How to properly steam after a workout, so as not to harm your health

Many fitness clubs along with training offer other services, for example, sauna. Visitors actively use this offer and relieve tension after training in the steam room. But is it safe?

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Sauna improves metabolism, accelerates recovery after exercise and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. But there are pitfalls.

What are the benefits of sauna after a workout?

After an intense workout, you want to relax and recover quickly. Protein cocktails, massages and common types of baths are in use. Athletes expect the following effects from the latter:

• muscle relaxation – to make it easier to get rid of muscle spasm by increasing blood flow;
• “training” of the vascular system – by means of temperature difference (if combined with a cool shower);
• lymphatic drainage effect;

• metabolism acceleration;
• improvement of the respiratory system;
• relaxation – both physical and emotional.

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All these bonuses take place if you visit the sauna competently. There are rules that must be observed in order not to harm health.

First, you can not go to the steam room immediately after training at a high heart rate and in a dehydrated state. Secondly, it is forbidden to use various kinds of stimulants of the central nervous system in the form of pre-training complexes. Going to the bath or sauna can be very dangerous even after the completion of their action. And thirdly, it is not recommended to visit the steam room on an empty stomach and with low blood pressure.

After an intense cardio workout, going to the steam room is not very useful, because there is an additional load on the cardiovascular system. In order not to shock the heart and vessels, after the class you need to rest a little, go to the shower, restore pulse and pressure. Entries should not last long: five minutes will be enough. Being in the sauna for a long time – very dangerous.

Who should not go to the sauna after training?

People with diseases of the cardiovascular system are not recommended to visit the sauna after sports. Usually such diseases involve treatment and medication, the effect of which high temperatures will nullify – and this is at best. In the worst case – a trip to the steam room can lead to dire consequences. For example, in people with high blood pressure, who take appropriate medications, the bath can dilate the vessels and thereby cause collapse – acute heart failure.