This paper aims to investigate the article The Effects of Finish Sauna on Hemodynamics of the Circulatory System in Men and Women by Prystupa, Alicja Wołyńska, and JanŚlężyński (2009). According to the authors, Finish Sauna represents a combination of different environmental conditions, such as warm and dry air, high humidity and cooling, cold water and air. A combination of these conditions generates a variety of different reactions in the circulatory system. Thus, these reactions are different and depend on “individual thermoregulatory reactions, age, sex, the efficiency of the circulatory and respiratory system” (Prystupa, Alicja Wołyńska, and JanŚlężyński 61 par. 2).
The authors state that Finish Sauna, if used regulatory, positively affects the adrenaline glands and respiratory system. In addition, it has a profound effect on the motor system while it “improves the elasticity of the fibrous tissue of the articular capsules and ligaments as well as the blood flow in periarticular elements” (62 par. 5).
The empirical analysis of this research paper is focused on an investigation of the impact of Finish Sauna on arterial blood pressure and pulse change. Results show that hot temperature in the sauna increases the body’s temperature of both men and women, and “activates the thermoregulatory mechanisms this way boosting the cutaneous blood flow and sweat secretion” (66 par. 2). Thus, the authors emphasize that systolic and diastolic blood pressures and heart rate have increased after the first sauna session. However, after the second and third sessions, the parameters decrease to normal values. The authors conclude that this fact can be an adaption of the circulatory system to environmental conditions (66).
Works Cited
Prystupa, Tetyana, Alicja Wołyńska, and Jan Ślężyński. “The effects of Finish sauna on hemodynamics of the circulatory system in men and women.” Journal of Human Kinetics 22 (2009): 61-68.