Effects of Twelve Sessions of High-Temperature Sauna Baths on Body Composition in Healthy Young Men
Toro V, Siquier-Coll J, Bartolomé I, Pérez-Quintero M, Raimundo A, Muñoz D, Maynar-Mariño M
International journal of environmental research and public health · 3 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
- Government
- European Commission
- Government
- Junta de Extremadura
Based on 2 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2021-04-22 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 18 · issue 9 · p. 4458
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 7 citations · more than 54% of similar papers · 0.3× the field average
- References
- 46 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Keywords
- Bone mineral, Medicine, Bone mineral content, Animal science, Dual energy, Bone mass, Nuclear medicine, Internal medicine, Osteoporosis
- MeSH
- humans, body temperature, baths, steam bath, temperature, body composition, blood pressure, heart rate, male, hot temperature
7 authors
From ES, PT
- Víctor Toro-RománUniversidad de Extremadura
- Jesús Siquier-Coll · correspondingUniversidad Pontificia Comillas
- Ignacio BartoloméUniversidad de Extremadura
- Mario Pérez-QuinteroUniversidad de Extremadura
- Armando Manuel de Mendonça RaimundoUniversity of Évora
- Diego MuñozUniversidad de Extremadura
Abstract
The health benefits of sauna baths are attracting ever-increasing interest. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 12 high-temperature (100 °C) sauna baths on body composition of 23 healthy young men, divided into a control group (CG) and a sauna group (SG). Both groups were initially evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), after which the SG experienced 12 sessions of sauna baths at high temperatures (100 °C). Initial measurements were carried out after the sauna sessions and after two weeks of decay in both groups. The muscle mass of the right leg (pre vs. decay: 9.50 (5.59) vs. 10.52 (5.15); p p p < 0.05; Δ 6.17%) of the left leg increased in the SG after the sauna baths. It seems that exposure to heat at high temperatures could produce improvements in bone and muscle mass.
Abstract via Europe PMC. Copyright remains with the authors or publisher (CC BY).
Community trust
Loading…
How much do you trust this study's findings?
Comments
Sign in to rate, comment on or flag this study.Sign inSomething wrong here?
Flag this study if its information, labels or funding look wrong. An editor reviews every flag.
Sign in to rate, comment on or flag this study.Sign inEducational information about published research. Not medical advice, and not a recommendation to start or stop anything.