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tri-ac posted 2 years ago.
i love it...i also jump into the pool and alternate hot/cold. i like to think it helps relieve muscle tension after a workout (but i honestly don't know)
[i would also like to know if this is a good idea or not]
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cjhoffmn posted 2 years ago.
If we get someone that knows there stuff on this issue, I'd also love to know the difference between going into the steam room vs a sauna, besides the obvious one is wet one is dry. When would you want to be in one vs the other?
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Tikal Dog posted 2 years ago.
I don't know how good idea it is after a swim.
But if you have a race in next few days don't do it. The Sauna dehidrates you so it's not a good idea for race week or at least this is what I was told.
Hyperactive Trifueler!!!! (I refuse to let the status go :p)
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Iron Dan posted 2 years ago.
I don't know about from a physical standpoint if it is good or not, but nothing is better at getting rid of the Chlorine smell like sweating it out in a sauna for a few minutes.
I can't imagine it being bad for you as long as you make the effort to stay hydrated. I also wait until I cool down a little bit before jumping in.
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oztrigal posted 2 years ago.
I've heard that having a spa/sauna/steam after you've had a hard workout can actually be bad.. Or not so much bad, but make your muscles take longer to recover.
Just like Ice Baths/icing areas reduces inflamation etc, the heat of the other can increase it...
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kakman posted 2 years ago.
oztrigal;86012 wrote:
I've heard that having a spa/sauna/steam after you've had a hard workout can actually be bad.. Or not so much bad, but make your muscles take longer to recover.Just like Ice Baths/icing areas reduces inflamation etc, the heat of the other can increase it...
yeah, ice baths seem to be the new fad for footy teams down here - they all use them
/k
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BigGus posted 2 years ago.
I like to stretch in the sauna. The heat allows me to really stretch deeply. I also read that following a workout, a sauna can stimulate growth hormone release.
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Gary3 posted 2 years ago.
Have no idea but i think it may be counter productive.
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ChipChopChippy posted 2 years ago.
This study:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B82X6-4KJ0T15-1&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=b2b08e101e617309503de4bce3ea599b
indicates that it is beneficial for endurance exercise - in short the study concludes that "3 weeks of post-exercise sauna bathing produced a worthwhile enhancement of endurance running performance, probably by increasing blood volume."
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meg&drew posted 2 years ago.
It just so happens that my dad has a sauna, a heart rate/blood pressure monitor and I was curious about what exactly happens to my body in a sauna. I can tell you from experience that the elevated temperatures dilate your blood vessels, causing your blood pressue to plumit (say...80/50) and your heart rate has to increase to compensate and maintain the blood flow (think surface area to volume ratio inside the now larger vessels).
After conducting this experiment, we reduced our alcohol consumption in the sauna since it decreases your heart rate.
Is going into the sauna after a workout (like a swim especially) a good idea or a bad idea and why?