Cardiovascular Workout

Finnish researchers have reported that the regular use of saunas helps maintain the blood vessels in a healthier condition. Vessels become more elastic and pliable longer due to regular dilation and contraction from the process of heating and cooling the body repeatedly. Medical research shows the heart rate can rise from 60-70/min. to 110 to 120/min. in the sauna (140 - 150 with more intensive bathing), and can often sink to below normal after the cooling off stage. The heart rate increases in the sauna create a demand for more oxygen, which in turn burns calories and provides a mild workout for the heart. Regular sauna use not only "trains" the heart muscles and improves the heart rate/cardiac output, but also positively influences the regulatory system. Repeated and multiple sauna "innings" further increase the cardiovascular workout.

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