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Get-Fit Guy

The potential benefits of hot tubs and saunas

Get-Fit Guy

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.5753 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

After some recent listener email submissions on each, I outline the potential benefits of using hot tubs and saunas for recovery.

Get-Fit Guy is hosted by Kevin Don. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome back to Get Fit Guy.

0:06.7

Kevin Don here.

0:07.6

And this week I'm finally going to answer a listener email about hot tubs as well as another email I received about sonas.

0:16.5

So let's just drive straight in.

0:19.3

So first up is an email from Joe asking about hot tubs.

0:25.3

Hi, Kevin. Love the podcast and I love your style. No nonsense. I'm a 60-year-old, semi-retired,

0:31.9

adapted physical education teacher and coach from Eden, New York, a little south of Buffalo, New York. Go Bills.

0:40.7

Now, after many years of athletics, related injuries from high school and college soccer,

0:46.8

I was a keeper, I had compression of C6, disc is throwing with degenerative discs in my

0:52.8

lumbar spine, I tried to move and exercise every day.

0:56.9

I walk, do planks and core work, ride a stationary bike,

1:00.0

do agility exercises, resistance training, stretching, a little yoga,

1:03.5

and swimming in the winter months.

1:05.3

Keep my body feeling well.

1:07.6

My wife is also a great cook,

1:09.8

makes great meals with lots of fresh veggies and lean protein.

1:13.8

Here's my question.

1:15.4

We recently potressed a hot tub.

1:17.8

Do you know of any guidelines, temperature or amount of time to stay in the hot tub for therapeutic effects?

1:22.9

We always try to rehydrate after sitting in the hot tub for obvious reasons.

1:27.5

I look forward to hearing from you, Joe.

1:29.5

All right.

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