🔥 Sauna - Optimize Your Health Through Heat
Welcome to the Sauna section of Practical Health! If you’re looking to boost your cardiovascular health, speed up recovery, relax deeply, and unlock serious longevity benefits — sauna is one of the most effective and underutilized tools out there. And we’re here to help you do it right.
🧠 Why Sauna Matters
Heat exposure isn’t just relaxing — it’s backed by science. Consistent sauna use has been linked to: lower cardiovascular risk, improved skin health and detoxification, muscle recovery and reduced inflammation, elevated mood and increased endorphins, potential longevity benefits (yes, really) and many others
❌ 10 Sauna Myths Debunked – What People Get Wrong
Think you know sauna? Think again! From calorie burn and daily use to hydration myths and sauna attire, there’s a surprising amount of bad advice floating around. Here is a list of 10 of the most common myths and misconceptions I’ve heard over the past 40 years using saunas and steam rooms — and it’s time to clear them up.
🚀 Get Started with Sauna
Not sure how to begin? Don’t sweat it (yet). We’ve got a full step-by-step routine guide based on personal experience and real research and a video Sauna Start Guide – 9 Elements of a Great Routine on how to prep before your session and get most out of it
🧖♂️ Sauna Types Explained
Not all heat is created equal. Traditional dry saunas give you that intense, hot-air experience that’s classic in places like Finland. Steam rooms crank up the humidity for a different feel — great for skin and sinuses. Infrared saunas go deep into your tissues with lower surface temps. And Russian banyas? They’re a whole cultural experience!
