{"id":22987,"date":"2023-11-22T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/?p=22987"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:33:32","slug":"5-benefits-of-a-sauna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/en\/5-fordeler-med-badstue\/","title":{"rendered":"5 benefits of a sauna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22987\" class=\"elementor elementor-22987\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30702c46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30702c46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f7102 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"43f7102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Sauna Oslo<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce40609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ce40609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 benefits of a sauna<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292b0e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292b0e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you've ever taken a sauna, you've probably noticed that something happens to make you feel good both during and after your sauna session. And since you're here now, you might be wondering why. Why does a sauna feel good for your body? Here are 5 sauna benefits that may provide the answer.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ce152c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ce152c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written by: Guro Thobru<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d3870d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78d3870d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338dce1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"338dce1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Lower stress levels<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267eb659 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267eb659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we are stressed, cortisol is released into our blood, which is good when we need to be alert. However, if your heart rate is also high when you are not about to give an important presentation or flee from a snarling hyena, your blood cortisol level may be too high. Over a long period, excessively high levels can lead to a range of health problems. Taking a sauna reduces cortisol levels in our blood and stimulates the production of serotonin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finnleo.com\/sauna-health-wellness-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to findings from the Finnish sauna operator Finnleo<\/a>. This \"happiness hormone\" makes us feel good. In addition, sauna bathing is a sensory experience. Stress is, among other things, the result of thoughts spinning around in your head, while heat, sweat, a cold bath in the fjord and perhaps essential oils mixed into it all make you more present in your body.<\/p><p><strong>A bonus:<\/strong> The phone quickly goes haywire in the sauna, so there's freedom from stressful ringing noises too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fb5d8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29fb5d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759f3d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759f3d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Better blood circulation <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3427973 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3427973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studies have found that regular sauna use can be linked to better cardiovascular and circulatory function, meaning better function of the heart and blood vessels.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forskning.no\/hjertet-forebyggende-helse\/badstue-bra-for-hjertet\/510589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forskning.no refers to a study on regular sauna use.<\/a> The study examined the sauna habits of 2315 middle-aged, East Finnish men over a period of 20 years. The results among the sauna-loving Finns suggest that those who use the sauna two to three times a week have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases than those who only used the sauna once a week. Those who visited four to seven times a week had an even lower risk of death. There is no clear link between sauna use and avoiding death from heart attack or blood clots, but having a lifestyle that includes good conversations, relaxation, and heat that lowers blood pressure are some of the several benefits of sauna use that can explain some of this picture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2523a71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2523a71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21914\" alt=\"Well-being at work, people in sauna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fellesskap-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8a7a2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d8a7a2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e137ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e137ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Glowing skin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e71bba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e71bba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking a sauna is the simplest trick in the world to \"get the glow on!\" It's cheaper than most treatments, and while taking a sauna you can be social, feel the endorphins flowing through your body and hit several benefits in one go.\u00a0<\/p><p>But back to the skin! <br \/>Sweating is a natural cooling response to heat, but sweat also flushes bacteria out of the epidermal layer - the epidermis, and the sweat ducts. Cleansing the pores in this way improves blood circulation and gives the skin a softer quality. Glow in a nutshell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f465e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18f465e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fc794b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66fc794b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.  Cardio training without exercising<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bbe0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4bbe0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are not saying that you no longer need to exercise, but if you exercise to maintain good health, it's worth knowing that what happens in the body when you take a sauna is similar to the physiological things that happen when you exercise. According to a study by ScienceDirect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0531556521002916?ref=pdf_download&amp;fr=RR-2&amp;rr=9f02eb062e0756a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repeated use of saunas increases the body's ability to protect itself against cell damage.<\/a>, likely due to a biological phenomenon known as hormesis.<\/p><p>In short, exercise is a form of hormetic stressor, and there are many physiological similarities between sauna use and aerobic exercise of moderate to vigorous intensity. Aerobic capacity is essential for the body to be able to work at a relatively high intensity over a long period of time, as described in <a href=\"https:\/\/sml.snl.no\/aerob_kapasitet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Store Norske Leksikon<\/a>. One of the many benefits of sauna is simply that it can be an alternative to aerobic exercise for people who are unable to participate in physical activity due to chronic illness or physical limitations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5ad069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d5ad069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19261\" alt=\"Two women sit in the sauna and look over at a third person. Both are smiling and their hair is wet.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/koknorge.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AVE1478_web-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a268cf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a268cf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126d3c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"126d3c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Less frequent colds<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bd3fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48bd3fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And nobody has time to catch a cold.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-accent );\">Lucky for those of us who love saunas, according to German sauna medical research, <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-word-spacing );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finnleo.com\/pages\/health-and-wellness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summarized here<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-429632f-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-accent );\">that using a sauna can significantly reduce the incidence of colds and flu. As the body is exposed to the heat of a sauna and steam, it produces white blood cells faster, which in turn helps fight diseases and kills viruses.<\/span><\/p><p>In addition, a trip to the sauna can relieve symptoms of sinus congestion from colds or allergies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ee8698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47ee8698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then there's really nothing more to wonder about, is there?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48705f51 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48705f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/leie-badstue-oslo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book sauna here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d6bdc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58d6bdc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4345d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c4345d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can these benefits benefit your business?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3897da5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3897da5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All types of companies, organizations and public employers use KOK, both as part of the health service <br \/>and as a pleasant and inspiring gathering place. <a href=\"https:\/\/koknorge.no\/bedrift\/\">Read more about what we can offer businesses here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Badstue Oslo 5 fordeler med badstue Hvis du noen gang har tatt badstue, har du antakelig merket at det skjer noe som gj\u00f8r at du f\u00f8ler deg bra b\u00e5de under og etter badstubadet. Og siden du befinner deg her n\u00e5, lurer du kanskje p\u00e5 hvorfor. Hvorfor f\u00f8les badstue bra for kroppen? 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