Any recovery method promising big results better back it up, in my opinion. When I read that research shows just 30 minutes in a sauna (post-workout) could make you run faster and for longer, I was intrigued.

Let’s face it, it’s getting dark and cold fast, and getting outdoors for a run looks less and less appealing. But rewarding your efforts with a post-run sauna session could boost endurance and recovery, which is just the incentive I need. Here’s how the research came about, and the sorts of times you could expect to slash off your average run time.

What is the study?

I found the study via leading sauna specialists Finnmark Sauna, which analyzed the data across distances, time and sex.

The research was published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. According to the stud

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