Rehunen S
General Headquarters, Finnish Defense Forces, Helsinki.
Ann Clin Res. 1988;20(4):292-4.
Sauna and sports go well together. Top Finnish athletes have discovered this, taking a sauna almost twice a week. Why do they do this? In the sauna, an athlete cleanses his body, refreshes his mind, recovers more rapidly, and relaxes. Sauna bathing is not a way of adapting before competitions in a hot climate, or of losing weight rapidly, although one might expect the sauna to be ideal for these purposes. An athlete does not look to the sauna to help his performance, the sauna itself is reward enough.
桑拿和运动相得益彰。芬兰顶尖运动员已经发现了这一点，他们几乎每周会去蒸两次桑拿。他们为什么这样做呢？在桑拿房里，运动员可以清洁身体、提神醒脑、更快地恢复体力并放松身心。洗桑拿并非是在炎热气候下比赛前的适应性手段，也不是快速减肥的方法，尽管人们可能认为桑拿在这些方面堪称理想之选。运动员并非指望桑拿来提升比赛表现，桑拿本身就是一种奖赏。
