Steam room

Anyone use a steam room or sauna .They have one at my gym and I'm tempted to use the steam room .But with lung conditions copd in my case anyone got experience with them..Angie x

[O2Trees]

Everyone's different in how they react Angie. Cant remember what stage you are at - Im stage 3/4 (33%) and am beginning to find the steam in my shower at home affecting me but that's only recently. If I was less further along the road I'd give the steam room a go. You can always beat a retreat if your chest starts tightening.

[Hidden in reply to O2Trees]

O2 as in making you worse im stage 3 49 % and don't feel affected by my shower just yet but my water is lukewarm and I have my window open and extractor fan...i just wanted to give it a shot as does my hubby after our gym sessions as a wind down thing xxx

[2greys]

Or give the bowl of boiling water and towel trick to trial it first, with caution!

[Hidden in reply to 2greys]

I can cope with that hun guess I can practise my breathing technique and take a towel in with me for face cover lol and run out if it's too much xxx

[Hidden]

Hi angie, I don't like steam rooms or jacuzzis where my damaged lungs are exposed to other people's germs which love warm wet atmospheres to grow. My GP always says jacuzzis are pseudomonas soup makers. The dry air in saunas is probably better but I find it uncomfortable.

I do have my own steam room at home which I don't use often enough. fancy a trip up the A34 and M40 to have a go?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Lol I guess it is suck eggs and see .Love the expression soup makers if I feel untoward I will leave ...thanks for the invite I may take you up on the offer one day but this morning will drive the 10 minutes to the gym thank you little pom appreciated xxxx

[GeorginaS in reply to Hidden]

What time do you want us all to arrive? 😜

[Hidden in reply to GeorginaS]

Ummm excuse me Georgina I think the invite was for me only lol budge up and pass the prosecco lol 😂😂😊

[Budgie1954 in reply to Hidden]

Where are you littlepom

Im in Stoke

[Budgie1954]

Angie, if they have a steam room chances are the also have a sauna. If it's one that you can add water too, buy some oil of Eucalyptus and outcall few drops in, it's really refreshing

[Hidden in reply to Budgie1954]

They have both my lovley and just figured wet would be better rather than dry oh look a double entendre 😋😋 hope your feeling better today xxx

[Budgie1954 in reply to Hidden]

I'm now not sure if it is a chest infection as I feel fine today. But I'm going to take the full course, as I'm not bringing up as much mucas as normal, it seems to be drying up. Thank you for thinking of me gorgeous girl😘

[Hidden in reply to Budgie1954]

Euuwee I don't do the gunky stuff personally or coughing ...yep stay with the antibugs ...think of you always sighs lol xx

[Budgie1954 in reply to Hidden]

So how does your lung condition affect you.as for the steam room, wish I was in there with you, it can get very misty 😉

[Hidden in reply to Budgie1954]

I don't get many symptoms at all .Before I stopped smoking I coughed a lot and wheezed terrible but since packing it in ...i don't cough hardly and when I do it's dry I get wheeze if I don't exercise or drink enough water which is rare I can drink 2 maybe 3 litres daily . I get out of breath on the treadmill but that's running at 9km ..if it's too much I reduce to 3km to recover and then bump it up again...come on in a take a pew it's lovley n warm... xxxx

[Budgie1954]

Sounds to me your a very fit lady. You did the right thing dropping the ash. Bet you could run the legs of me

[Hidden in reply to Budgie1954]

I think I'm very unfit still but I'm improving weekly I can feel it starting to work ...im bench pressing 30 kgs according to my son I'm quite fit for an old bird lol just cause he's a peacock in the gym xx

[cofdrop-UK]

I never use steam rooms, saunas or jacuzzis because they are breeding grounds for pseudo.

cx

[Hidden]

dont know about steam room or sauna but cant go anywhere near a hot tub that not outside but angle piz let me know how you get on if ypou do have a go as i love a nice sauna

[Victoe]

They are suppose to be really good for you.. I went to see the chest specialist last week and he told me to go into a steam room try and bounce and it will help relieve th mucus in your tubes and lungs....

Hope that helps

[suzannelynnsimmons]

I have COPD and asthma I've done a lot of research and steam rooms are good for asthma and COPD. It helps loosen up the phlegm that's stuck in your lungs it's just like breathing over Steamy pot.

[Circleends23]

I work in the EMS field. Steam is excellent to loosen phlegm. Spit out what you cough up, otherwise you are helping infection to breed.