sauna, spa?

[bodychaos]

Could any one tell me when, why, how, and the like as for sauna(hot steamed/dry room?), or spa(hot bubble water?) in regard to exercise?

Before/after weight lifting/aerobic?
Why? Blood circulation, for example? Help muscle relax? Better workout performance? Better skin, perhaps?
How long, how often, how, lie, stand, sit, and the like?
Is it better, but not necessary, I guess?

Ah and, should jump into the cold water/shower just after hot sauna? Don't need to? Or should wait for a while?
What should come first, hot or cold? Or doesn't matter?

And one more, after vigorous aerobic if your knees sore, should hot water help, or cold water, or nothing?

I want to learn how to do this sauna thing right, I guess.
Any comment would be appreciated!

[n0ctune]

its fun to go in a hot sauna and jumpin gin cold water, apparently its good for your blood flow yea..
and you burn fat when you in a sauna i thinks. something to do with loosing weight. mmm...fat ...OO BAcON BRB

[heavybastard]

you only lose water which means as soon as you go and take a drink you start putting weight on again

its for stupid people who think they can excercise whilst sitting

[FightFan]

I like to use the sauna before workouts to relax my muscles before I do my lifts. I have a fear of using the sauna after my workouts because I think the relaxing of the muscles afterwards take away the "pump", but I could be totally wrong on this.