While planning the communal areas in SeaColors (Alicante), we were clear about installing a sauna because of the steam baths healthy benefits. Have you ever wondered about the benefits of bathing in a sauna.

Sauna bathing: healthy benefits.

Sauna: the correct use?  

The sauna is enjoyed for physical and mental health benefits, socializing and relaxing, but it is important to use it properly in order to have an enjoyable and safe experience.

The sauna process is varied so, beyond some basic guidelines it is up to you to determine which process works best for you. The main thing to remember is to take your time and enjoy the experience.

1. Drink water, 1–2 glasses of water.
2. Take a shower first. Entering the sauna with wet skin is desirable for some, but having dry skin is enjoyed by many too.
3. Place a bench cover or towel on the sauna bench for hygiene reasons. Also, the wood of the sauna bench gets very hot.
4. Start the warming in the dry Sauna. A typical sauna temperature should be around 80 to 90 degrees °C with a maximum of 100 degrees °C. Add humidity to the air by throwing water on the rocks, increasing the temperature and humidity gradually.
5. After first sweating (about 8–10 minutes) take a shower. 
6. Cool off and drink something refreshing.
7. After the warming and cooling process get clean after your sauna by washing with soap and water and rinsing well.
8. After washing cool off and drink again.
9. After a good sauna you feel very relaxed and refreshed, almost like being re-born!

Good to know! 

– Avoid overeating or drinking alcoholic drinks before and during the sauna.

The sauna and its benefits:

By sweating our body gets rid of toxic substances such as alcohol, nicotine… and we can even fight high cholesterol levels.The sauna can be our relax therapy after a hard work day. At the same time it can also work as a health treatment:

1. The sauna is a relaxing therapy. It relaxes your body and mind by helping your brain to secrete endorphins, the well-being hormones.
2. A sauna session can improve your breathing and lung functions.
3. It helps to reduce osteomuscular ailments.
4. In addition, it can improve our immune defence system.
5. Thanks to it diuretic effects, the sauna helps us to eliminate liquids.

However, the sauna cannot be used isolated as a medical treatment against any illness, but as a complement to other therapies and as a method to feel better and help our body to work properly. The sauna is our ally when we need to get away from daily routines.

Debunking myths.

Is it true everything we have been told about the sauna and its effects? Of course not:

1. The sauna does not make us lose weight. During a sauna session we lose liquids that must be restored soon after that. 
2. It neither heals the cold nor the flu, but it can ease the nasal congestion.
3. It neither heals acne, nor cellulite, but it has beneficial effects on skin look.
4. It does not relieve the hangover. Look for another remedy: hangover does not disappear by sweating. Do not even try!

We can affirm that the time we spend in a sauna is a good investment, as long as we do not exceed three sessions per week. The benefits of sauna are numerous, but the main thing is you enjoy it the best way.

 

And now… Don’t you feel like enjoying a sauna session?

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