Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I know this is not exactly a raw question but I thought that maybe someone here would know. I have been looking around the net, but cant find the answer I want. What is the health benefits or drawbacks to a steam room or the dry sauna? Is one better than the other? My gym offers both, and I was laying there today wondering what the difference really is and why some choose one over the other. Does sitting in a steam room really help your body release toxins by sweating so fast? Thanks!!!! Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 That's a very good question! I've been wondering the same thing, since I " m switching gyms, and my new gym won't have a steam room! I love the steam room and am going to miss it, but I won't have a choice in a couple of weeks. I " ll only have the sauna, which I don't care for too much. Thanks for asking this question! Lynne > > I know this is not exactly a raw question but I thought that maybe > someone here would know. > > I have been looking around the net, but cant find the answer I want. > > What is the health benefits or drawbacks to a steam room or the dry sauna? > > Is one better than the other? > > My gym offers both, and I was laying there today wondering what the > difference really is and why some choose one over the other. > > Does sitting in a steam room really help your body release toxins by > sweating so fast? > > Thanks!!!! > > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I have a small 2-seater dry sauna at home, and don't use it much but to store blankets and sweaters, but used it this fall several times, after receiving a pamphlet at a home show. Source: " Sweat your way to Radiant Health, " Susan Smith Jones, Ph.D., Reprint from PHENOMENEWS magazine, Oct 2006. .... " DRY AIR SAUNAS VS. WET STEAM ROOMS The hot, dry air of the sauna is therapeutically different form the steam room sauna. The dry sauna causes profuse sweating, the air itself absorbing the sweat. But the water-saturated air of the steam room doesn't readily accept the sweat released by the body. The steam room makes you feel hotter because your sweat doesn't evaporate and carry away the heat. ... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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