Hotel Oasi - Riva del Garda

THE PLEASURE OF AN ANCIENT RITE

Just heat bath to transpire and to eliminate, through the sweat, the toxins and wastes from the skin. And this heat is one of the oldest and most popular of the world.
It seems, in fact, already in the ancient Aztecs settlements, women giving birth in a sort of hut "sweat", so as to benefit from the relaxing and soothing heat to ease labor.
But, in addition to the therapeutic properties, for many people, including Indians sioux, the sweat bath was also a function of purification.
The traditions of the sauna have been preserved and improved especially in Finland and Russia: it is not uncommon to see, on the shores of lakes and rivers, houses built of wood for this purpose.
Immediately after the war, the fashion of the Finnish sauna has spread in Europe and the United States because, among other things, is considered a great way to relax and promote a healthy sleep.


How to prepare

As for eating, is more than just a light snack with yogurt and fruit. A hot herbal tea - drink before the sauna - it helps to sweat. At the end of the treatment is appropriate to calm the thirst with juice, tea and water, of course, avoiding alcoholic beverages.
Before entering the sauna should take a shower, soapy well with soap. This allows you to prepare your skin with open pores and facilitates relaxation of the whole body.

The timing of the sauna

Typically, for a sauna is effective takes a few steps. The temperature sufficient for good perspiration should reach 80 degrees.
E 'should be the first step does not exceed ten minutes, in fact, the first few times it is best to avoid the steam because the air suddenly became hot and humid, it might annoy in this case not just pour water on the stones of the stove.
To avoid dizziness, before leaving you should lift from the bench very slowly.
Once you come out of the sauna, there is a shower with cold water (the jet has to be sweet) showing a normal body temperature. It is, then, the moment of rest: wrapped in a bathrobe or with the aid of blankets, we draw on the bed. This time, not more than fifteen minutes, can also be used to crack a nap.
We return, finally, in the sauna for the second shift - about ten minutes - being careful to repeat the same steps. After the skin is soft and supple, a good milk plant (a moisturizing cream and herbal) can conclude the treatment.

Drinking is important

With sweat in the sauna are lost body fluids and minerals. It thus becomes crucial to reintegrate the lost. Are banned sweetened beverages, and stimulants, especially those alcoholic, not only during but also before and after the sauna. Among the drinks mentioned are not gasata water, raspberry tea, mallow, nettle, linden, fruit or vegetables. The moment to drink it, however, after the sauna.

Contraindications

It is good that people suffering from hypertension and cardiac or pulmonary disease and circulation problems avoid the sauna. However, for neophytes, it is always advisable to ask your doctor before starting treatment with the heat baths.








 
     
1

BOOKING