Benefits of the Sauna

Sauna - a traditional Finnish bath - is known practically throughout the world. For the Finns, the sauna is a sacred concept, this is the place where peace reigns, you can not quarrel and find out the relationship. "The steam dissipates in anger," the Finns say. And dry steam is exactly what distinguishes a sauna from a Russian and Turkish bath.

The steam refreshes the body and soothes the soul. The tree, highlighting useful aromas, enhances the therapeutic effect of the sauna on human health. Traditionally, the Finnish sauna was heated with firewood. The wood oven creates a favorable microclimate, which is especially appreciated by true sauna lovers. The room heats up quickly, but it cools down just as quickly. To keep the heat, the furnace is covered with a stone. Incorrectly laid out wood stove can pass flue gases inside the sauna and even cause a fire. In addition, at one time it is necessary to burn more than two dozen kilograms of firewood, and it is convenient only where the fuel is, as they say, near by. A real sauna can cleanse both the body and the soul.

The positive effect of the sauna on health is obvious: heat opens the pores of the skin and removes toxins from the body. It is very useful to steam in a sauna after exercise and playing sports. Sauna is also a cosmetic skin care. After regular visits to the sauna, the skin becomes supple and healthy. Before the sauna, you need to take a shower, but without soap, which flushes the fatty film that protects our skin from drying out. But in no case do not wet your head before entering the steam room, so as not to cause overheating of the head. After that, you have to dry your body dry.

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Be sure to put a towel on your head or a special cap - this will prevent a possible heat stroke. Entering the steam room, do not lie on the top shelf, because of the temperature you have to get used gradually. It's better to lie down in a horizontal position, relax your muscles. And, it is necessary to lie down so that your legs are just above your head. The first call should last no more than 10 minutes, but if you are dark after five minutes, go out - each body has its own characteristics. First, it's better to lie on the lowest step, just to lie, so that the body is in the same temperature regime. Do not talk, try to relax as much as possible. Get up from the shelf must be quiet, after sitting for a few seconds. After the first call, go under a cold shower or in the pool (10-25 degrees), after which it's nice to take a hot shower for a minute and a half. Then rest 20 minutes. You can drink tea with honey, kvass, mineral water, a decoction of herbs. It is better to go for 15 minutes to the masseur, which will lead to a god-like look tired of the computer neck, exertion muscles and will take care of your chronic injuries and bruises.

After the second call in the sauna for 10-15 minutes (you can with brooms) again a cold shower, rest and a third call. Then comes a well-deserved rest, you can visit the solarium. By the way, people who are overweight, it is better to make more visits to the sauna, but with less duration. As for food, here is the same advice - you want the dropped weight to go and not come back, do not eat in the sauna at all. The cycle of procedures in the sauna takes 2-3 hours, you can and suffer, but the effect is obvious.