Achoo! Cold season has arrived in Manhattan. Brace yourself for stuffy noses, unruly coughs, and sore throats. To help minimize or avoid such unpleasantries, it’s a good idea to care for your body’s immune system with proper diet, regular exercise, and minimize any stressors. There’s also another effective way to stay healthy this fall: with a sauna! Regular sauna use has a long list of amazing health and wellness benefits that can improve your health and help you avoid a weekend in bed. Here are some of the ways you can boost your immune system this cold season with a sauna.
Out with the Old, In with the New
Time to break a sweat! With a sauna, breaking a sweat is a good thing. The temperature inside is around 130 degrees for an infrared sauna and up to 175 degrees for traditional saunas. As a result, your body temperature increases and you begin to sweat. In addition to helping your body stay cool, sweating is also the body’s way of detoxifying and cleansing itself. You can sweat out toxins that leave you feeling sluggish and give your body more fighting power against illnesses.
As you sweat out the bad, replace it with good. Be sure to drink lots of clear liquids. Additionally, eating a nutritious and well-balanced diet can help boost immunity as well.
Reduce Stress and its Effect on the Immune System
Regularly using a home sauna can also greatly aid in reducing stress. Busy schedules, work pressures, family needs, and social responsibilities can feel overwhelming at times and leave you feeling stressed. While this is completely normal, an increase in stress can depress your body’s immune response and make you more susceptible to illness.
However, regular sauna use can help reduce your stress level. The heat and calm setting allow your muscles to relax and your mind to unwind. Even more, it can also significantly reduce the amount of cortisol in your body, the hormone responsible for stress. Less stress can boost immunity and greatly affect your body’s ability to ward off sickness!
Gain White Blood Cells
White blood cells are part of the body’s illness fighting system. When viruses or bacteria enter your body, the white blood cells attack. Amazingly, sauna use has been linked to an increase in your body’s white blood cells and therefore an increase in your body’s ability to fight infection.
Increase Your Health with a Sauna
Owning a home sauna can also help promote a healthier overall lifestyle. For one, using it can help burn additional calories. With the increased temperature, your body is working hard to stay cool and burn calories in the meantime. Additionally, saunas can help increase your heart health and decrease your risk of heart-related illnesses.
Get Needed Sleep
Proper rest is essential to fighting illness and staying healthy. With regular sauna use, enjoy longer, deeper, and more restful sleep. Step in shortly before bedtime to help your body relax, slow your mind, and prepare for a deep slumber.
Boost your immunity and stay healthy this cold season! Stop by Energy Center-Manhattan Pool to learn more about the incredible health and wellness benefits of a home sauna. Contact us to add one to your home this fall and Come Find Your Gathering Place.
