Correlations between Repeated Use of Dry Sauna for 4 x 10 Minutes, Physiological Parameters, Anthropometric Features, and Body Composition in Young Sedentary and Overweight Men: Health Implications
Podstawski R, Borysławski K, Clark CCT, Choszcz D, Finn KJ, Gronek P
BioMed research international · 10 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
- University or hospital
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2019-01-21 · Biomed Res Int · vol. 2019 · pp. 1–13
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Cited
- 21 citations · more than 85% of similar papers · 1.9× the field average
- References
- 75 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Textile materials and evaluations · Body Contouring and Surgery
- Keywords
- Overweight, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Medicine, Obesity, Body fat percentage, Heart rate, Blood pressure, Internal medicine, Physiology
- MeSH
- humans, obesity, anthropometry, body mass index, body temperature, baths, steam bath, motor activity, temperature, body composition, blood pressure, heart rate, adult, male, overweight, young adult
6 authors
From PL, GB, US
- Robert Podstawski · correspondingUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Krzysztof BorysławskiWrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Cain C. T. ClarkCoventry University
- Dariusz Jan ChoszczUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Kevin John FinnUniversity of Central Missouri
- Piotr GronekUniversity of Physical Culture in Kraków
Abstract
Background
The effect of thermal stress on the physiological parameters of young overweight and sedentary men who sporadically use the sauna remains insufficiently investigated.
Aim
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of sauna bathing on the physiological parameters of young overweight, physically inactive men and to test the correlations between physiological parameters versus anthropometric features and body composition parameters.
Materials and methods
Forty-five overweight and sedentary men aged 20.76±2.4 y were exposed to four sauna sessions of 10 minutes each (temperature: 90-91°C; relative humidity: 14-16 %) with four 5-minute cool-down breaks. Body composition was determined before sauna, and body mass and blood pressure were measured before and after sauna. Physiological parameters were monitored during four 10-minute sauna sessions.
Results
A significant (p<0.0001) increase in all analyzed physiological parameters was observed during four successive 10-minute sauna sessions. Heart rate, energy expenditure, blood pressure, and body mass loss were most strongly correlated with anthropometric parameters (body mass, body mass index, and body surface area) and body composition parameters (percent body fat, body fat mass, and visceral fat level). The 60-minute treatment resulted in a significant reduction in body mass (0.65 kg).
Conclusions
Repeated use of Finnish sauna induces significant changes in the physiological parameters of young sedentary overweight men, and these changes are intensified during successive treatments. Deleterious cardiovascular adaptations were most prevalent in men characterized by the highest degree of obesity and the largest body size.
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