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 Ice Baths & Sauna

           Ice Bath help muscles recover, it may follow that they can improve sports performance. Unfortunately it is not that simple – Hakan Westerblad, an expert in cellular muscle physiology from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, says "scientific studies show varying outcomes regarding the effect of post-exercise ice baths on subsequent performance, with results ranging from minor positive effects, via no effects, to negative effects."  






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 A sauna bath after a workout can be awesome for your heart, says studySTAYING FIT A sauna bath after a workout can be awesome for your heart, says study Don’t just exercise. Combine it with a post-workout sauna bath to boost your cardiovascular health. Sauna benefitsKnow the benefits of sauna for your heart. Image courtesy: Shutterstock Manasvi Jain PUBLISHED ON: 2 SEPTEMBER 2022, 13:15
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In our country, sauna baths are not much of a trend and with reason too. Most regions in India are hot and humid for the better part of the year which eliminates the need for a hot and steaming sauna bath. But what if we were to tell you that taking a sauna bath post workout can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases? Is this true? Let’s find out!
Recently, a study published in the American Journal of Physiology which stated that exercise combined with a sauna bath boosts heart health more than exercise alone. There have been many studies that have shown that exercising can prevent ailments and various diseases.
The current health and exercise guidelines recommend 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity spread across three to five sessions per week, which helps in improving our cardiovascular health. But this new study shows how taking a sauna bath after a workout is even better for heart health.
 
                                  


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