Regular sauna users report better health, more energy, and greater happiness
Regular sauna users report better health, more energy, and greater happiness
They may be skipping binge watching streaming shit shows and death scrolling Tik Toc.
And while people are definitely trapped in those cycles and could be doing some other things, the fact still remains that so many people do not have access to saunas, easy transportation, and the time to set aside an entire evening for it.
Saunas are also not a great distraction. For sure I agree that people should be facing their issues more head-on but I don’t fully blame poor people for not wanting to spend money to sit alone with their thoughts.
Basically, there’s a lot more to it than what essentially boils down “just don’t be depressed because you’re overburdened with a mountain of things you’re too worn out to do anything about.”
Another case of Hank's Razor
His name is Hank Schrader
The results showed several significant differences between people who used saunas regularly and those who did not. Sauna bathers were generally younger, more often male, and more likely to be physically active. They also smoked less, although they tended to drink alcohol more frequently—typically two to three times per week. Despite this, they reported better overall health.
Exercising more and smoking less seems to imply that it might not be the sauna that’s actually helping. I am not sure why they aren’t trying to stamp out these confounding variables instead of celebrating them.
more often male
You heard it here first, folks: saunas change your sex.
Edit: Or should I say "Regular sauna users report being more male"?
Any study that reports as "People who do x, report y" is not science.
Self reporting is worthless.
At best this is inspiration for a scientific study that starts by showing if it is true by controlling for various factors.
In the case of a null hypothesis, delve into what causes these false beliefs to be reported.
Did they account for the fact that people who live in countries where there are saunas are just happier?
And people who have access to a nice one, and time to use it...
This stinks the same as "women who own horses are healthier".
In other news: People with access to saunas at peace with being upper middle class.
Next up: people with yachts live longer lives.
This is so close to being not the Onion
so the warming climate will make everyone happier?