According to Ecomall.com, you can lose up to a quart of water in sweat during a 20-minute dry sauna session. Sweating in a sauna helps rid the body of toxins, speeds up the heart rate and promotes relaxation. A dry sauna differs from a wet sauna in the use of water. In a wet sauna, water is splashed over heated rocks to create steam. In a dry sauna, no water is used, so you can just sit there and enjoy the heat.
Step 1
Pre-heat the sauna. If you're using a home sauna unit, Sauna-talk.com recommends pre-heating it for up to an hour to achieve the desired temperature. Aim for 160 to 194 degrees Fahrenheit before entering the room.
Step 2
Take a shower. Washing yourself before entering the sauna helps keep the area clean.
Step 3
Choose a towel. If you are going into a sauna with members of the same sex, you can usually go in fully nude and sit on your towel. If it is a mixed gender sauna, you will be required wear proper attire like a bathing suit.
Step 4
Take a seat. Communal saunas usually have wooden benches where you can sit and relax. Locate the heat source. If you want a more intense dry sauna session, sit closer to it.
Step 5
Sweat. After all, it's the point of the sauna. Enjoy the heat, take deep breaths, and let the sweat pour from your body.
Step 6
Monitor yourself. If you start feeling weak, nauseous or dizzy, step outside the room. Sauna-talk.com recommends sitting in the sauna for up to 20 minutes.
Step 7
Take another shower. After you're done with your session, rinse all the sweat off. You should feel relaxed and invigorated.
Tips and Warnings
- Bring water into the sauna. It's easy to get dehydrated in such high temperatures. A bottle of water will help you avoid this problem.
- If you suffer from certain health conditions, you should avoid the sauna. Saunaabc.com recommends staying away if you suffer from abnormal blood pressure, if you are in the first three months of pregnancy, if you have hyperthyroidism or if you've had a recent fever.
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