heart rate, cardiac output and
metabolic rate increase, while diastolic blood pressure drops, helping
to improve overall cardiovascular fitness.
Burn calories to help control weight.
Sit back and relax in the soothing heat of your own home sauna. As you
unwind, your body is actually hard at work producing sweat and increasing
your heart rate, which in turn burns calories. According to a Journal
of the American Medical Association findings, a 30 minute sauna session
may burn as many calories as you would rowing or jogging for the same
amount of time. Since you burn calories, you actually lose weight - not
just water! Just 30 minutes a day can burn 300-500 calories, contributing
to healthy weight control.
Refresh, deep clean and moisturize your skin.
Perspiration helps flush out impurities and release dead skin cells. Increased
circulation draws the skin's own natural nutrients to the surface, allowing
you to see improved tone, elasticity, texture and skin clarity with regular
use. Increased blood circulation has been shown to relieve acne, eczema
and psoriasis. In addition, open wounds heal more quickly with reduced
scaring.
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