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The Origin of the Sauna in Finland

Sauna originated in Finland and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Using the hot and cold stimulation of repeated dry steaming and washing on the whole body, the blood vessels can be expanded and contracted repeatedly, which can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent the hardening of blood vessels.

“Sauna” is Finnish, and its original meaning is “a cabin without windows”. This name may have something to do with the origin of the sauna. The original cabins not only had no windows, but even no chimneys, and the thick smoke made the house black. Therefore, the sauna at that time was called “smoke sauna”. Later, some innovative people installed chimneys, and the sauna has a new look since then. However, some places in Finland still retain the “smoke sauna”, but it costs a lot of money to enjoy it once, and it takes a lot of time, because the “smoke sauna” needs to be smoked for seven or eight hours to achieve the real effect.

Types of saunas

There are two types of saunas: dry steaming and wet steaming. Sauna is a kind of leisure way with both fashion and health care, and there are many people who like it. In particular, many women like to lose weight and beautify themselves in the log cabin, so they linger and never get tired of it.

Sauna Mechanism

First of all, understand the health care mechanism of sauna bath.

The traditional sauna refers to that in a special wooden room, the special rocks are grilled on the hot stove to make the temperature reach above 70°C, and then a small amount of water is poured on the rocks to generate shocking steam. This method is called sauna. Dry steam bath. Sauna can speed up blood circulation, completely relax the muscles of all parts of the body, and achieve the purpose of eliminating fatigue, restoring physical strength and rejuvenating the spirit.

At the same time, it has a certain effect on rheumatism, arthritis, low back pain, asthma, bronchitis, neurasthenia, etc. In addition, the inherent health benefits of traditional sauna baths are also a kind of high-level enjoyment and leisure for those who are tired from work.

Health effects

In a high temperature environment, the deep layer of the skin can produce an internal heating effect, the capillaries of the whole body can be expanded, and the body sweats much more than usual activities. Elimination of disease. At the same time, due to repeated cold, hot and dry steam washing of the body, blood vessels are continuously contracted and expanded. In sports physiology, it is called: vascular gymnastics, which can enhance the elasticity of blood vessels and prevent hardening of blood vessels.

Sauna bathing is carried out in a high-temperature environment in a static state, and the subcutaneous fat is consumed through a large amount of sweating of the body, so that you can easily lose weight in comfort. According to tests, 10 minutes in the sauna is equivalent to running 10 kilometers, so it has the effect of bodybuilding and weight loss.

In addition, when the body sweats a lot to eliminate subcutaneous dirt, it can improve the permeability of epidermal cells and activate cells, so it also has the effect of beauty and skin care and delaying aging. During the sauna, the body continuously absorbs the healthy trace elements emitted from the unique rocks on the stove, which has the effect of preventing diseases.

Sauna bathing is a special method of bathing, which has two functions of cleaning the skin and treating diseases. It relieves pain and relaxes joints by alternating hot and cold cycles several times in succession. For the skin, due to the obvious expansion of skin blood vessels during the steam bath, a lot of sweating, blood circulation is improved, sweat excretion helps to eliminate waste in the body, so that various tissues in the skin can get more nutrition, and it is effective for many skin diseases. Such as ichthyosis, psoriasis, pruritus, etc. have different degrees of therapeutic effect.

Disadvantages of taking a sauna

Sauna bathing is a fashionable and health-care way of leisure. After sweating, the whole body relaxes and fatigue is eliminated, so many people who are stressed by work prefer this way. However, medical experts warn that frequent sauna visits may be the culprit of male infertility. In Finland, the birthplace of sauna, the incidence of male infertility is quite high, which is not unrelated to the local people’s love of sauna.

The temperature of the testis is generally 3-4°C lower than that of the human body, so that normal sperm can be produced. Sperm have strict requirements on temperature, and can only develop normally under conditions lower than body temperature, while the temperature of the sauna is higher than that of the human body. The body temperature is much higher, which is not conducive to the growth of sperm, or causes the sperm motility to drop too much, resulting in infertility.

According to clinical statistics, a considerable part of male infertility is caused by testicular temperature higher than normal temperature. Reminder: For unmarried men who have no children, in addition to not washing more in the sauna, other factors that can increase the temperature of the testicles should be avoided as much as possible, such as cycling for a long time, taking a hot bath, sitting for a long time, wearing tight jeans Wait.