Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. New perk: Easily find new routes ...

Sauna training, frozen balloons and “marshmallow suits” help athletes manage extreme temperatures. By Talya Minsberg Talya sweated through many T-shirts while reporting from the Tokyo Olympics. She ...

How long you spend in a sauna also depends on what type of sauna you have, be it a traditional dry sauna, infrared sauna, or perhaps a steam sauna. The temperature of your sauna also matters, as the ...

Continuing in my four-part series, here is the second installment examining the research how heat acclimation can improve exercise performance. It is well known that every athlete hits a wall. Whether ...

A study conducted by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, suggests that using an infrared sauna after exercise can speed up recovery and support ...

Hi, I am currently doing strength training for about 45minutes a day. I would like to know whether using a sauna after that is ok or not. please advise. I am not aware that using the sauna after ...