Re:Sauna effect on heart rate
by bluGill on Monday April 20, 2026 @10:49AM
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I generally make it about 30 seconds in a sauna (I rarely even bother trying when I have access). Should I tough it out for 10-12 like you? Should you be toughing it out for the full hour I suggested (a random time I pulled out of my head)? Or is this all nonsense and I'm just fine ignoring the whole thing?
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Re:Sauna effect on heart rate
by MyHonestOpinon on Monday April 20, 2026 @01:04PM
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IMHO. 10-20 mins is good enough. I wouldn't try to stay for an hour.
If 10mins feels too much, do less.
Re:Sauna effect on heart rate
by theshrike79 on Monday April 20, 2026 @02:22PM
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30 seconds? What kind of torture room of a sauna are you going in?
Re:Sauna effect on heart rate
by marssaxman on Monday April 20, 2026 @03:04PM
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Heat tolerance varies. For some of us, all saunas feel like torture rooms!
Don't "tough it out" in a sauna. Stay until it feels uncomfortable, or, if you're not sure, keep track of your heart rate and get out if it increases too much. You'll get used to the sauna after frequenting it for some time, which usually results in being able to stay longer before it feels uncomfortable. Your ability to sweat will improve, for example, including being able to sweat on body parts where you may initially be unable to (it took a long time before my wife's calves "learned" to sweat, for example).