Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by kepeko on Sunday April 05, 2026 @11:14AM
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73°C isn't unusual. I checked out what's source for the Wikipedia article that says it's 80 to 110°C. Oddly it's a Chicago Tribune article from 1970. I don't think I ever visited a 110°C sauna.
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Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by jaen on Sunday April 05, 2026 @12:06PM
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110C is not that unusual in the Nordics (although way above average, it's for tougher sauna goers). I've been in one. Not most people's cup of tea though, the experience is comparable to the opposite of a long cold plunge.
Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by MagerValp on Sunday April 05, 2026 @12:22PM
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110 is only on the top shelf, middle or lower is much cooler. For a dry sauna you really want to be well into the 100s to get a proper kick out of it.
Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by yeahforsureman on Sunday April 05, 2026 @02:21PM
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A dry sauna sounds terminally boring. The point of Finnish saunas is that they are dry and hot, but you can adjust the pain...experience, I mean, by throwing water on the rocks at intervals of your choice.
Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by Aerroon on Sunday April 05, 2026 @03:39PM
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Whisking can make up for the boringness of a dry sauna (hitting yourself with some birch branches).
Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by euroderf on Monday April 06, 2026 @06:20AM
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Well, not the branches as such but their leaves.
Re:Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell ...
by hdgvhicv on Monday April 06, 2026 @06:20AM
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I haven’t used a >95C but every sauna I’ve been to in Europe has options for 80 or above. They sometimes have cold ones at 70 or whatever too
No point in going to saunas in America or uk as they require wearing clothes.