The sauna is a familiar place for many top athletes.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been keen on saunas for years. EPA / AOP
Chairman of the Norwegian Sauna Society by Stig Arild Pettersen sauna has become a megatrend among top athletes.
The potential health benefits of the sauna came to the fore again in the world when a well-known soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo40, showed off his muscles and low body fat percentage on social media.
– After the sauna, Ronaldo wrote in connection with the photo.
The Norwegian reported on Ronaldo’s picture and Pettersen’s comments Dagbladet-leaf.
According to Pettersen, top athletes use the sauna to recover.
– Using the sauna and the cold-hot combination has become really popular in elite sports. It has taken off in recent years. The sauna has even become a megatrend among top athletes, Pettersen estimates.
According to Dagbladet, also with the Norwegian football goal cannon With Erling Haaland has a sauna and an ice bath at home.
According to Pettersen, a good way could be to go to the sauna a day or two after a hard workout. Many people think that the sauna could promote the recovery of the muscles from damage at the cellular level caused by training.
– Warming up the muscles in the sauna before the massage can also be useful, Pettersen told Dagbladet.
In the light of current research data, heat can be beneficial for recovery, but there are conflicting research results.
As for showing off Ronaldo’s muscles, Pettersen points out that getting in great shape requires a lot more than just saunas.
– Absolutely, Pettersen said and laughed.