Walking into a sauna feels like stepping into a warm, heavy blanket.

Your blood pressure does not drop during a sauna visit - it rises, as well as your heart rate. This increase is even comparable to the effect of a short, moderate workout. This is the result of a new ...

Your blood pressure does not drop during a sauna visit -- it rises, as well as your heart rate. This increase is even comparable to the effect of a short, moderate workout, according to a new study.

A greying middle-aged man in swimming trunks smiles at me and my partner from across the wooden benches of one of Margate’s barrel saunas. I wonder what has given me away. Has living in the capital ...