Going to the sauna has many health benefits. But what if you have heart disease? Or asthma? And can you lose weight with a sauna? A sports medicine doctor has the answers.
Sitting in a sauna at 90 degrees for 15 minutes: sweaty and exhausting. But it’s healthy! But what if you have asthma? Or is pregnant? Prof. Dr. medical Rüdiger Reer, Secretary General of the German Association of Sports Physicians (DGSP) and Head of the Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the University of Hamburg, provides the answers.