Only healthy people, or after consultation with a physician can use the sauna.
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Take the flip-flops and two towels (one to sit on and the other to dry oneself up)
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Before entering the sauna one should take off all metal items (necklaces, earrings)
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Before bathing, one should wash entire body in the shower with soap and warm water and then wipe oneself dry.
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One can sit and lie on the benches only after putting a towel under the body so that the sweat does not soak into the benches.
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One bathing cycle lasts about 25 minutes: 8-12 minutes of staying in hot room, then 8-12 minutes of gradual cooling off using water. In the second and third cycle, time of staying in the hot room should not last longer than 10 minutes.
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It is best to start the bath sitting on the lowest bench because the temperature is lower there; later, gradually move to higher benches.
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Bathing in the sauna always ends in cooling the body with water - the use of soap is inadvisable.
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One should rest about 20-30 minutes after the bath. Also, one should drink mineral water or juices in moderate amounts (0.5-1 L).
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During and after the bath, it is inadvisable to tire (taking exercises etc).
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For pouring stones with water, one should only use a ladle; its content guarantees proper humidity in the cabin and safety for the body and the furnace.
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In case of feeling unwell, one should leave the cabin immediately.
Contraindications
Do not use the sauna without consulting the physician, especially if one suffers from the following conditions:
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purulent skin diseases, with ulcers;
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epilepsy and psychotic episodes;
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acute febrile states, bleeding tendency;
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chronic affliction (tuberculosis, neoplastic disease, kidney or liver disease, anaemia);
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acute and chronic infectious diseases (also: carrier-state);
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endocrine disorders such as hyperactivity of the thyroid gland, mucoid edema and adrenocortical insufficiency;
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cardiovascular diseases, including stable and unstable coronary disease, conditions after myocardial infarction, states after haemorrhages, generalized atherosclerosis, obstructive diseases of blood vessels and thrombophlebitis, glaucoma.