Sometimes the other plan pays nothing if it doesn't cover the care you received. Such a haven is nearby in the sauna at your local gym or health club. To relieve stress the sauna helps you relax. To supplement a fitness program, the sauna produces reactions similar to mild exercise such as a brisk walk. The high heat and low humidity give your heart a cardiovascular workout.
Saunas promote the body s natural cleansing through perspiration to maintain clear, healthy skin.
Some people believe the sauna helps them lose weight, but the loss is mostly water. When the body replenishes water stores, the lost weight returns. Basically healthy people of all ages can enjoy a sauna as long as they exercise common sense. If you have high blood pressure or chronic heart disease or suffered a heart attack, you should not use the sauna because of the cardiovascular strain from the heat, said CDR Joseph Moore, MC, head of Sports Medicine, Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital and Specialty Leader to the Surgeon General for Sports Medicine. Pregnant women should not use the sauna because it increases the heart s workload.