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I use the steam room for muscle relief and skin 
Steam bathing helps with the relief of back pain and it enhances my skin complexion. I've notice the difference in my back because it doesn't hurt as much …...

cleanses your skin 
after I sit in the steam sauna, I moisture my hair with conditioner. It detoxes your skin. It cleanses your body and helps you breathe more effectively. …...

Use Steam Room for my skin and muscles 
I work out MOnday -Thursday 6-9pm. After my work out, which includes a full court 5 on 5 Basketball game and Free weights for upper body, I go to the Steam …...

I use the steam room to relax 
I actually go to the gym sometimes just to go in the steam room. Quite a workout haha but I love it.

Afterwords I feel so relaxed. Its kinda like …...

I use the steam room to get rid of toxins 
I use the steam room to get rid of toxins and

Improve my body tone...

I love steaming at my Local YMCA's!! 
relaxation, relieve muscle soreness, relieve stress!...

Therapeutic benefits and to reduce soreness after excercise 
I find that a steam bath offers a very relaxing

experience after a hard workout. It helps to reduce

joint and muscle soreness. I believe it is also …...

Steaming for my youth 
I have been steaming my body for 2years now - 5 days week at 15mins (straight) or 30 mins (broken.

People ask me all the time how old I am and they …...

steam room for peace and warmth 
I have been using a steam room after workouts at my local YMCA in the morning. Living in IA in the winter it gets very cold and sometimes its really hard …...

I just started using the steam room.... 
and I'm addicted.

I've noticed visible differences in my pores, my muscles feel better, and i feel like I can breathe better since I've started using …...

I use the steam room after exercise to maximise the benefits! 
after a good swim or workout, sitting in the steam room for 10mins totally relaxes and rejuvinates my body, it also clears my skin and promotes weight …...

I feel my heart beats much faster. 
I feel my heart beats much faster, like an extra cardio workout.

My skin has definitely improved, had oily skin before.

Feel very relaxed, I do 15 …...

I use the steam room for detoxiification 
Detox after an evening of excess. Also to improve lymphatic system. Also to increase my metabolism especially when alternating with the cold plunge....

I love the steam room for my skin 
My face has become increasingly red as I have gotten older (32 female).

I have tried makeup to cover it, but it always shows thru. I started using …...

To promote a glow 
I am waiting for a kidney transplant and so I am anemic which makes me look pale and ill.

After using the steam room I have rosy cheeks and feel energized. …...

i use steam bath for losing my weight 
i am 26 yrs old and i am above 100 kgs. i do work out but also want to steam bath to lose my weight. does it effect on losing weight?...

A Turbo Vaporizor  
Going into a steam room is a great feeling. It super cleans your body in no way a regular shower can.

Any micro parasites, that have latched on come …...

steam room and sauna  
I like to sit in the sauna after a work out then sit in the steam room right after.

when i walk outside the gym door my skin feels refreshed and not …...

I felt great mentally afterwards 
I sat in the steam room for 30 minutes. When I got out, I had to go back in, its just addictive.

Sweating all the toxins out. I drink a whole lot of …...

To keep the circulation going, and then some 
I try to hop in the Steam room after I swim or exercise, even just for a few minutes. I try to stay in long enough until I get a bit flushed.

I just …...

Just Relax 
Helps me relax. Takes away the day long pain and stress.

I am a smoker and i can really feel the difference in my respiratory system after i started …...

I use the steam room to help get rid of my cold.  
I recently got sick because of the weather changing. So I took all this medicine an it did nothing.

So my hubby turned on the hot water in the bathroom. …...

steam bath for relaxation 
I leave the gym after I use the steam bath and feel peaceful and rested. Like weight has been lifted from my body. ...

Steam room for health 
I use steam room when I have a stuffy nose. well, I use the steam room more than that. It clears the skin, keeps the skin well healthy, get rid of the …...

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The steam room is most effective because 
It improves my sinus problems. It definitely loosens the mucous membranes.

It helps loosen my muscles after an intense workout.

Nothing can stress …...

I use the steam bath to relieve stress 
to relieve my aching body

to sleep well

to loose weight

to relax...

Steaming Warm Up 
We live in Montana, and winters can be brutal, not only for drying out the skin, but as a CA native, I never seem to get warm...so I steam after each work …...

ex smoker 
i quit smoking and was having trouble getting my breathing back....sitting in the steam room for 20 minutes was like heaven...

I use the steam room for Gens, Relaxing, and Fluce. 
Every time I finish my steam cycle, I'm a different man than who I was before entering the steam room.

It is essential, however, that a semi-scorching …...

HEAVENLY BLISS  
I installed a steam room in my home about 3 years ago. I can not begin to tell you the true enjoyment I get from this experience.

I use my steam daily …...

Shoulder injury 
About 2 years ago i got a really bad shoulder injury from wakeboarding. Ever since ive been using the steam room after workouts, it has helped heal my …...

I use it for general well being 
I loved going to the gym just to use the steam room. I had a routine: workout, shower, hit the pool, then the jacuuzzi, then the steam room, then jump …...

Sinus Relief 
I'm 44 years old and had a lot of sinus problems for 10+ years. I would end up on antibiotics at least 4-5 times annually. I started using the steam room …...

Sinus  
I have bad sinus headaches.....waking almost every morning with a sinus headache..no amount of pills ever helped....bought a house with a steam bath and. …...

it just feels darn good!! 
I love steam baths because to me it feels good..especially in the winter.. it warms through to the bone.. but I was always unsure if there was any benefits. …...

It's a Lifestyle! 
I have my own steamroom in my home and I can't imagine being without one. I'm in it every second day for sure.

I sit for 15-20 minutes, then get out …...

I use the steam room to relax 
I use the steam room after ive done my gym session.

This helps my body to relax and unwind and stops any discomfort after the gym, it also unwinds my …...

i use steam room to heal my body. 
After taking steam bath I feel like I am more energetic.

And I feel I got a new life and enjoying my life more. It give me 100percent relief from stress, …...

relaxing,reliving stress 
just to relieve stress...

for relaxation after my swim 
The steam bath helps me relax after doing my lengths of the pool and its so relaxing for my body to sit in there fot twenty minutes. Its a great relief …...

I use steam room for post work out relaxation 
It's amazing how well I feel the remainder of the day that I steam. It is like my new drug. I used to be addicted to marijuana and rx pills. Now I take …...

I use it to steam room increase every aspect of my physical being. 
I workout hardcore (5-7 days a week) for swimming, whether it be the exhausting weight lifting or just swimming lap after lap... I have taught my mind …...

I use the steam room for me 
I love being in the steam room. It is sheer pleasure.

I could rattle on but at the end of the day it is my small piece of heaven....

i use the steam bath because i want to lose weight 
reason: 1. want to lose weight

2.to detoxify

3.to have healthy body ...

Steam Room Migraine Relief 
I, unfortunately, suffer with migraines related to particular food and stress. I find that a steam room after the migraine assists in getting rid of the …...

Steam Rooms Work... 
My skin feels clean, and less oily from using the steam room 8-10min after one of my workouts.

I've used the steam room the last 5 days straight, and …...

Steam Room Helps Muscle Stiffness and Soreness 
I am 34 and recently joined a fitness club that just opened near my home. I had not exercised in many years and was prepared to be sore and feel bad till …...

steam bath to sweat 
-I enjoy the feeling after I take a steam bath and shower.

-temp weight loss

-feel like it cleans skin

-opens pores...

Steam Bath For Skin & Fat Burning 
I take steam bath for about 20 mins. My essential

reason is skin glow and fat burning.

I take steam for about 4 times in a week. Can you suggest that …...

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