Poll: Have you ever been in sauna?

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Ugh. I can't stand the heat. Seriously, if it hits 30 degrees I'm a puddle of melting flesh, squealing to whatever Gods happen to be pretending to exist for mercy.

I like the cold. Give me my -20 winters any day. Heck, -20 is still 't-shirts and shorts' weather to me. The very very low end of it, granted, but nice weather none the less.
 
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one time I was over weight for a wrestling match that was the next day so I somehow managed to lose 10 pounds in 12 hours. This involved running ten miles to my friends house waring every article of warm clothing I owned and then working out in my friend sauna until about 12 at night then running home. the next day I made weight, was 1% body fat, severally dehydrated, and won my match

this was not exaggerated at all
 
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Mmmm. Saunas - I'm part Swedish, so am familiar with them from family tales, though we are lacking proper ones in the US.

In the sense that relaxation and de-stressing can help weight loss in a variety of health-improving ways (lower cortisol, more restful sleep), saunas can help weight loss. But yes, hydration very important with saunas, and really, for weight loss in general. The water you consume allows your body to process more waste through the kidneys, freeing up your liver to more efficiently metabolize the fats you consume.

Um, I'm gonna go have a glass of water.
 
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I've been in one before. It was nice, but I don't think I'll go back anytime soon.
 
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Tried it. Prefer jacuzzis. While a sauna is nice, especially in the wintertime when there's glass doors and you can see all the cold motherfuckers outside, I'm just not that attached to the activity of sweating. Rather hate it, in fact. A jacuzzi with bubble jets I can set to jackhammer strength is like a sauna without the sweating and a continual massage included as a bonus. This is the most relaxing thing.

I've been rather interested in trying a sensory deprivation chamber, though. Any of you nerds live in Toronto and willing to brave some serious me time with me? :p
 
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Saunas aren?t too bad. I don?t go in them all the time, but every so often is nice.

Random sauna story:

At one of the skydiving clubs my family frequents the pilot light for the gas heater went out so someone tried to light it with a cigarette lighter. It sort of blew up in his face and pushed him back. Anyway, my dad and one of his mates drew the outline of a body on the floor and used silicon to glue a lighter where the hand was. The funny thing was, the lighter glued to the ground still worked so when their own lighters ran out of fuel, they?d go into the sauna and bend down and use it to light up.
 
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Andraste said:
In the sense that relaxation and de-stressing can help weight loss in a variety of health-improving ways (lower cortisol, more restful sleep), saunas can help weight loss. But yes, hydration very important with saunas, and really, for weight loss in general. The water you consume allows your body to process more waste through the kidneys, freeing up your liver to more efficiently metabolize the fats you consume.

Um, I'm gonna go have a glass of water.
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I think I will too.
 
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I probably wouldn't specifically choose to go into one, but all the same they aren't too bad, a lot better than I was expecting, considering the searing heats.
 
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went in a sauna with my mum on holiday the other year. damn those things are hot [yes pointing out the obv] bit i hated was that the guy sed b4 we went in to use the shower b4 leaving the sauna room, little did i know the shower was cold ¬.¬
 
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A friend of my dad's has a sauna built into his house. Never been in it though.

The only sauna I have been in was at the resort during my honeymoon. It was boring. Oh, and hot.
 
FastFoot92

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Yeah about a week ago in a hotel with my mates.

We had an ice pool right next to us so it was like dares and stuff for like 5 mins in each one :)
 
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Well, why yes, I use our house sauna once every week, but that's enough for me. Especially during the cold, dark winter, a relaxing trip to a sauna is all you need to keep you happy...or something. During the summer it's more like a habit of mine, I just go there because that's what I have done every week for as long as I can remember.

And seriously, some 40-50 degrees celsius isn't enough for a proper sauna, atleast 70 or 80 degrees should do it. That's just my opinion.

And about that part about hydration in saunas, well, that's what the sauna beers are for.

PS: it's nice to see so many fellow...umm...sauna goers here. (Is there an verb for people who go to saunas? If not, there should be XD)
 
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