High temperatures create an internal heat effect deep within the skin, dilating capillaries throughout the body and causing the body to sweat significantly more than during normal exercise. This exhilarating, profuse sweating helps eliminate waste products from the body and combat disease. Furthermore, the repeated hot and cold, dry, and steaming of the body causes blood vessels to continuously contract and dilate, a process known in exercise physiology as "vascular exercise," which enhances vascular elasticity and prevents arteriosclerosis.
Sauna bathing occurs in a static, high-temperature environment. Through the body's profuse perspiration, the body consumes subcutaneous fat, allowing for comfortable weight loss. According to tests, 10 minutes in a sauna is equivalent to a 10-kilometer run, thus offering benefits for bodybuilding and weight loss. Furthermore, as the body perspires to eliminate subcutaneous impurities, it increases the permeability of epidermal cells, activating them and promoting beauty and anti-aging. During sauna bathing, the body continuously absorbs beneficial trace elements emitted from the unique rocks in the sauna, which can help prevent disease.
Sauna bathing is a unique bathing method that combines skin cleansing with therapeutic benefits. It relieves pain and loosens joints through repeated cycles of hot and cold. Steam baths significantly dilate blood vessels, leading to increased sweating and improved blood circulation. This sweating helps eliminate waste products and provides more nutrients to the skin's tissues, helping to treat various skin conditions, such as ichthyosis, psoriasis, and pruritus.