Why do they have sunbeds in fitness clubs?!


Question: Why do they have sunbeds in fitness clubs!?
They cause cancer!.!.!.might as well have cigarette machines, don't you agree!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I have always wondered about this too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Many people join fitness clubs in order to show other people how fit their bodies look!. Having a tan is part of that 'healthy' look!.

Having a sixpack doesn't help you to use your waist any better!. In fact, bulking up your 'sixpack muscle' (rectus abdominis) is usually bad for your back!.

But because the sixpack look is often thought to indicate a high level of fitness, people work very hard to achieve it!. By doing this they often cause spinal damage that won't be obvious until they are middle-aged, and develop 'lumbar' back pain!.

In the same way, even people who know about the increased risk of skin cancer, will often use a sunbed as part of their 'fitness' routine, because being tanned reassures them that others will notice their toned body (or the parts of their body that are toned enough to show off)!.

Many people also believe that a sunbed tan will protect them from burning in 'natural' sunlight, although this is not normally true because of the speed with which a sunbed tan is often developed!. Tanning more gradually would allow the effect to build up more deeply, but when people pay for tanning sessions, they want to see results very soon!. A strong 'surface tan' is very visible, but does not protect the lower layers of the skin in the way that a natural tan does!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I you are serious about muscle definition then having a tanned skin only improves the appearance and makes the muscles looked more defined, ie that's why body builders slap on the false tan in competitions, also most people look more attractive and healthy with a good tan, not all people have time to get outside to acquire a natural tan so this is the next best thing!. You should always limit your exposure to U!.V!. rays as at the end of the day it is radiation, from a sun bed or sunlight, if sunbathing for long periods it is advisable to use high factor sun cream!. After maybe digressing slightly from the question, I agree slightly, but you would have to use sunbeds for prolonged periods to have the same harmful effects as from cigarettes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I tend to agree - a total contradiction in health terms!.

I suppose if, when you've built up all your muscles and have a 'lovely' tan, and you die of Malignant Melanoma, everyone can peer into your coffin and say "My word, he/she looks so well!!"Www@Answer-Health@Com

no not really, maybe people want to tan, it's like you saying
'why do they have spas, why not an oven'
or
'why showers, why not just stand in the rain'Www@Answer-Health@Com

I suppose the reasoning is that if your into fitness you want to look good by being tanned as well!. No I don't agree!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

To get that healthy glow!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

No, not really!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

it boosts your tan!?

i do agree they shouldn' t have them!Www@Answer-Health@Com

well!.!.!. it depends on how much you use them!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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