Sauna vs Steam Room vs Banya - What's the Difference?

In this video, we’ll compare temperature, humidity, the overall experience, and unique features of 5 heat therapies - sauna, steam room, banya, infrared sauna, and hammam

0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Classic sauna
1:42 - Steam room
2:20 - Banya
2:50 - Infrared sauna
3:26 - Hammam
4:07 - My ranking
4:43 - Top 10 bathhouses in the world
5:10 - The 1,000-like challenge

Also, take a look at the previous video on sauna

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[NOBOYOA]

Thank you for this video. Good information 😊

[nataliialebid]

I like starting with the sauna and finishing with the banya

[SergioSavitsky]

I was in Gellert in Budapest. A chic place!

[ЮрійЛебідь-вп]

Thank you for the excellent explanation!

[freakyflow]

I was in a steam room that looked like Hamam I spent about 4 hours in and out cool shower And tea And Russian food Walking out to the cold Canadian weather...I felt no cold And jello on the ride home ...Very good sleep that night

[LEELUNK-IS-A-HUNK]

I STEAM SAUNA DAILY FOR 20 MINS AT 120 DEGREES BEST THING EVER

[annatitova]

Amazing video thanks for all the information

[lisahansen]

I’d like to know protocol for steam rooms- wrap hair like sauna- use any oils or lotions etc?

[jeffreygleaves]

I do the sauna almost every day after I heard about the incredible health benefits. I'm starting to recognize the cycles my body goes through as I sit in the heat. After five minutes I'm soaked with sweat. After ten minutes my heart rate does up. At fifteen minutes my chest is pounding and its a struggle to make it to twenty minutes. At that point I'm debating whether I might be pushing danger buttons so I rarely make it to twenty.
The trouble I have with it is after the sauna I am wiped out for the rest of the day. I'm foggy and just want to go home and take a nap. Its hard getting anything done afterwards. I try to replenish the electrolytes and that helps some. Is this something you eventually adapt to like sore muscles after lifting weights? I enjoy doing it almost every day but the day being over after a sauna is impractical.

[annatitova]

And yet I like the steam room better - in a sauna it’s hard for me to breathe hot dry air

[x-jw]

Not enough people know of this channel.. my sauna has stones, so If i put temperature to 50° and put stuff on stones, do I get a steam room? is that the point of the stones? Thanks

[Alexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Can the heat damages eyes? Ive read a couple of studies.

[BeccaL]

How come when I am in sauna, I never get to sweaty, my skin just become dry

[marshbonny]

What are the benefits of steam.saunas etc

[galynagolova-ep]

You really clarified the differences for me!

[arshgolandaj]

Can i take cold shower after steam bath

[harshagal]

I live in mumbai India and the temperature here is 80 degree farhenit ... Soi should set the sauna to what temperature?

[fakifaki]

Sauna was actually invented here in Finland. About every house has a sauna. Most of them are electric. Sauna is not supposed to be dry. You are supposed to throw water on the rocks as much as you like. This way you can alter the humidity. This does not change the temperature although it feels hotter. I like my sauna 80 °C. Swedish like their "sauna" dry but that is just so wrong.

[mithraongole]

Is it helpful for India living people? actually we are meeting 25c to 40c.

[daryn]

Don't "visit" any; steam generator in home is nicer imo