how in the hell do you stay in there longer than 5 minutes


its horrible, theres a posted "15 minute time limit" on the thing but youve gotta be a fuckin MAN to make it that far

i sat in there for 5 minutes and damn near wound up choking to death. Also, everytime you move it feels like spontaneous combustion

never again.

5/4/2011 12:12:32 PM

Its something white people learn as kids

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5/4/2011 12:13:17 PM

The secret is total nudity

Lets the pores breathe and discourages others

5/4/2011 12:13:50 PM

I love the steam room - it's the sauna I can't stand.


You just kinda control your breathing to keep it slow and smooth. And I used to go over the 15 minute limit. Can almost fall asleep in the suckers.

5/4/2011 12:14:33 PM

sauna is pretty easy i can cut weight 30 mins at a time in a sauna, just keep toweling off sweat

the sauna was broken i had to use the steamer with 3 mexicans in it, they couldnt take it either and thats sayin something.

i tried breathin slow, i tried to hold a towel to my mouth and breath through it i was sufferin

5/4/2011 12:16:26 PM

Try taking a cool water bottle and towel in there to put on your head. It's helped me before when i've gotten over heated in those things. Or if you come out for a few minutes, cool down, then go back in.

5/4/2011 12:20:17 PM

I love sitting in the steam room after a workout. I've never had a problem breathing though.

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5/4/2011 12:37:15 PM

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"auna is pretty easy i can cut weight 30 mins at a time in a sauna, just keep toweling off sweat"

What?

5/4/2011 12:38:55 PM

Sauna is the dry heat one, right? I love that... have even fallen asleep inside

Last summer sat in one for about 10 minutes at 80 Celsius.

As for steam rooms, they make it difficult to breathe, but I managed 10-15 minutes last summer. There were 4, and they had essential oil scents (mint, lavender, and 2 flower ones). Sat for 3-4 minutes in each one consecutively.

Definitely prefer the sauna.

5/4/2011 12:46:20 PM

^^ He's probably referring to cutting weight to make a weight limit for a fight. It's normal to do these type of tactics to make weight and then rehydrate before the fight. Not burning actual fat if that's what you're thinking.

5/4/2011 3:29:51 PM

They give me asthma attacks

5/4/2011 3:32:02 PM

never had a problem with the steam room


i have been in two saunas in my life and both times i felt like my face was being thrust into chewbacca's ballsack

5/4/2011 3:51:04 PM

man i cant believe you guys hadnt had a problem with this room

but thats coool, ima try it again with a wet towel as recommended

5/4/2011 4:42:15 PM

Cover your mouth, and leave a small gap in your hands. You should go to Finland and check out some of the saunas with some real heat. 190F will put some hair on your chest.

5/4/2011 6:43:24 PM

I just steam roomed at the Y.

5/4/2011 10:22:47 PM

Back at NCSU, I could take the heat of the steam room
Breathing was fine

But I couldn't quite stomach the sensation of breathing the salty, sweaty funk of old men sitting next to me.

5/4/2011 10:27:20 PM

sorry emce

5/4/2011 10:28:41 PM

Quote :

"You should go to Finland and check out some of the saunas with some real heat. 190F will put some hair on your chest."

you forgot to add that while doing this you will be slamming beers and getting whipped with tree branches.

5/4/2011 11:01:55 PM

Try doing it in a eucaliptus(sp) steam room. Talk about burning

5/4/2011 11:07:23 PM

Quote :

"You should go to Finland and check out some of the saunas with some real heat. 190F will put some hair on your chest."

The same goes for Japan. The unbearable, 190F heat coupled with naked Japanese men doing sit-ups was nearly more than I could stomach.

5/5/2011 8:23:05 AM

The steam room makes it easier for me to breathe. Clears my sinuses.

But, I do have some slight asthmatic issues...

Dry sauna sucks. Makes my nostrils hurt.

5/5/2011 10:24:56 PM