# Sauna, Steamroom, Hottub? Or steam room, hottub, sauna? What's the best order for these?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 25, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauna-steamroom-hottub-or-steam-room-hottub-sauna-whats-the-best-order-for-these/558298 "2010-10-25T16:35:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauna-steamroom-hottub-or-steam-room-hottub-sauna-whats-the-best-order-for-these/558298/1 "2010-10-25T16:35:37Z")

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My gym has a hot tub, sauna, and a steamroom. They’re all quite lovely. I guess I’m a bit confused as to the benefits and the order a sauna, steamroom, and hot tub should be used in. Usually twice a week I have time to slip into my gym’s hot tub. Once a week I try to hit the steam room, and then slather on a mask.

On some truly empty weekends, I’ve hit all three, but the results are always mixed. What order should these be used in, or should only one be used per, say, session?

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauna-steamroom-hottub-or-steam-room-hottub-sauna-whats-the-best-order-for-these/558298/2 "2010-10-25T18:09:08Z")

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Personally I’d say one per session. Sauna, steam room or hot tub first, then a dip in the pool. Then back to whatever hot locker you choose. Shower after.