Gym Folks- Sauna or Treadmill

I prefer hitting the bike for a cool down. Treadmill if bikes are in use. I'm still scared for life from seeing my math professor go bare arse and full dong out in a sauna.

You can get really good investment advice sitting in a sauna. So I vote sauna

Treadmill
Sauna
Ice bath

Sauna is just sweating out water. No real active calorie burn. Treadmill is actively burning calories and sweating out water. So, most definitely treadmill.

Like most things, depends on what you're looking to get out of it. Treadmill will burn calories and work on cardio, even if it is Zone 2 as a cooldown. If you've got muscle soreness or tightness, the heat from the sauna can help with that. I know when I was dealing with a bulging disc in my back, sitting in the steam room or sauna 2-3 times a week was great. I also did some of the stretches the physical therapist told me to do while I was in there. At the end of every PT session, they would either do stretching, heat, electrical stimulation, or dry needling.

Treadmill for the body
Sauna for the mind
Deadlift for the rest

Treadmill

I have never taken advantage of the sauna, steam room or pool at Dynamic.

I don't do treadmill because of my injury, but I do elliptical, bike and stair master. Any is better than the sauna. That should be a supplement to exercise, not the main component of your gym visit.

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Jewish work out.

Can rub one out in the sauna

Sauna does elevate the heart rate, similar to, but not as high as, cardio. I can get my HR up to 130 or so. It also dilates the blood vessels which feels like it helps with recovery.