What are the health advantages of sitting in a steam room or sauna? Can anyone s!
Question: Also, what about sitting in a jaccuzzi? My health club has them and I was just wondering because I never use them.
Answers: Also, what about sitting in a jaccuzzi? My health club has them and I was just wondering because I never use them.
Benefits of dry sauna and jaguzzi or steam baths:
=Blood vessels become more flexible and there is increased circulation to the extremities. During a sauna, blood flow to the skin increases to as high as 50-70% of cardiac output (compared to the standard 5-10%). This brings nutrients to subcutaneous and surface tissue resulting in glowing healthy skin.
=Steambaths and saunas induce sweating to provide a comprehensive cleansing of the skin and sweat glands. Skin is the largest organ in the body. 30% of body wastes are passed through the skin. Profuse sweating enhances the detoxifying capacity of the skin by opening pores and flushing impurities from the body. Thus, reduce and remove body toxins including nicotine, cholesterol; alcohol; sodium, and sulfuric acids.
=When taking a sauna, skin temperature rises to 104