Highlights
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Sauna bathing, an activity that has been mainly used for pleasure and relaxation, is also becoming popular in many other populations.
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Emerging Sauna bathing may be linked to several health benefits, including reduction in the risk of cardiovascular and neurocognitive diseases.
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It has been postulated that regular sauna bathing may improve cardiovascular function via changes in endothelium-dependent dilatation, arterial stiffness, the autonomic nervous system.
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The study showed that a single sauna exposure leads to significant changes in cardiac autonomic nervous balance as indicated by modulation of heart rate variability.