7. Pain Tolerance
Saunas are a great way to relieve chronic pain. Saunas can also improve pain tolerance. After a few sauna sessions, the pain that remains may not be as bad.
This is because the sauna, while being relaxing in some ways, also causes discomfort. The discomfort isn’t painful, but it helps your body become more tolerant of mild discomfort.
You can improve your ability to feel hot by spending more time in a hot environment. You also become better at detecting cold. And at feeling in pain.