{"id":22202,"date":"2026-01-20T05:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/?p=22202"},"modified":"2026-01-20T05:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:38:58","slug":"kuuma-ja-kylmaaltistus-hot-and-cold-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/kuuma-ja-kylmaaltistus-hot-and-cold-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuuma-ja kylm\u00e4altistus \/ Hot and cold exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Suomessa on 3,2-3,3 miljoonaa saunaa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se on aika hiton paljon, kun muistaa, ett\u00e4 meit\u00e4 on &#8220;vain&#8221; noin 5,5 miljoonaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saunan terveysvaikutuksista on kirjoitettu paljon ja samoin kylm\u00e4lle altistumisesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erityisesti suomalaisissa v\u00e4est\u00f6tutkimuksissa on havaittu, ett\u00e4 <strong>s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llinen saunominen<\/strong> liittyy pienemp\u00e4\u00e4n syd\u00e4n- ja verisuonitautien riskiin sek\u00e4 alempaan verenpaineeseen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaikutukset muistuttavat osittain <strong>kohtalaisen kevyen liikunnan<\/strong> vaikutuksia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u00e4mp\u00f6 rentouttaa lihaksia, lievitt\u00e4\u00e4 j\u00e4nnityst\u00e4 ja laskee stressitasoja, tuottaen samalla mielihyv\u00e4hormoneja (endorfiineja).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saunan hy\u00f6dyt on havaittu my\u00f6s muualla. <a href=\"https:\/\/saunafromfinland.com\/news\/booming-us-sauna-market-trends\/\">https:\/\/saunafromfinland.com\/news\/booming-us-sauna-market-trends\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ehk\u00e4 mielenkiintoisin paikka miss\u00e4 olen saunonut on Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vierailin maassa lukemattomia kertoja vuosien 2014-2021 v\u00e4lisen\u00e4 aikana ja majailin usein Riadin suurl\u00e4hetyst\u00f6alueen viereisess\u00e4 hotellissa, jossa oli suomalainen kiuas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sain saunoa siell\u00e4 aina yksin:-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kysyin teko\u00e4lylt\u00e4 kylm\u00e4altistuksen terveyshy\u00f6dyist\u00e4 ja sain seuraavanlaisen vastauksen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen n\u00e4ytt\u00f6 on <strong>vaihtelevampaa ja osin heikompaa<\/strong> kuin saunasta, mutta lupaavaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On havaittu yhteyksi\u00e4: parempaan insuliiniherkkyyteen, v\u00e4hentyneeseen tulehdusvasteeseen sek\u00e4 mielialan ja vireyden kohoamiseen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otan talvisin saunomisen yhteydess\u00e4 lumikylpyj\u00e4 eli hieron lunta kasvoihin ja k\u00e4sivarsiin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tekee muuten hyv\u00e4\u00e4!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bastu2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bastu2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/sportman.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bastu2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sauna <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*********************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 3.2\u20133.3 million saunas in Finland! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a hell of a lot, considering that we have \u201conly\u201d about 5.5 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great deal has been written about the health effects of sauna bathing, as well as about exposure to cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially in Finnish population studies, regular sauna use has been found to be associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases and lower blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effects partly resemble those of fairly light physical exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heat relaxes muscles, relieves tension, and lowers stress levels, while also producing feel-good hormones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(endorphins).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of sauna have been observed elsewhere as well.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/saunafromfinland.com\/news\/booming-us-sauna-market-trends\/\">https:\/\/saunafromfinland.com\/news\/booming-us-sauna-market-trends\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most interesting place where I\u2019ve ever taken a sauna is Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I visited the country countless times between 2014 and 2021 and often stayed in a hotel next to the Riyadh diplomatic quarter, which had a Finnish sauna heater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I always got to sauna there alone \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked an AI about the health benefits of cold exposure and received the following kind of answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evidence is more variable and partly weaker than for sauna bathing, but promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associations have been observed with improved insulin sensitivity, reduced inflammatory response, and elevated mood and alertness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In winter, in connection with sauna bathing, I take snow baths, that is, I rub snow on my face and arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It feels really good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suomessa on 3,2-3,3 miljoonaa saunaa! Se on aika hiton paljon, kun muistaa, ett\u00e4 meit\u00e4 on &#8220;vain&#8221; noin 5,5 miljoonaa. Saunan terveysvaikutuksista on kirjoitettu paljon ja samoin kylm\u00e4lle altistumisesta. Erityisesti suomalaisissa v\u00e4est\u00f6tutkimuksissa on havaittu, ett\u00e4 s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6llinen saunominen liittyy pienemp\u00e4\u00e4n syd\u00e4n- ja verisuonitautien riskiin sek\u00e4 alempaan verenpaineeseen. Vaikutukset muistuttavat osittain kohtalaisen kevyen liikunnan vaikutuksia. L\u00e4mp\u00f6 rentouttaa lihaksia, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22202"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22296,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22202\/revisions\/22296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportman.fi\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}