Nov 13 2023 10 mins
*Supporting studies and links below*
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Today, it seems to be Cold Plunge Vs Sauna in one of many of the "my thing is better than yours" arguments in fitness of today. So after my cold plunge episode, it seemed only fitting to cover sauna as well.
In my exploration down the sauna rabbit hole, it turns out, unlike cold plunge, we have a litany of studies and papers available to us, most of which confirm the positive outcomes from regular sauna sessions. These can range from offsetting dementia, to holding hypertensive levels of blood pressure at bay.
Episode supporting studies:
- Cardiovascular and Other Health Benefits of Sauna (of all of today's links, this one is the most "all in one" coverage of evidence based sauna benefits)
- Sauna impact on sedentary and overweight individuals
- Benefits to high stress positions at work
- Positive effect on joint health and rheumatic diseases
- Sauna and pregnancy
- Taking care arriving at long term conclusions