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nyjah 8 hours ago

Zero shot you'd make it an hour in a proper sauna for an hour. People have this idea that saunas are always enjoyable. I sauna daily, and its nice up to a point. For me thats like 10-12mins in. From then on, its tough.

tuukkah 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

When it doesn't feel enjoyable anymore, you're supposed to get out of the sauna and cool down - preferably in a lake. Then repeat as many times as you like.

iammjm 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I go for 15 min sessions at 90 Celsius and the first 10 mins are ok, the last 5 are tough, like I have to control my breath to hang in there

httpsterio 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Huh what? I can easily sit in a sauna for an hour without breaks as long as it has some type of ventilation.

Smoke saunas a bit less, electric or wood stove saunas no issue. It's nice to take a breather once in a while but I'd honestly have no issues sitting in a 80-90 deg sauna for an hour as long as I have enough to drink with me.

One time I sat in the sauna for six hours with a few breaks between with a group of friends shooting the shit. I had a headache the next morning but I blame it on the Jallu and not the sauna.

bluGill 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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?

theshrike79 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

30 seconds? What kind of torture room of a sauna are you going in?

marssaxman 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Heat tolerance varies. For some of us, all saunas feel like torture rooms!

MyHonestOpinon 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

IMHO. 10-20 mins is good enough. I wouldn't try to stay for an hour.

If 10mins feels too much, do less.

trklausss 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You are clearly not Finn (/s)

nyjah 5 hours ago | parent [-]

lol, this is true. Wish I could tolerate it longer like a proper Finn. I’ll go 25 mins occasionally but mostly I do 15 mins, break, another 5-10 mins..

jampekka 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Finns don't do it that long. It's typically 5-15 minutes per sitting, with 2-4 sittings per session.

nyjah an hour ago | parent [-]

My answer was sarcastic back, fwiw, I follow the 'proper' finnish ritual or similar...