Group: Experienced Exercise

Experienced Exercise
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 50, Messages: 19484

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sauna question

newbreed
newbreed
Posts: 58
Joined: 2003/05/15
United States
2004/01/17, 02:19 PM
Hey people just a quick question, is it okay to sit in the sauna post workout. Not anything extreme, 20 min followed by cold shower followed with the post workout meal. A friend of mine says it is better to do it before, because sitting in after causes your definition to be effected but he could not explain why? Just wondering the truth on this, please feel free to comment. Thanks guys and girls, have a good one.

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Jdelts
Jdelts
Posts: 1,218
Joined: 2003/10/19
United States
2004/01/17, 09:59 PM
Of course he couldn't explain why...because he doesn't know! Its fine to sit in the sauna afterwards, as long as you shower afterwards because the sauna is a breeding ground for bacteria. If you experience a minor injury while working out, I would not suggest doing the sauna because you would need to ice the injury immediately.

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