I also try to sauna 5x/week at night for heat acclimation and supporting sleep quality.
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I also try to sauna 5x/week at night for heat acclimation and supporting sleep quality.
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It definitely affects my sleep. And going from a sauna into, like, an ice cold shower and then doing kind of like going back and forth really really helps sleep.
So, um, now I do saunas at night. My husband and I have this ritual. We like to do it before bed. I put out a video on how heat stress also can improve sleep. So, that is um something that I do a couple of hours before bed. These days, I've been doing I switch between the sauna. We also have a hot tub. I like I like being outside at night and looking at the stars. And so I I probably do that like five times times a week where I'm getting the heat stress before before bed.
4–7 sauna sessions per week, 20 minutes at 80°C+, reduce cardiovascular mortality risk by 40% over a decade.
Regular sauna use raises BDNF and improves verbal memory in older adults.
Sauna protocols only generate the longevity effect when sessions exceed 30 minutes.
Hot-tub bathing yields cardiovascular benefits comparable to traditional Finnish sauna at matched core-temp dose.