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No idea. How hot is and was your sauna? Is it possible that it's hotter than it used to be? Maybe try one that's slightly less hot? I've got the opposite probl

by mcv 6mo ago

No idea. How hot is and was your sauna? Is it possible that it's hotter than it used to be? Maybe try one that's slightly less hot? I've got the opposite problem: saunas don't seem to be able to make me sweat anymore, so I'm looking for the hottest saunas I can find.

storus 6mo ago
The usual 95"C, nothing extraordinary. Sweating after covid got impaired, I might have some thermoregulation issue.
- mcv 6mo ago
  95 is pretty hot. At commercial spas I see them start at 70, and rarely above 90.
  - storus 6mo ago
    95 is normal where I live for Finnish saunas. Then there are other types of saunas that start lower, but Finnish are always around 95.
    - jampekka 6mo ago
      95 is high for Finnish saunas in Finland at least. Public saunas are very rarely so hot here, and few like it that hot. Edit: to put it into some numbers, per one study[1] Finnish sauna sessions were on average at 75.9°C with SD 9.9°C. If we assume normal distribution, that means that more than 97 % of sauna sessions are at < 95°C. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262976/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262976/
      - mcv 6mo ago
        I actually like them that hot. I look for 90+ saunas, and once was in one that claimed to be over 100. Although I have no idea how accurate that is. They're very bearable to me. But if they're not bearable, of course you should look for a sauna that's not quite as hot. Or at least stay low; the higher you sit, the hotter it is.
        jampekka 6mo ago
        You can have over 100°C. The amount of steam is a crucial factor. Even over 100°C doesn't feel that hot if it's dry, but at higher temperatures the "löyly profile" often becomes quite harsh.
        storus 6mo ago
        In my case 95°C was without any steam; it caused me burning skin sensation and I almost collapsed after just 5 minutes, whereas pre-covid I could do 3-4 rounds of steam with towels pushing steam at me at the topmost place and last up to 20 minutes before I needed to leave.

by mcv 6mo ago

storus 6mo ago

The usual 95"C, nothing extraordinary. Sweating after covid got impaired, I might have some thermoregulation issue.

mcv 6mo ago
95 is pretty hot. At commercial spas I see them start at 70, and rarely above 90.
- storus 6mo ago
  95 is normal where I live for Finnish saunas. Then there are other types of saunas that start lower, but Finnish are always around 95.
  - jampekka 6mo ago
    95 is high for Finnish saunas in Finland at least. Public saunas are very rarely so hot here, and few like it that hot. Edit: to put it into some numbers, per one study[1] Finnish sauna sessions were on average at 75.9°C with SD 9.9°C. If we assume normal distribution, that means that more than 97 % of sauna sessions are at < 95°C. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262976/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262976/
    - mcv 6mo ago
      I actually like them that hot. I look for 90+ saunas, and once was in one that claimed to be over 100. Although I have no idea how accurate that is. They're very bearable to me. But if they're not bearable, of course you should look for a sauna that's not quite as hot. Or at least stay low; the higher you sit, the hotter it is.
      - jampekka 6mo ago
        You can have over 100°C. The amount of steam is a crucial factor. Even over 100°C doesn't feel that hot if it's dry, but at higher temperatures the "löyly profile" often becomes quite harsh.
        storus 6mo ago
        In my case 95°C was without any steam; it caused me burning skin sensation and I almost collapsed after just 5 minutes, whereas pre-covid I could do 3-4 rounds of steam with towels pushing steam at me at the topmost place and last up to 20 minutes before I needed to leave.