Boost Metabolism: Steamroom vs. Sauna - Which is Better? - Thomas DeLauer
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You may have heard discussion around the benefits of the sauna and the steam room, but is one better for you than another? There is only so much time in the day to spend at the gym, so we want to be sure to get the most out of what we do in the least amount of time.
Saunas have been around for thousands of years. Finland has a sauna tradition that has been around for two thousand years strong, and many attribute their endurance and longevity to the time they spend in the sauna.
Saunas and steam rooms are touted to induce mental and physical relaxation, and both induce large amounts of sweating, which has health benefits such as releasing toxins from the body. So where does the difference lie?
Saunas are dry heat whereas steam rooms are at 100% humidity. One of the biggest differences has to do with temperature - when a room is humid we feel as though it is hotter than it actually is. Due to this, saunas are able to be kept at a much higher temperature than steam rooms. Saunas range from 160 to 200 degrees Fahrenheit, wheres steam rooms are at 110 to 120.
In order to understand how these differences would lead to the best option of the two, we must first understand the benefits of both saunas and steam rooms.
Benefit 1: Increased blood flow
Blood vessels enlarge when your body temperature rises, allowing increased delivery of oxygen and nutrients throughout your body. After particularly vigorous exercise, try to get 15-30 minutes in the sauna or steam room to reap the benefits of this increased nutrient and oxygen delivery to your muscles. The increased blood flow allows an acceleration of tissue repair post workout. The faster you heal the better you feel and more able you are to take your next workout to a higher level.
Benefit 2: Increased metabolism and physical endurance
Increase the temperature and you will increase your metabolism, which is simply how quickly your body burns calories, due to this heat. Your body works harder to try and keep itself cool, thereby burning calories at a higher rate.
Benefit 3: Inflammation
Exposure to the high heat results in a release of noradrenaline, adrenaline and cortisol, which all have anti-inflammatory properties. This can help in mobility and pain, temporarily relieving stiffness post workout. Many people suffering with arthritis have reported relief after spending time in the sauna or steam room.
Benefit 4: Sweating
Sweating helps to lower blood pressure by secreting salts, detoxify by expelling toxins through our pores and helps to increase caloric expenditure.
Benefit 5: Mood
We are all familiar with the pleasant mood that you feel after going to the sauna or steam room. People report feeling less anxiety, increased relaxation, improved general mood and even increased alertness after trips to the sauna and steamroom. Why does this happen?
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Steam room clears out my respiratory system really well... every time!
The sauna not so much.
Thank you, finally see the difference 😂
I recommend not going in with headphones. Saunas are a great place to think about life/goals, etc...
S C y’all know y’all lying
This would be practical if there weren’t idiots that made a bunch of noise in there.
Do people take music devices into Saunas? I've never heard of that.
@@Chris-eg3dr some have integrated soundsystems there. I useally bring a water resistant bluetooth speaker, leave ei at a lower step and listen to podcasts. Makes the time go by easier.
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I sit in the sauna and steam room for 30 to 45 mins everyday its been 3 months and i feel amazing! You have to hydrate and maintain your vitamin and mineral levels
Thats awesome but realistically nothing needed more than 20 minutes
No it all depends greatly on individual @@derakbell8143
Which 1 do you go to first
I literally just came back from a Sauna room for my first time and let me tell you, within 2minutes I felt my muscles relaxing and the soothing flowing through out my body. I was tired and my body was aching before I went in, now I feel really rejuvenated
I am loving all of the comments coming from the Finns. Hop in the sauna, sweat your sweet graces off, cut a hole in the ice, jump in, warm back up in the sauna. Finnish pride! 🇫🇮
Can one sit in sauna after meals? Or, how long one should wait after meals?
is this how you all do it?
Word! For those new to this this is not some new Yuppie thing this is ancient shit right here!
You absolutely do not want to do this kind of stuff anywhere close to when you've eaten at least an hour afterwards since most people I not even digesting that well. Just think about it man you're taxing your body and when you've eaten it's one of the biggest strains of your entire life and drains of your energy is just to digest your food... You do not want to be sweating your ass off when you're trying to digest something
I have a steam room/shower and I use it every day after the gym and I go steam for 15-20 minutes then very cold shower after and It shocks the system and I feel great for the rest of the day. It is like a reset anytime of the day! I would recommend the steam to everyone
I use a steam room to avoid dehydrating my skin and hair. Its good to finally hear about the differences and similarities.
same here since the pandemic hit I used to use the sauna everyday for a year than we just finally got it back like 2 months ago my skin and mood is the best. I'm looking like a Hollywood star 🙂
You’re Vegan so you’re not really interested in good health
@@jeffwalker1322 who cares?
@@zclan4130 i guess you care enough to comment. Either that or you’re just a dum*a##
@@jeffwalker1322I’ve done each side multiple times, Vegans feel better and I believe have healthier working organs than meat eaters, but I think eggs & fish are the true way
I go to the banya every other weekend and spend 6-8 hours going from dry sauna, steam room, to cold plunge, repeat... I love it. I can’t wait till I can build my own sauna one day!
At 6:45 --- the very end of the video -- he finally gets to the question: "Which one is better, a sauna or a steamroom?" He answers it by saying that in his opinion, a sauna is better than a steam room because it gets hotter. The end.
Deborah Simon waste of 7 minutes
Thanks!
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Thanks.
I go to Sauna everyday for 1 hour. I 've doing this for over 30 years. It is awesome health and skin benefit.
How do you last in sauna for an hour? Isn't it hard to breathe?
He does three 20 min sets most likely or something similar
I have a natural woodstove sauna. I live in a heavily populated Finnish community and the original way. we carve a hole in the ice on the lake and jump in. We then use natural spruce branches to promote circulation. nothing is more cleansing and never a better sleep will a person have. Great video by the way.
maeg fry how do you use the spruce branches?
amberdoe making a little bunch like from flowers and when you've gathered good length branches you tie them together and whip yourself with it after throwing water on the stove
Im hoping to finish my woodstove sauna this weekend! Cant wait
I’m only missing the ice bath after. I just have a chilly pool but not super cold
But the steam room contributes to incredible respiratory health. That cannot be overstated. I appreciate both, but I'll take the steam room over a sauna any day, given a choice.
Same - Steam all day
If you pour water on the sauna rocks isn’t it basically a steam room?
@@jackshao126 no
@@jackshao126not even close
Personally, I prefer to sit in the Sauna after a good workout for a few minutes to start sweating then sit in in the steam-room for 10-15 minutes or so. Heat is important, but the steam-room is slightly more beneficially, at least for me. Helps with weight loss, detoxification, lowering blood pressure, muscle relaxation, clears skin and is great for the respiratory system.
The sauna does all that too and more
@@headturner3775 no steam room is more humid and produces heat faster in body
@@user-tm4kk8sr2y false. It feels hotter but it's not as hot as a hot dry sauna at 180+ degrees
@@user-tm4kk8sr2y sauna is hotter. You breathe in hotter air. That’s the bottom line
@@headturner3775the only downside of sauna is it dries your hair, must cover your hair up
Thank you for discussing this. Lately I've seen pop ups saying how beneficial saunas are but nothing about steam rooms, which I prefer. The sauna is just too hot for me and I feel like I breath better in the steam room.
I appreciate your thought out analysis of sauna - as a Finn, but also someone who has studied its benefits in great detail, I can say that first of all, yes, the temperature is extremely important, as is duration. You need at least 70c to get the true benefit and preferably more but this depends on your base condition. Second, the "sweat" that you get in a steam room with high humidity likely isn't really much of your own sweat to begin with so I would question its ability to do much of an effective detox. When you sauna you are supposed to do a dry period first, then apply water to the rocks periodically for the bursts of heat shock via steam. There is actually something called heat shock protein which is activated in your cells during this process. And to the guy who asked, no sauna is not harmful to your testicles or obviously all of Finland would be impotent, and they are not....
I think that the cold shower makes your external blood vessels to contract, so you can retain the heat within the body. As I am a beginner in the sauna, I was recommended to start like this:. 5m sauna-cold shower ; 5 m rest; so I can do 3 cycles. Only when I feel comfortable I could go further. After a training session the sauna really helps to boost the effect.
After listening of what Thomas was saying I was able in only 3 weeks to achieve a body transformation/ 5 kg of fat loss and increase in muscle mass. I just lost only fat.
Hello Teodor, how many times a week you have a sauna?
Michael Sarikas every night if you can ;)
Ryosa what type of dry sauna is healthiest? I read that most use a radiator for heat like the ones you have at home at that is bad for the skin (aging) supposedly.. i didnt know what the think of it. I dont know whzt ways there are to heat a ssuna..
Ryosa apparently using the sauna regularly has shown to have extremely good benefits when it comes to avoiding a lot of cardiovascular diseases and can help extend the years in your life. something like that lol. check it out for yourself, Joe Rogan and Dr Rhonda Patrick talking about sauna benefits
This was perfect! 🙏 thank you! Subbed. I am getting into shape at 40, starting my own business and this was the perfect channel to land on after my workout.
When I was on dialysis; it helped me so much to maintain my fluid weight through ‘stimulated sweating’ but I still use jacuzzi, sauna and steam room 5x(I love my gym lol) a week post transplant as well!
Do you still use sauna
I love this channel, Thomas really puts information together in a clear concise package. I have no choice but to subscribe.
sat in a steam room for 10 minutes for the first time ever after a work out. felt like I took a drug when I was out and walking in the fresh air. thanks for the info. I always want facts to back what I'm doing. I'm going to make this a regular part of my workouts (not everyday of course)
Every day isn't bad just time it because it can help if your sick
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Sauna every day here, I absolutely love the benefits. This was a GREAT video man! Definitely sharing to my FB right now!
When I was living in another city, all I had was a YMCA gym with a bad ass huge steam room. My skin was super clear
ya man my face is starting to clear up all the mask acne from pandemic
Actually mesoamerican (or prehispanic) cultures used something called "Temazcal" which is the old sauna version hundred of years ago. It was built using mud.
Been neglecting the sauna and the steamroom session. Thank you for this video :)
Go steam room for 10 minutes, cold shower then sauna 10 mins, cold shower. Do this and you'll feel like a million bucks!
Mikey Money don’t you feel drained due to the actual benefits of both? I believe saunas are great for helping you drain bad metals and other things but also drains nutrients too
Facts
Could be bad assume the steam is pure water? It like getting boil and then oven dried all over again?
Sounds like gay cruising lol
i do this and it's the best rush ever!
WOW....watching one of your OLD videos and seeing how much you have changed and how much you have improved on the making of them. You have came a LOOOONg way. Glad I'm here for the ride. Keep up the great work :)
Thank you for backing up your statements with research and articles!
Watched a few of videos on this topic, yours is made with most genuine thoughts and effort! Thank you!
Awesome video quality thanks a lot ! Very useful information to implement in my daily life. Thank u.
Thanks for the awesome video TD!
Your the man! Keep posting cool stuff, I enjoy the vids
Really cool
awesome video.
You're absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for all of this information!
Super accurate and informative. Thank you! 💯💯💯
amazing videos as always keep up the great work. I learn so much from you. peace and love Brother ✌
Nice video. After exercising, I spent 10-15 minutes in both a sauna and steam room, followed by cold showers, and feel refreshed afterwards.
great video !!! he speaks with clarity with good tempo
I usually use the sauna first to stretch and get a sweat going then go work out. When I'm done I sit in the steam room for 10 min and then light swimming in the pool to cool down.
Thanks for the informative video!
Great video 👍🏻 Definitely appreciate videos on this topic 🙏🏻
You have done such an amazing job I didn't want to comment but I felt the need to thank you so much
I love how he says "just" sitting in a sauna. You try and sit in a sauna for 30 minutes lol
Steam room is best for me.. it keeps my skin nice and healthy. if i don't use the steam room for a couple weeks i start breaking out.
Cuevas try coffee enemas. Just cleaning out your bile can be a huge relief for your detox pathways and give your skin a break
Katie • no enemas, just fast
Katie • we need to buy a big bag of coffee and hang out
@@Joshuadalewillis i prefer pabst blue ribbon enemas. I feel fucking fantastic afterwards
Katie • coffee enemas sounds delicious
Thanks for all the great info you’re awesome
I do 10-15 Sauna, 10 min steam and 10 min jacuzzi everyday in my gym. Lost alot of weight and was getting compliments in a month. I do cardio mostly, but I need to get weight lifting in there.
im new to this channel and i really like the content, keep up the amazing work!!
That was very helpful, thank you very much!
I spent 50 days and up to 4 hours cumulative time during those 50 days in dry saunas with the idea that chemical toxins, food preservatives, etcetera could be removed from my body. I've also used steam rooms, but I noticed that I could only remain in a steam room for much less time as the heated steam would burn my lungs. Also, by virtue of the steam in the steam room, the steam condensing on the body gives the illusion that one is perspiring when in fact that isn't happening. At least in a dry sauna, you really know that you are perspiring your own fluids because there is no steam!
Yes, but you are also sweating while being in a steam room. It's no illusion.
I like steam room
I agree!
Well put
Thanks for all the information you have shared with us.
God bless you.
very informative and great narration
Thanks a lot of all the beneficially tips.
You are really awesome - thanks for all these tips
Thanks THomas for the information will differently try on my journey to health
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I love these people
Thanks for the very helpful advice.
Good info. Thank you. I didn't know all this
Awesome information, thanks! We actually have a steam room built into our shower at home! In addition to the benefits that you mentioned, a steam room is quite beneficial to those of us suffering with asthma or bronchial issues.
Lucky bastard lol
I always preferred the steam but after listening to Tom and all his heady pictures I'm changing my routine.
Thanks for all you shared, just did my 40 minute sauna, was having trouble sweating but this time drank 3 glasses of water and it worked! Feels so good
this is so true! post gym sauna sessions really lift my mood :)
I think you actually sweat more in a dry sauna. But it evaporates faster so you don't notice it. A wet sauna condenses liquid on your skin which is not necessarily your sweat. Just a thought?
At Lifetime Fitness there are both. The steam room has a eucalyptus smell to it, if I ever have sinus issues, they get cleared up! Steamroom then cold shower makes my skin very smooth, I like it better than the sauna. But if the sauna has more benefits, I'll start incorporating it more into my routine. Thanks!!
That’s probably because someone is adding oil.
There should be no smell in a steam room
Now I know why sauna and steaming room so addictive :D
Thank you. Good job, well done.
Appreciate the studies cited.
Great video. Thanks for time
absolutely wonderful brother
Thank you for the info.
You are just so awesome, Thomas!!!
My gym has both I usually do 15 min steam cold shower then finish 15 min in the sauna each workout. It’s amazing I can notice many of the benefits discussed in the vid
Shouldn't go hot cold hot
The cold shower should be at absolute end only
@@EriPages that's not true.
@@EriPages source?
@@jamesfahy9954 Yes it is true
@Ultra947 Joe Rogan & another podcast that showed it isn't the cold that helps your body as much as it is your body naturally warming itself up FROM the cold
So if you just shower yourself in hot water right after, you defeated most of the purpose of that cold shower
This is why the cold shower should be the last temperature you use, then you let your body warm itself up...this causes massive blood flow and additional hormones to flow in you
Thanks for this video awesome to know!
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO
Great video. I love the content. I completely agree with your conclusion on Sauna
having greater positive physical effects over all. However, the idea that a Sauna is dry is somewhat of a misunderstanding. True, a Sauna is drier than a steam bath, but in actual fact the humidity level in a traditional sauna is varied by pouring water on the hot stones in the heater. Heating a Sauna to about 100°C / 210°F and then repeatedly pouring water on the rocks releases water vapor into the air and creates a high humidity Sauna bath. In Finland this water vapor is called Loyly, or the spirit of Sauna. The best part of a Sauna bath is pouring water on the rocks and enjoying the rise in humidity.
I much prefer the steam room. You get a better sweat going and I prefer there to be moisture in the air over a dry heat.
thank you so much for the detailed explanation
5 years ago, and still good info. Great on the mercury detox!
This actually makes a lot of sense now. Like saunas are either near the middle or end of my workout. When I do a suana during the middle of my workout I'm often better than when I do it at the end. Like I'm able to lift 70-90 pounds in weights. and plank for a minute.
So I guess if I want a more effective workout i should do the sauna first.
I would start with a steam room to detox a few times, then go with the sauna from now on for the additional benefits.
Love your tips 😊
Great video cheers mate
my room here in philippines is considered a steam room especially at noon time since we dont have aircondition😂😂
I've been doing infrared sauna in a pup tent for maybe 3 weeks now and I feel calmer and empowered. A youtuber claimed there is an increase in mitochondria during sessions. Maybe that's why I'm feeling my power. That's a 250 watts Phillips bulb from Home Depot. Thanks 🙏🏻
Just a heads up, each living eukaryotic cell has a mitochondria. Maybe it increases its productivity but it wouldn't make sense if organelles (mitochondria etc.) started sprouting up from nowhere.
@harryzecharia9904. As far as increase in mitochondria-- some 20+ yrs ago a world renowned doctor of medicine and published author in medical journals told me personally that under a microcope it was observed that the organelle mitochondria can and does "sprout frm nowhere " as you say.
Thank you!
Great video , thanks 😊
Steam has a different heating effect. When the water vapor condenses on your skin it releases energy in the form of heat via exothermic reaction. A thermometer will not read this heating effect but you will feel it.
I do both and can tolerate much more time in the sauna compared to steam room.
Great video bud
Great video Good effort Lots of heart💪🙏🙌
Thanks for the tips
شكراً👍👍👍👍👍Thank you for sharing this
Do you speak Arabic?
Great info!
Yes helpful. Thank you
I really needed this video. My gym has both a sauna and a steam room and I never could decide on which I should use! Thank you !
Do both. A former nba veteran told me the old man work out is to go between the steam room to sauna and repeat it a couple of times, lol!
That’s what I do now and the weight room loses appeal. Did they still lift (the old nba guys)
You are missing something. When it is dry, your sweating evaporates and cools the body. As a result, your core temperature doesn't go up as fast. When it is higher humidity, the sweat doesn't cool as much and your body heats up. The only difference is your outside skin will be hotter in a dry sauna. The blood in the skin is about 5% of the total blood in the body. Is that enough to make a dry sauna better? If the stream room is 110 degrees like you said, at 90% humidity, that is the same as 247 F. Much hotter on the body than a dry sauna. I think if you get the core temperatures near the same, it will have the same effects.
Thank you for this. You took the words put of my fingers.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Steam prevents the body cooling down as the sweat can't evaporate, therefore it heats up faster, and you have to have shorter sessions. So I assume the benefits should be the same.
Hi Tom,
I go to the gym 5 days a week and can't wait to get into the Sauna after a good workout.
I stay in it for 20 minutes and it's awesome.
When I leave the gym I feel invigorated and any stress from the day is gone. Even when me and my girlfriend argue. When I leave the gym, I just don't GAF. She notices it and gets pissed. I don't tell her my little secret though :-)
I debate with my brother that likes the steam room better.
When we go workout together, we spend 10 minutes in the Sauna and 10 minutes in the steam room.
I just sent him this video. thanks for the info.
Make it even better and get a 1 minute cold shower after!
Buddy Ryan Cold showers have CHANGED MY LIFE!!!
Nice informative video ! Love those dimples :D
Missed the main benefit, heat shock proteins 41% in mortality rate you live longer that’s the main benefit
Sauna wins!
Good factual clip subscribed
Excellent video! The picture is so clear and your information is really helpful. I live in a small space so do you have any recommendations for what kind of sauna to get? Thanks.
Hey, maybe you already worked this out. I got a Sunlighten Solo sauna a few months ago. My apt is TINY and the sauna is actually under my bed and I just slide into it every evening.. It's my favorite thing, even though someday I'll get one I can sit up in.
Thanks a lot man!!! 🙂
Thanks! Very TRUE!
great video btw