Medical experts say myths abound about benefits and dangers
ST. LOUIS — Sweat lodges, saunas, steam rooms and plastic sauna suits are all designed to do the same thing: make you sweat without exercising. But to what end?
Jon Schroeder sits in the sauna at a St. Louis-area YMCA for 10 to 12 minutes a few times a week after working out. To him, it just feels good.
"In the winter especially, it’s nice to work up a sweat,” said Schroeder, 68, of St...
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