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What are the top ten healthfull benifits of a Finnleo Sauna?

1. Relaxes Muscles and Soothes Aches and Pains in Muscles and Joints!
  Under high heat, the body releases endorphines - the bodies naturally produced pain relieving chemical. Endorphines can have a mild and enjoyable tranquilizing effect and the ability to quell the pain of arthtitis (and muscle soreness from an intense workout).
  Body temperature rises from the heat of the sauna, causing blood vessels to dilate and circulation to increase. The increased blood flow accelerates the bodies natural healing process - soothing aches and pains and speeding up the healing process of cuts and bruises.
  Following sporting activity, use the heat and steam of a sauna for muscle relaxation by helping to reduce muscle tension and eliminate lactic acid and other toxins.

2. Relieves Stress!
   Medical research clearly shows stress in our every day lives adversly affects our health. In fact, the vast majority of disease is stress related. In 20 years of Finnleo surveying thousands of sauna users about why they use saunas - "stress relief" is the #1 most commonly cited "primary benifit". The sauna provides stress relief in a number of ways.
  The heat of the sauna relaxes the body, improves circullation, and stimulates the release of endorphines - the bodies natural feel good chemical, providing a wonderful "after sauna glow".

3. Induces a Deeper Sleep!
  Research shows a deeper sleep can result from sauna use. In addition to release of endorphins, when body temperature is raised in the late evening, it will fall at bedtime, facilitating sleep.

4. Recreational and Social Benifits!
  The sauna can be a private personal retreat or a relaxing enviroment for socializing with family and friends. The sauna enviroment in ideal for openness, quiet conversation and intimacy.

5. & 6. Flushes Toxins and Cleanses Skin!
  In today's lifestyles many of us don't activly sweat on a daily basis. Deep seating has multiple health benifits. regular sauna bathing provides the benifits derived from a deep sweat.
  In the heat of the sauna, the core body temperature begins to rise. The blood vessels dilate, causing increased blood flow. As heat from the blood moves toward the skin surfaces and core body temperature rises, the body's nervous system sends signals to the millions of of sweat glands covering the body. As the sweat glands are stimulated they produce sweat. Sweat production is primarily for cooling the body, and is composed of 99% water - but deep sweating in a sauna can hepl reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickle and mercury - all toxins commonly picked up from our enviroment.
  At the same time, skin is cleansed and dead cells are replaced, keeping your skin in good working condition.
  Sweat rinses bacteria out of the epidermal layer and sweat ducts. Cleansing the pores improves the capillary circulation and gives the skin a soft, beautifull appearance.

7. Improves Cardiovascular Performance!
  In the heat of a sauna skin heats up and core body temperature rises. In response to the heat, the blood vessels near the skin dialate and cardiac output increases. Medical research shows the heart rate can rise fron 60-70/min. to 110 to 120/min. in the sauna (140 - 150 with more intense bathing), and can often sink to below normal after the cooling off stage. With regular sauna use we not only train our heart muscle and improve the heart rate/cardiac output, but we also positively influence the regulatory system.
  Further cardiovascular conditioning occurs when the sauna is taken in multiple "innings", with sessions in the sauna seperated by cool shower or a dip in a cool pool or lake. Every time you rapidly change temperature (from hot to cool and vice versa), your heart rate increses by as much as 60% - compared to regular exercise.

8. Burns Calories
  In a sauna calories are expended in two ways.
  First is the sweat process itself. It takes energy to sweat and that energy is derived from the conversion of fat and carbohydrates in a process that burns up calories. According the U. S. Army research (Ward Dean M. D.) "A moderatly conditioned person can easily sweat off 500 grams in a single sauna session, consuming nearly 300 calories in the process".   The body consumes calories by way of accelerated heart activity (cardiovascular section) As heart activity increases, demanding more oxygen, the body converts more calories into energy.

9. Fights Illness; Relieves Congestion!
  German sauna medical research shows saunas significantly reduced the incidencs of colds and influenza. As the body is exposed to a sauna's heat and steam, it produces white blood cells more rapidly - which in turn help fight illness and help kill viruses.
  Sauna's can relieve nasal congestion from colds and allergies - especialy when used with steam (and eucalyptus to the water for added benifit and enjoyment). The steam vapor action helps clear up uncomfortable congestion and is a wonderful part of the Finnish sauna experience.

10. Feels Good!
   A sauna not only feels good, it's good for you. Whether it's the physiological changes that occur it the warmth of a sauna, or it's simply the time spent in the calm, retreat of the sauna, all who use sauna's agree - it feels WONDERFUL! S we go through our daily stressful lives, the sauna provides a pampering retreat - where we can relax and restore body and soul. A sauna truly makes you "FEEL BETTER", "LOOK BETTER" and "SLEEP BETTER".

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