Sauna and Sleeping

You’ve wisely avoided sleeping pills, but it seems as if you’ve tried almost everything else to get a better night’s sleep. You’ve reduced your intake of caffeine and alcohol. You’ve made sure you’re in bed at the same time every night. You’ve stopped watching TV or reading right before bedtime. You’ve made your bedroom as quiet and as dark as possible. Despite all your efforts, however, you’re still having difficulty falling or staying asleep.

To make matters worse, you’re now so worried about not being able to sleep well that you just can’t relax.

Maybe the time has come for you to try soaking in a sauna before heading off to bed.

In many circles around the world, the home sauna is held in high esteem for its amazing ability to soothe and relax the human body inside and out. The comforting heat of a sauna works to induce healthy perspiration, assist respiratory function, benefit blood pressure, stimulate endorphins, cleanse skin, and relieve sore, tired muscles. By raising your body temperature in a sauna bath right before bedtime, you compel it to normalize itself afterwards, and it’s this temperature readjustment following the sauna bath that helps to improve the quality of your sleep.

Of course, other effects of the heat bath can certainly contribute to improvements in your sleep. Regular sauna bathers routinely report that soaking in a hot sauna helps them rid their minds of the anxieties, frustrations and worries that may have been plaguing them prior to bathing. And by helping to alleviate any existing physical pain like headaches, muscle strain or joint stiffness, a sauna bath can effectively disarm many of the aggravations that might have impeded truly restful sleep.

Home saunas are available in many styles and sizes. Whether it’s a do-it-yourself sauna kit, a modular sauna unit, a traditional Finnish sauna or a far infrared heat therapy room, the sauna you purchase should have a noticeably positive impact on the quality of your sleep as well as on your physical and mental well-being.
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Hot Sauna Tips

There are numerous ways to enjoy a sauna bath, regardless of whether the setting of that sauna bath is in a traditional hot Finnish sauna room or a modern, state-of-the-art far infrared or radiant heat sauna cabin. And, as so many now experienced sauna enthusiasts discovered soon after they first began taking sauna baths, it doesn't take long for a novice sauna bather to learn how to ensure that his or her every session in the sauna is a safe and pleasurable experience. Below are just a few tips to help you reap the greatest rewards in your sauna:

1. Sauna bathing is not recommended for people with high blood pressure, pulmonary diseases or cardiovascular disorders, and anyone who is pregnant or has multiple sclerosis, hypertension or hyperthyroidism should consult a qualified health professional before using a sauna. If you have any other health concerns, a conversation with your doctor may help to put to rest any worries regarding your use of a sauna.

2. Do not use the sauna while under the influence of any type of alcohol, drugs, anticoagulants, antihistamines, vasodilators, vasoconstrictors, stimulants, tranquilizers or hypnotics.

3. Avoid eating heavily before sauna bathing. If you do eat beforehand, wait at least one hour before starting your sauna session.

4. Remove all metal objects, such as eyeglasses and watches, and jewelry from your body prior to entering the sauna.

5. If you wear contact lenses, be sure to remove them before going into a sauna.

6. Shower before your sauna bath, and be sure to dry your body completely after you wash yourself.

7. Drink some mineralized water before taking your sauna bath.

8. Bring a minimum of two towels, one for sitting or lying on and wrapping in and another for drying off afterwards. Never dry your clean body with a towel soaked in sweat.

9. Sauna etiquette and sauna customs can differ from country to country, especially regarding what to wear in the sauna and whether men and women can bathe in the same sauna at the same time. If you are visiting a public sauna, know what the applicable rules, customs and protocols are. If you are bathing alone in your own home sauna, however, feel free to wear whatever will make you most comfortable, even if it’s nothing at all.

10. Allow yourself adequate time for your sauna session. The sauna is no place for anyone who’s in a rush. For many sauna buffs, a typical sauna sequence consists of: a warm shower; 15 minutes in the sauna heat; a cool shower and optional dip in a swimming pool, lake or pond, and then a 10 to 30 minute rest. Most sauna fans repeat this sequence, or one like it, many times during a morning, afternoon or evening. People with high blood pressure or heart problems, however, are advised to avoid swimming in cold water after their sweat bath.

11. Resist any urge to smoke in the sauna. Also, if you are bathing with other people, realize that the sauna door should not be kept open so long that it cools the sauna for those sharing it with you. In a traditional Finnish sauna, courtesy also dictates that you be mindful of others when you're tossing water on the sauna rocks.

12. It should go without saying that a sauna bather would be unwise to engage in any sexual activity amid the intense heat of the bath. Also, in most social circles, canoodling in front of other bathers would likely be viewed as very indecorous behavior.

13. Leave the sauna right away if you feel faint or dizzy. One of the most paramount principles to follow when you are in the sauna is to listen to the messages your body sends you. A sauna bath is not meant to be an endurance test, so respect your body and its limitations.

14. To prevent dehydration, always replenish your fluids after you come out of the sauna. Drinking mineralized water is recommended, although some sauna fans believe a beer can be quite refreshing. Just don't drink any alcoholic beverages while you're in the sauna itself - only afterwards if you so wish and, even then, not to excess.

15. Get dressed only after you have stopped sweating and your body temperature has returned to normal.
Follow these basic guidelines for a satisfying, soothing and safe soak in the sauna, and you'll be a veteran sauna enthusiast before you know it.
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