Hello dear girls! Tell me, how often do you visit the bathhouse? Do you find this action useful? The Russian bath is known far beyond its borders. For an illiterate attendant, a visit to a steam room looks like this: undressed, washed, steamed, drank kvass, steamed again, felt bad - dressed and left. How to bathe properly so that it brings health benefits?

A girl who regularly visits a bathhouse can be distinguished by her appearance. How? The steam room tones the skin, promotes weight loss, cleanses the body of toxins and toxins. But, and that's not all. After the bath, you can confidently expect the following effect:

• the skin is cleansed of bacteria;
• the epidermis is renewed, dead particles are exfoliated;
• a healthy blush appears on the face due to the expansion of blood vessels;
• sweat glands are cleared of the remnants of detergents and deodorant;
• fat masses begin to break down, harmful cholesterol (one of the provocateurs of atherosclerosis) leaves the body;
• vessels are strengthened due to a sharp temperature drop;
• tissues are actively saturated with oxygen;
• blood circulation improves;
• muscle relaxation occurs due to the release of lactic acid.

The steam room is recommended for people with sore joints. One hour spent in the bath is enough for the aching pains to disappear the next day. Doctors recommend combining bath and massage for patients with limited mobility. Heat, oddly enough, normalizes the work of the heart, improves blood circulation, increases the number of red blood cells in the blood.

Features of the baths of the world

Are all baths equally beneficial to health? Is it possible to get the same effect from a Russian bath and a Finnish one? Let's look at the features of each of the world baths.

Russian sauna

Such a bath is characterized by high temperatures and low humidity (while in a Finnish bath - on the contrary). The temperature in the steam room is 70 degrees Celsius. Doctors advise visiting Russian baths with light steam, which is formed as a result of applying heat to hot stones. In this case, water evaporates into small dispersed particles, which allows you to breathe comfortably and stay in the bath.

If water is supplied to hot stones, then the evaporation process is slow. And this means that you cannot stay in such a steam room for more than 1 minute. Heavy steam is harmful to the upper respiratory tract.
It is best for inexperienced attendants to take the lower shelf, as all the heat rises to the ceiling and focuses on the upper deck chairs. On average, you can stay in the steam room for no more than 10 minutes: anything less will not have a healing effect, and more is harmful.

After the Russian bath, you must definitely plunge into cold water. A sharp temperature drop is a good shake for the cardiovascular system.

Finnish sauna

The microclimate of the Finnish sauna is far from suitable for everyone, as it is hot and dry here (temperature up to 120 degrees, and humidity up to 10%). Usually, a steam room of this type is visited for intensive warming up. Beginning bathers are recommended to spend up to 5 minutes in such a room, taking a break between visits of 20 minutes.

Hamam

The Turkish hammam is rather not a bath in its traditional sense, but a hygienic procedure. The temperature in the hammam does not rise above 30-50 degrees. In this case, the humidity exceeds 80%. In such a bath you will not find traditional wooden deck chairs and brooms.

Decor elements are made of marble, mosaics, and the logical conclusion is the dome instead of the ceiling. The condensate in the hammam flows down the walls, and does not drip directly onto the body, which is an unusual phenomenon for a Russian bathhouse attendant.

Japanese Ofuro

The Japanese bath is presented in the form of 2 barrels of water, in one of which the temperature is 35 degrees, in the other - 50 ° C. At the bottom of each barrel there is a heating stove, on which you need to sit down.

How to steam properly?

If you decide to visit a bath for recovery, then I recommend starting with a traditional Russian steam room. Here, the ideal temperature difference and humidity are observed, which will allow you to comfortably transfer the procedure.

Before entering the steam room, you need to take a relaxing hot shower. In no case do not wet your head, otherwise you risk getting a heat stroke. After - wipe yourself dry and go to the steam room.

The first call should be small - 5 minutes. Then abruptly pour a container of cold water over yourself or plunge into the pool and drink a glass of clean water. During the next visit, you can apply cleansing masks to the skin of the face and body or do an anti-cellulite massage. On wooden shelves, you can drip essential oils of cedar, orange, juniper or a decoction of herbs - this will enhance the healing effect of the bath.

You need to steam in the supine position so that the heat evenly warms the whole body. It is better to start from the lower shelves, where the air temperature is about 30-40 ° C and gradually move to the upper ones, where the heat reaches the limit.

Bath contraindications

You can go to the bathhouse with a runny nose or bronchitis, but you can’t go to the bath at a high temperature, otherwise the inflammatory process will intensify. It is strictly forbidden to visit the steam room for people with cardiovascular and neurological diseases, tuberculosis, pneumonia.

Refuse the bath if you have recently undergone surgery, as the risk of thrombosis and bleeding is high. Remember that high temperatures help reduce urine production, which means that people with urolithiasis are not allowed to enter the steam room.

Sauna is a real medicine for those who want to improve their skin condition, normalize the functioning of the respiratory tract, get rid of joint problems and lose weight. But, like any medicine, the steam room has a dosage - no more than 5 minutes in one go.

It is in the steam room, and not in the cosmetologist's office, that it is better to do face masks, anti-cellulite massage and body wraps. Under the influence of high temperatures and humidity, the pores on the skin open, which improves the absorption of nutrients from cosmetics.

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Bath has long been considered a means of getting rid of many ailments, cleansing the body, restoring strength. After going to the bath, we are filled with strength, thoughts become clear, and life is good! So, to begin with, let's answer the question, why is the bath so valuable and beneficial for our health?

Bath benefits

With the help of hot bath steam, you can cleanse the skin of old cells, stimulate the secretion of sweat and sebaceous glands. With sweat, toxins and slags, excess lactic acid come out.

The mucous membranes of the respiratory tract are also exposed to intense heat in the bath.

The bath brings invaluable benefits to the human cardiovascular system: blood easily moves through the veins and arteries, which improves metabolic processes in cells, more actively absorbs oxygen by tissues and eliminates stagnant processes.

With the help of bath procedures, the acidity of gastric juice decreases and digestion improves. A massage, contrast baths and the use of a broom perfectly relieve nervous tension. So after a busy week of work, go to the bathhouse to take a steam bath!

The bath will be especially useful for those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. After the bath, the number of leukocytes in the blood increases, which are actively involved in the immune defense of the body.

The bath will also help improve the psychological state of a person. With the help of the bath heat, the muscles relax, the feeling of overwork is removed, vitality is restored.

If you have a cold, which is also accompanied by a cough and a runny nose, then the steam room will be your salvation - there you can embark on the path of recovery. After several sessions in the steam room, you can easily recover and recover even from long holidays. Staying in the bath contributes to the expansion of blood vessels, and a pale face will acquire a slight blush.

Want to lose weight? Go to the bath! In the steam room you can lose up to one and a half liters of fluid from the body and get rid of excess body fat. But do not overdo it in this matter, in order to prevent weakness, exhaustion and dehydration.

How to visit the bath?

Remember: do not visit the bath on a full or empty stomach, and also after drinking alcohol. Take off your jewelry, as hot air can make it hot and burn your skin.

Take with you: washcloth, broom, large terry towel, scented toilet soaps, shampoo. The washcloth should be hard and such that it is convenient to lather. Washcloths made from natural materials are perfect: loofah fruit, linden bast, fabric or sponge.

You can also take drugs that can flavor the bath air and be good for your health. These can be infusions or decoctions of thyme, linden flowers, mint, oregano, chamomile, St. John's wort, as well as bread kvass - to pour on hot stones. By the way, during breaks after the steam room you can drink cool kvass, tea or mineral water.

It is necessary to get used to the bath heat gradually. And before you visit the steam room, it is recommended to rinse slightly with warm water without wetting your head.

After you douse yourself with water and enter the steam room, dry yourself with a towel, as moisture will only trap perspiration. In order not to cause overheating of the head, put on a special woolen cap for the bath.

As soon as profuse sweating begins in the steam room, it will be better to lie on a shelf so that the body can evenly receive heat, and if you are not prepared for intense heat, start getting used to the lower shelves. No need to set records, the most important thing is to feel good about it.

After your body warms up and you sweat well for 8-10 minutes, exit the steam room, rinse with water and rest for 5-7 minutes.

Then you can steam, turning the heat on the stones with water, and disperse the steam throughout the steam room with a wet broom. After that, with light movements, pat the body with a broom on one side, then on the other. By the way, how to use it correctly and how to use it correctly is also an important issue and you need to approach it thoroughly.

Repeat the procedure until you can stay in the steam room. After that, go out and cool the body in a cool pool, if available, under a shower, or you can wipe yourself with snow. But do not bring yourself to a state of chills.

The procedure with a broom is repeated three times, it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol. After all, the heart and blood vessels are already loaded and alcohol will be inappropriate here. Try to make your stay in the bath pleasant and useful to the maximum, so that the bath makes your health strong and cannot harm you.

Despite the fact that the bath has such a beneficial effect on the human body, it also has contraindications - harm for the body. It can harm those who have various tumors, oncological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, strokes or heart attacks, peptic ulcers, inflammatory processes on the skin, vascular sclerosis, acute diseases of the ears and eyes, epilepsy, tuberculosis. Even if there is even the slightest suspicion of these diseases, you should not take risks and go into the steam room. You can only warm yourself in it the next day, as the bath was heated.

Do not go to the bathhouse after a hearty meal, it is better to postpone the meal for later. So the load on the heart may be excessive. But you shouldn't go there hungry either. Refresh yourself shortly before going to the bathhouse with fruits or vegetables.

Regarding pregnant women, then they should generally avoid any form of overheating, such as sauna, hot tub, steam room, or being outside in hot weather. Why? Because the temperature of the mother's body rises, and, accordingly, the temperature of the body of the fetus, and this is fraught with a violation of metabolic processes and effects on its central nervous system.

Going to the bathhouse is a cultural heritage that came to the Russian people from distant ancestors. In fact, the exact years of the appearance of the bath in Russia are not known.

History of the Russian bath

The chronicles say this ritual, and the bath was precisely the ritual of cleansing the body and spirit, originating in the 5th-6th centuries. Since those ancient times, she fell in love with the people. But “abroad” personal hygiene was treated differently.

In the Middle Ages in Western Europe there was a massive incidence of cholera, which killed about 25 million people. In Russia, this terrible epidemic was avoided, and all thanks to their old custom - to bathe in a bathhouse. Everyone used the bath, regardless of status and rank.

Despite the fact that the plague had bypassed Russia, unwashed Western Europe did not appreciate the positive effect of personal hygiene, and people still avoided baths, and indeed all water procedures in general. We don’t know if it’s true or not, but according to sources on the history of the 15th century, the Queen of Spain, Isabella of Castile, washed herself only 2 times in her entire life !! Or rather, she was washed on her birthday and on her wedding day. Can you imagine that?!! But, for example, the French king Louis XIV, who also denied personal hygiene, advised everyone to use perfume so that their aroma would cover the terrible smell from bodies and clothes.

It took quite a few years before Western Europe finally understood and accepted the connection between the occurrence of the plague and a dirty, unwashed body. Better late than never. :)

Features of the Russian bath

What was the Russian bath? This is a room (“steam room”) with a stone stove that supplies heat, thanks to which the desired temperature is reached (usually from 40 to 80 ° C), and when a portion of water is added to it, steam is released, the air humidity increases (the optimum air humidity is 90 -one hundred%). from the branches of different plants also have different healing properties. Such a bath has been preserved to this day. A lot has changed since those times, each house has become equipped with its own bathroom. But the tradition of going to the bath still remained among people. Why is it so valued by humanity?

Of course, this is not only a body cleansing ritual that brings positive emotions to a person. The bath also performs a healing function for the body.

The benefits of the Russian bath

• cleanses the human skin;
• strengthens the immune system;
• normalizes pressure;
• heals wounds;
• accelerates the circulatory system;
• calms the nervous system;
• helps to cure asthma, hemorrhoids, sciatica, neuritis, gout, sciatica, rheumatism, diabetes and other ailments;
• improves mood;
• raises vitality.

Bath procedures, like everything else, are useful in moderation. Do not forget that nature does not like sudden jumps, so it is necessary to accustom the body to high temperatures gradually.

Contraindications and harm of the Russian bath

Bath is contraindicated for people suffering from heart disease, acute thrombophlebitis, accompanied by venous insufficiency, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, prone to bleeding.

When visiting a steam room, certain things must be observed so as not to harm your health. In no case should you drink alcohol before and during (and after) the procedure. Do not use detergents or cosmetics. Firstly, the high temperature is enough to cleanse your body, and secondly, the vapors they emit can be bad for your health.

The healing properties of the Russian bath

The skin is a rather large organ of the human body (1.5 m of living tissue), it makes up 20% of the total human weight. Achieving a high temperature in the room is a deadly force for germs and bacteria, various fungi. Light steam improves the functions of the skin, helps to remove salts from the body, cleanses the upper layer of the epidermis, and calms the human nervous system. Compliance with the bathing ritual will help in healing wounds, and will also have a beneficial effect on sprains and injuries. In addition, the skin performs the functions of thermoregulation. In order for the skin not to interfere with doing its job, it must be clean and therefore bath procedures will only benefit it.

The resulting heat, which affects the skin, has a positive effect on the internal organs, it prevents and relieves many diseases. According to the results of blood tests, urine tests, cardiogram of the heart, the condition of patients after visiting the bath becomes much better. Thanks to bath procedures, the amount of hemoglobin, erythrocytes and leukocytes responsible for the human immune system increases in the blood.

The Russian bath also improves the condition of people suffering from asthma. The disease disappears due to exposure to high temperatures: the bronchi expand, the muscles of the respiratory system soften. The steam room has an effect on the normalization of pressure. Even after sitting in the bath for only 6 minutes, hypertensive patients will improve their condition. After about 1 hour, the pressure will drop.

The heat is good for the kidneys. It can be said that during bathing procedures they rest, since the temperature of the human body rises so much that an increased sweating begins, and with it, as you know, toxins and other decay products come out.

The bath is also perfect for treating diabetes, due to the effect of therapeutic heat, sciatica, neuritis, sciatica, rheumatism, gout, hemorrhoids and other "sores" also disappear. There is even a possibility of healing from cancer. High temperatures are detrimental to cancer cells.

The best doctors of the last century were well aware of the benefits of bath procedures. For example, Avicenna prescribed bath heat for his patients against severe migraines, paralysis, spasms of the body, and even advised visiting the bath after feasting, or rather after a hangover.

The power of the Russian bath

What is the power of the Russian bath? In order to understand this, one must understand that blood, provided that the speed of its flow through the body does not fall, is the most powerful remedy for many ailments. The bath just accelerates the circulatory system, strengthening its channel.

The famous physician Abram Zalmanov studied in detail about the effect of the bath on the blood flow, and as a result of his research he developed a method of capillary therapy. He worked mainly with the capillary part of the circulatory system, because 80% of all blood passes through it. Abram Zalmanov, as a result of his observations, found out that blood can independently heal any human organs, provided that the capillaries are in “working condition” and make 8-9 circles per minute. Bath heat just provides the very strong blood flow. It helps to cleanse the vessels, “washing out” cholesterol and other layers from them.

Be healthy and go to the bath! ;)

Video The benefits of the Russian bath

Hello, lovers of the Russian steam room and fresh birch broom!

No wonder the Russian bath at all times is called a folk healer. “The bath soars, the bath rules, the bath will fix everything,” says the proverb, reflecting the role of the healing bath in the life of the people. Indeed, water and steam procedures have a multifaceted effect on the human body. And the beneficial properties of the bath are undeniable here.

Biochemical studies have established that the bath procedure significantly reduces the level of lactic acid in the body - the main one. Let's talk about this and more...

From this article you will learn:

Beneficial effects of the bath on the skin

There are a huge number of techniques, which are based on getting rid of toxins and toxins through the skin. And this is not surprising. After all, the skin is the largest human organ. Let her breathe and sweat and your body will thank you.

Your skin will always be young and clean with regular use of the Russian steam bath. After all, bath heat is an excellent prophylactic. After the bath, the skin becomes younger, becomes pink, soft, elastic. Even sluggish, dry skin after regular bathing procedures straightens out, acquires a new vitality. Clean skin is the key to our health.

Recently, we are increasingly seeing advertisements in various media for cosmetic preparations that help to avoid the appearance of wrinkles on the face. And women, trying to look younger, spend huge amounts of money on these drugs, forgetting that there are more affordable and time-tested methods. Clean and fresh skin is one of the beneficial properties of the bath, which deserves great attention.

To sweat means to lose weight

Being overweight is a headache for many obese men and women. For the sake of reducing it, many are ready to go to charlatan healers, torture themselves with dubious diets and overseas drugs, and undergo operations. And obese people are unaware that the solution to the problem of excess weight is nearby, in the Russian bath. And pretty simple.

You can not stay on the bath shelf for a long time - this can damage your health. It is necessary to apply short-term, but frequent procedures: 5-7 minutes in the steam room, then rest in the dressing room, wrapping yourself in a warm bathrobe and sweating well. In this case, you should refrain from drinking. After resting, and properly sweating, you can again go to the steam room. A series of such short-term procedures is very effective and allows you to gradually, without harm to health, lose weight. At the same time, nutrition should certainly be with a predominance of fruit and vegetable dishes.

It is safe to say that regular visits to the Russian bath, combined with a balanced diet and exercise, will allow you to adjust your weight, lose extra 10-15 kilograms. In a hot steam room, oxidative processes are activated, which increases metabolism, fats are “burned” faster.

The effect of the bath on the internal organs and joints

Inhalation of the lungs is one of the most important medical procedures, which is constantly carried out in the steam room of the Russian bath. Hot air in combination with medicinal herbs has a great effect on the lungs, expands the airways, cleanses the bronchi. Our ancestors successfully treated colds with inhalations (boiled potato peelings with mint or lime blossom, steamed oat husks with wormwood, sage).

In case of kidney disease, a bath procedure also comes to the rescue, causing profuse sweating. In one bath session, from 0.5 to 1.5 liters is released from the human body. sweat, which removes toxins and harmful substances. The activity of the kidneys is greatly facilitated, the kidneys have the opportunity to rest. The bath is excellent even for patients who have had both kidneys removed. Renal patients are advised to alleviate their condition only after consulting with their doctor.

Relieves muscle pain. Before the fertile heat of the steam room, such ailments as sciatica, neuritis, sciatica, and gout recede. Reduces salt deposits in joints, cartilage and tendons. The cardiovascular system is well trained. The bath is also useful for diabetes, pain in the bladder, difficulty urinating, diseases of the stomach and liver. But still, if you have some kind of illness, you need to necessarily consult a doctor, as the approach to each person is individual.

Bath contraindications

There are certain contraindications for using the bath procedure, and they must be followed, otherwise all the beneficial properties of the bath will not be at all:

• acute stage of all diseases;
• exacerbation of chronic diseases, with fever;
• inflammatory diseases of the heart: endocarditis, myocarditis, peritonitis;
• after myocardial infarction;
• with heart disease with signs of tachycardia;
• all forms of hypertension, accompanied by heart or kidney failure;
• anemia;
• severe sclerosis of the vessels;
• brain injury;
• pulmonary tuberculosis;
• epilepsy;
• hepatitis;
• peptic ulcer with a tendency to bleed;
• inflammatory processes of the skin;
• acute diseases of the eyes and ears.

We must not forget about the psychological impact of the bath. Various water procedures are an excellent sedative. The serene atmosphere of the bath, its gentle heat and water give a sense of peace of mind. It has long been proven that positive emotions give rise to persistent protective reactions of the body. The Russian bath is an excellent tool that helps a person successfully solve the problem of longevity without any extra costs and wisdom. And the beneficial properties of the bath, which are described above, are clearly evident here.

That's all. Light steam and good health to your whole family. See you!

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Useful and healing properties of the bath

No method of treatment with physical factors can be compared in its simplicity and breadth of coverage with bath heat. After the Russian bath, the work of the kidneys is facilitated, which sometimes are not able to excrete all the toxins that have accumulated in the body. The blood flow and lymph flow, water-salt metabolism, and the work of the respiratory organs are improved. This is due to the excretion of tissue decay products, lactic acid, urea, salts, and various toxic substances from the body during sweating.
In addition, high temperature and humidity relax tissues and bronchi, which is especially useful in the north, where chronic bronchitis and pneumonia are common. Breathing becomes deep. The bath can cure radiculitis and diseases of the joints, warming up the muscles, tendons, ligaments. A systematic visit to the steam room, along with gymnastics and diet, is a simple and very effective way to maintain weight within the normal range.
The bath normalizes the vegetative tone, thus it has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. In addition, the bath has long been used for children's and women's diseases.

IRRITANT EFFECT OF THE BATH

The irritating effect of the bath Gives a stimulus to the development of numerous physiological reactions of the body. This can be seen in a simple example when you dip your hand into hot water. At the same time, the body temperature immediately rises, perspiration appears. The irritation is immediately transmitted to the nerve center of the brain. In turn, the brain gives commands to various systems of our body. The lumens of blood vessels are regulated, blood flow to the skin is increased.

In the body, more functional processes are accelerated, which, of course, requires additional energy. This energy can be generated by increasing metabolism and immediately transformed into heat. Its excess should come out. This is where the protective function of the body works. Under the influence of heat, microscopic nerve fibers cause the capillaries to expand more and more. More and more streams of blood rush to the skin surface.

From excessive heat, first of all, sweat saves, which takes away with it excess heat and not only. Slags come out with sweat: everything is superfluous, toxic and harmful to the body. And it helps the kidneys a lot, improving water-salt metabolism.
The temperature of the human body in the bath reaches 38-40 °C. True, such an increase in temperature is short-lived: when a person from the steam room enters a cool room, the temperature begins to gradually decrease. But at the same time, it remains elevated for 5 minutes.

IMPACT OF THE BATH AS A STIMULANT OF METABOLIC PROCESSES

Having got used to the bath heat, you already notice that you endure it more easily, while experiencing pleasant sensations. The reason for this is increased sweating. As a result, blood circulation improves, metabolic processes in the body are accelerated. At the same time, the blood begins to intensively supply the body with nutrients, various fluids, and oxygen. There is a process of accelerating "burning" in the body. As a result of this process, the end products of metabolism come out through the skin and lungs.

It can be concluded that the bath is a wonderful stimulant of metabolism. Everything that is necessary for the life of the body is better absorbed: proteins, fats, carbohydrates, mineral elements.
It should be noted that, acting on protein metabolism, the bath brings great benefits to the body. Everyone knows the functions of protein as the foundation for all living things. The most complex physiological processes in the body depend on proteins: digestion, regulation of blood pressure. The circulatory system is a complex system of proteins. As soon as bacteria penetrate our blood, antibodies, which are also of protein origin, take up arms against them. Many scientists believe that a violation of protein synthesis gives rise to the development of some malignant tumors. A bath, activating the metabolism; contributes to the biosynthesis of proteins.

IMPACT OF THE BATH AS A STIMULATOR OF BLOOD AND LYMPHOFLOW

Hematologists who study the composition and properties of blood, its diseases, have noticed that by the age of 26, the amount of blood circulating in the muscles decreases by almost half. The blood supply to the muscles is especially reduced in those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. And health, the body's resistance to infections, and the general condition of the body depend on the exchange of blood. Therefore, the impact of the bath is simply necessary for a person. As a result of the increase in blood temperature in the bath, the heart muscle is toned. Accelerates blood flow. In one minute, the amount of blood flowing through the heart increases on average by more than one and a half times.

The judicious use of the heat of the bath, which in its effect can be equated with a kind of physical exercise, trains the heart and the entire circulatory system. Breathe better after a bath. And not only because the pores are thoroughly cleansed, but also due to increased blood circulation, which, in turn, stimulates skin respiration.

HEALING IMPACT OF THE BATH ON THE RESPIRATORY ORGANIES

During bath procedures, a real breathing training takes place. Influencing both the larynx and the mucous membranes of the nose, hot humidified air serves as a kind of irritant. Breathing becomes deeper and more frequent, as new portions of oxygen are required at a high temperature.

Rapid breathing improves air exchange in the lungs, more than doubling ventilation. This, in turn, increases the supply of oxygen. After the bath procedure, the number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood increases, which carry oxygen from cell to cell. Leucocytes of a blood are not forgotten also. Thanks to the heat of the bath, they also receive fresh impulses, which enhances their main function of destroying microbes.

HARDENING EFFECT OF THE BATH

Hardening has been practiced in the Russian bath for a long time. After the bath heat, they dived into the ice hole, snow (and now - into the pool or under a cold shower). Hardening in the bath just consists in a reasonable combination of irritants such as heat and cold. But, of course, a person must be prepared for this procedure. Consider the mechanism of alternating effects on the body of high and low temperatures. When cold, the blood vessels constrict. Blood immediately rushes to the internal organs, to the heart. As a result, even after cold water, tingling is felt throughout the body and a pleasant burst of warmth. Then the blood flow rushes from the heart to the periphery, expanding the vessels again. As a result, the heart rate increases. This means it's time to return to the hot bath.

This is a good workout for blood vessels and blood circulation. Hardening contrast procedures normalize the frequency of contractions of the heart and breathing. The athlete achieves the same results thanks to skillfully constructed training.
But you need to temper with the mind, without committing violence against your own body. Gradually get used to both the heat in the steam room and the low temperatures. The heart without training cannot withstand a sharp temperature drop.
First, after leaving the steam room, douse yourself with warm water. And after a few sessions, you can take a colder shower. This shower serves not only hygienic purposes, it complements the healing effect of the bath.

To perform a water massage, stand under a strong jet of water, which is directed first to the neck, then to the shoulders, back, legs, and heels. Only then pour over the stomach. It is very convenient to use the hose at the same time, turning it clockwise and dramatically changing the water temperature as follows: hot, cool, warm, cool, hot, cool.

But even to such a hardening procedure you need to get used to it gradually. At first, make temperature drops insignificant, and then increase them sharply. In addition to the hardening effect, the shower helps to saturate the air with droplets of sprayed water, which means negative ions valuable for the human body.

You can cool off not only with cold water, but also with fresh air. Many people prefer the second way. By the way, the ancient Romans cooled themselves after the heat of the bath in this way. But don't overcool to the point of chills. Cooling should not take long.

If the bath has a pool, then it is not recommended to jump into cold water immediately after the first entry into the steam room. By then, you'll still be a little warm. An indicator of good warming up is hot knees. Only after two or three visits to the steam room, you can safely go into the pool with cold water. Please note: calmly go in, and do not rush into cold water! Try not to make sudden movements. If the water is not very cold, it is allowed to swim a little. Try to focus on swimming and have fun doing it. Combine swimming with somersaulting in the water and a light massage.
After you cool down, you can again go to the steam room for 2-3 minutes. And then - in the waiting room.

Here you should rest wrapped in a linen sheet or terry bathrobe. During such a rest, sweat will come out, cleansing the body of toxins. Only experienced bathers can afford snow rubdowns and swimming in the hole. First accustom yourself to the more accessible and less risky: cooling in the dressing room, exposure to warm, and then increasingly cool showers; with each visit to the bath, lower the temperature of the water during cooling. This will prepare you for a pool of cold water, and then for a snowdrift.
Experienced bathers have developed their own method of hardening. A snowdrift for "bathing" must first be prepared. The snow in it should be loose and soft so as not to scratch the body when rubbing.

REJUVENATING EFFECT OF THE BATH

All people want to keep youth as long as possible, while resorting to all sorts of, sometimes unreasonable means. People embodied the dream of eternal youth in beautiful myths about the immortality of the gods.
Nature has provided man with all the conditions for a long and painless life. But, unfortunately, a person does not know how to use them, or rather, he has forgotten about the ways of salvation. Many scientists argue that even simple hygiene can prolong a person's youth and life.

The word "hygiene" in Latin means "bringing health". Cleanliness of the body, achieved by the simplest means, such as washing with soap, should serve on a large scale to reduce morbidity and mortality. A man can prolong his life by at least ten years if he only maintains in his immediate environment, and especially in all parts of the body, a reasonable standard of cleanliness.
We age because the protein molecules that make up all our cells are blocked and are already poorly used by one or another body system. These blocked cells prevent the release of harmful toxins. The poison accumulated in our body is like a lurking snake. Therefore, it is necessary to control the state of the internal environment, its cellular elements, to find methods for their systematic improvement, purification, renewal. And for this, to fight against stagnation of blood in certain parts of the body, using gymnastics, a bath and massage.

From this point of view, let's look at the mechanism of the influence of the bath again. The heat of the bath gently removes obsolete, dead cells from the top layer of the skin. Dying cells, the so-called stratum corneum, are replaced by new, growing ones. And the beneficial properties of the bath energetically help our self-renewal - if you quickly get rid of dying cells, then there will be an opportunity for the birth of new ones. As a result, the metabolism will increase, which also rejuvenates the body. After all, a slow metabolism is the first sign of aging of the human body.

In violation of metabolic processes, and more specifically, in violation of cholesterol metabolism, the causes of atherosclerosis lie: thickening and thickening of the walls of the arteries, loss of elasticity of blood vessels and the ability to complete blood circulation. Cholesterol is passive. It burns poorly, and with insufficient metabolism, it is deposited on the walls of the arteries.
But in the hot atmosphere of the steam bath, the metabolism intensifies, and cholesterol burns out in the "fire" of carbons and proteins, which are known to be highly active. In the bath, the human body, as it were, is shaken up, renewed, toned up. That is why you leave the bath in a great mood.

Aging is not always the extinction of strength. Nature has provided many adaptive systems that begin to function with age, preventing the extinction of the body. Our task is to help these processes, using physical culture, hygiene, various methods of hardening and the beneficial properties of the bath.

There is a widespread misconception that older people need to live as calmly as possible, conserve energy, not wasting it on physical activity. As if life energy is strictly limited in its quantity. The slightest weakening of activity leads to a slowdown in the course of the entire human biological system, through the efforts of which special hormones are produced that increase vitality.
One of the main reasons for the reduction in life expectancy is insufficient hardening. Elderly people simply need a physiological shake-up, restoration of resistance to temperature changes. Therefore, they should increase their vitality by hydrotherapy, hardening, and bath procedures.

SOOTHING EFFECT OF THE BATH

The calming effect of water is well known. Even a simple contemplation of a quiet backwater, river or sea balances the nervous system.
And water procedures are an excellent sedative. The very atmosphere of the bath, its gentle heat and, again, the water give a sense of peace of mind. There has never been such a case that a person came out of the bath in a bad mood. Even if he came to the bathhouse in a bad mood, he would leave it with a smile. A blush will burn on his cheeks.

Having calmed the nervous system, the bath will also relieve the feeling of fatigue. A person feels more alert because, along with sweat, excess lactic acid, which constantly accumulates in the muscles and aggravates the feeling of fatigue, leaves. Bath heat, warming up the skin, muscles, various tissues and organs, causes a pleasant relaxation, looseness. And such a serene, unburdened, light state promotes metabolism, the violation of which causes fatigue. That is why after the bath one feels extraordinary lightness and optimism. One of the evidence of the soothing function of the bath is a wonderful dream as a "savior of the nervous system." Scientists have come to the conclusion that recovery processes during restful sleep proceed two to three times faster.

COSMETIC IMPACT OF THE BATH

Over the years, women are upset by premature wrinkles that occur due to a decrease in the function of the sebaceous glands. As a result, the skin begins to lose elasticity and firmness.
Bath in its effect will replace dozens of scarce cosmetics, as you know, not so cheap. Some mistakenly think that skin care should begin with the application of creams and other cosmetics. First of all, you need to cleanse the skin of sebum, dead horny scales, various impurities, which is successfully done in the steam room.

BENEFITS OF THE BATH ON DIGESTION

The bath stimulates a good appetite. At the same time, the acidity of the gastric juice decreases and, at the same time, the digestive processes intensify.
“Masters of the Bath” take delicious food with them to enjoy a pleasant meal with friends after leaving the steam room. But here it is important not to overdo it. After all, the tasks of the bath are hygiene and health improvement. And the one who overeats after the bath, and even drinks alcohol (including beer), will not benefit his body, but will come to the opposite results.

BATH AND SLIMMING

One wise man said that all people are divided into two groups: those who want to lose weight and those who want to gain weight.
A lot of people are overweight these days. In the bath, this is especially noticeable. Such obese people cause a smile and regret of others, but the saddest thing is extra pounds are the cause of so many diseases. Such as heart attacks and kidney disease. Doctors have even determined that fat deposits are most dangerous in the abdomen. In overweight people, the risk of a heart attack increases.
Scientists, having studied adipose tissue, discovered the relationship between adipose tissue and the brain center. They came to the conclusion that fat cells themselves can give signals about the appearance of appetite. As a result, appetite grows, and metabolic processes slow down. Adipose tissue keeps a person "captive".

The most dangerous thing is that a person does not notice the growth of adipose tissue. It seems that quite recently you looked good, then your tummy was a little rounded, etc.
The following fact should serve as an alarm signal: the fat fold on the abdomen is more than 2 cm. It is beyond this line that obesity begins and it is not too late to declare war on it, calling for help not only exercise, diet, but also bath procedures. The bath is useful even in that pathologically fat people who regularly visit the bath and steam room do not put on weight and wear clothes of a constant size.

What bath procedures will help you lose weight?

Some people rub the body with honey and salt before visiting the steam room. Then they climb to the highest shelf, where they begin to sweat a lot. To enhance sweating during weight loss, it is good to use hot (50-70 ° C) water, to which lemon or cranberry juice, an infusion of strawberry leaves, and a decoction of raspberry fruits are added. Profuse sweating does not stop even after a person leaves the steam room. Therefore, you can not go out soon. To avoid a cold, sit or lie down in the dressing room, wrapped in a linen sheet. Sometimes rubbed with grated radish and tar, turpentine and pepper. This is one of the old recipes that is still remembered today.
To get rid of extra pounds, leaving the steam room, do not rush to the pool or shower. Try to endure the heated state as long as possible to maintain perspiration. If you go under a cold shower, then sweating will decrease dramatically.

In order to increase sweating and lose weight during the bath procedure, many douse themselves with hot salt water. After this, in the dressing room they wrap themselves in a sheet or even in a warm blanket and begin to sweat a lot. The procedure lasts for half an hour. This creates a strong feeling of thirst. But you can't give in to it. You can drink a sip of water and no more. It is recommended to eat a slice of lemon.
After a good sweat, you need to take a warm shower, wash off the sweat and salt and dry yourself. Then again return to the highest tier in the steam room. Keep in mind that with each visit to the steam room, less sweat is released. Therefore, to increase sweating, you need to drink half a glass of water.

A combination of steaming with a general massage is very useful. Since fat has a low thermal conductivity, overweight people sweat less in the steam room. Therefore, they need to actively whip themselves with a broom and massage.
It is important to follow the procedure. Make short, but frequent visits to the steam room. For example, staying in a steam room for 10 minutes is replaced by staying in a dressing room, wrapping yourself in a warm terry dressing gown and refraining from drinking. This method of alternating pain visits is effective and beneficial to health than an exhausting long stay in a steam room.

To remove excess weight, a strict diet is practiced. But it is difficult to tolerate by the body, since the rejection of the usual food causes a person to become discouraged, prone to loss of strength, etc. Just in this case, the bath procedure helps.
Getting pleasure while visiting the bath, a person gets rid of despondency. This is how the psychological problem is solved. In addition, after profuse sweating, metabolism is stimulated and a person loses weight.
The effect can be enhanced by using a compress. After the steam room, wrap yourself in a damp sheet and sit in this state for 2 hours. After a few sessions, you will lose excess weight.
If you want to lose weight, visit a Russian bath, not a Finnish sauna. As you know, a humid atmosphere for some time makes it difficult to thermoregulate. This means that the body temperature rises greatly, which contributes to the stimulation of oxidative processes, enhances metabolism. Wet steam evaporates fats better than a dry-air sauna.