Sauna is it a waste of time?

[sager85]

Relaxation is true, but it releases latic acid in ur muscles.. After all my workouts I sit in there for 10 min.

[MuscleScience]

Relaxation is true, but it releases latic acid in ur muscles.. After all my workouts I sit in there for 10 min.

No it doesnt, The sauna only causes the release of water and electrolytes.

[kirk3624]

No it doesnt, The sauna only causes the release of water and electrolytes.

Ignoring effects upon fat loss, what about toxins? I always thought the sauna was an excellent medium to flush toxins that wreak havic upon the immune system. Also flush out all the artificial B.S. in foods like High Fructose Corn Syrup for example, and others. Thoughts?

I would think that the sauna would be especially beneficial for BB's by improving internal cleansing. ???

[MuscleScience]

Ignoring effects upon fat loss, what about toxins? I always thought the sauna was an excellent medium to flush toxins that wreak havic upon the immune system. Also flush out all the artificial B.S. in foods like High Fructose Corn Syrup for example, and others. Thoughts?

I would think that the sauna would be especially beneficial for BB's by improving internal cleansing. ???

The body neutralizes and renders most compounds that are toxic or not beneficial by chemically modifying that compound whether its organic or inorganic. The skin is not a permeable tissue the sweat glands are not linked to the lymphatic system, or even the systemic circulation. They get water to move into the sweat ducts by osmosis.

It is true that some drugs can be excreted through the sweat glands. Practically anything that is soluble in water and is not a huge molecule could be sweated out. The typical person produces 1 liter of water and hour. Even if toxins were excreted this way. It wouldnt be nearly as effective as the other organ systems such as, the digestive tract, kidneys and liver.

Probably the major concern with sweating is losing water and electrolytes. During heavy exercise or hot enviroments the sweat glands do not have time to reabsorb all the ions that it secretes to facilitate movement of water into the ducts of the sweat gland.

I guess in a sense you could say that sweating removes toxins, but so does breathing, pooping, peeing well you get the point.

As far as High Fructose Corn Syrup goes that will all be processed by the liver. Fructose like glucose can be used by all cells with some exceptions as a source of energy. The third enzymatic step in glycolysis converts glucose (glucose 6-Phoshate) to fructose (fructose-6-Phosphate) and further process it down the line. Fructose can be transported into cells by a special transporter similar to the glucose transporter and will be processed just the same as glucose except it will enter glycolysis at a different enzymatic step of course.

Sugars such as those (glucose, fructose) can not on there own move across a cell membrane same as protein. I do not believe that much sugar is lost via sweating, it would be hard for me to think of a reason why. For one your body does not want to loss energy, and second it would give the bacteria of the skin a great energy source.

[kirk3624]

The body neutralizes and renders most compounds that are toxic or not beneficial by chemically modifying that compound whether its organic or inorganic. The skin is not a permeable tissue the sweat glands are not linked to the lymphatic system, or even the systemic circulation. They get water to move into the sweat ducts by osmosis.

It is true that some drugs can be excreted through the sweat glands. Practically anything that is soluble in water and is not a huge molecule could be sweated out. The typical person produces 1 liter of water and hour. Even if toxins were excreted this way. It wouldnt be nearly as effective as the other organ systems such as, the digestive tract, kidneys and liver.

Probably the major concern with sweating is losing water and electrolytes. During heavy exercise or hot enviroments the sweat glands do not have time to reabsorb all the ions that it secretes to facilitate movement of water into the ducts of the sweat gland.

I guess in a sense you could say that sweating removes toxins, but so does breathing, pooping, peeing well you get the point.

As far as High Fructose Corn Syrup goes that will all be processed by the liver. Fructose like glucose can be used by all cells with some exceptions as a source of energy. The third enzymatic step in glycolysis converts glucose (glucose 6-Phoshate) to fructose (fructose-6-Phosphate) and further process it down the line. Fructose can be transported into cells by a special transporter similar to the glucose transporter and will be processed just the same as glucose except it will enter glycolysis at a different enzymatic step of course.

Sugars such as those (glucose, fructose) can not on there own move across a cell membrane same as protein. I do not believe that much sugar is lost via sweating, it would be hard for me to think of a reason why. For one your body does not want to loss energy, and second it would give the bacteria of the skin a great energy source.

Hey thanks for going in depth like that. Fantastic response.