Sauna For Guys - Safe or Not?

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There's nothing risky about sweating it out in the sauna after a workout, guys. Saunas are perfectly safe for the majority of men. In fact, the sauna is really quite beneficial -- it can relieve sore muscles, can flush toxins from your bod and can alleviate arthritis, asthma and chronic fatigue. It might even help you cut down on colds.

Now saunas are not recommended for heart patients (it'll cause your heart rate to jump), and if you have dad plans, you might want to steer clear of the hot box for a while, becasue it might temporarily affect sperm quality and mobility. But if you're healthy and not planning for parenthood, saunas won't do you a bit of harm.

So, step out of your running shoes and into the sauna. Twenty minutes is all you need in the cedar room, plus two to four glasses of water afterwards to rehydrate.