All you need for the sauna is swimwear, sliders/flip flops, towel and water. Bring spare clothes for afterwards also.
Benefits
10 Benefits of Sauna Use
Supercharge your cell power
Helping your body naturally produce more energy and stay fit.
Reduce blood pressure
Sauna heat helps widen blood vessels and improve circulation, which reduces blood pressure.
Makes your heart healthy and happy
A 2018 study found that sauna bathing four to seven times per week reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by as much as 58%.
Slows down aging
A 20 year study of Finnish men that links two to three sauna sessions per week with a 23% decreased risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
Optimise athletic performance
Plasma and red blood cell volumes also increased. Essentially, this shows that taking saunas can help us perform better by increasing our blood volume.
Improves muscle function and recovery
As more blood flow and oxygen is delivered throughout the body, muscles increase in size and muscle breakdown is diminished.
Fuel weight loss
Regular sauna use is shown to regulate the appetite, increase metabolism, and improve oxygen utilisation, helping to fuel weight loss along with a reduction in body fat.
Boost brain function
Activating the growth of new brain cells, better maintaining existing cells and the brain's process for forming new neural connections.
Ignite your immune system
Heat exposure from sauna use increases the heat shock proteins, thus stimulating the bodies natural immune system.
Improves emotional health and mood
Saunas are somewhat stressful on the body, so your brain produces and releases more euphoric hormones to deal with it.
