u/Own_Philosopher9577

Hey guys and gals!

I have a space that was originally intended to be a closet, measuring 2.50×1.50 m (about 8 × 5 ft), and Im considering using it to build a sauna. I have one major concern before I proceed.

My concern is whether, after a sauna session, the adjacent room will become an oven even with proper insulation. I live in a hot climate, and the sauna would share one 8-ft wall with the room. The sauna ceiling would also be directly adjacent to the same room/area.

Im asking because I know many people here have built saunas inside their homes, so I really appreciate some real world experience. How much heat actually transfers into the surrounding room after using the sauna?

I need to know this before committing to the design, because if this is likely to make the room uncomfortably hot, I could still build the sauna outside the house instead.

I was wondering why my upper chest looks so flat, and for a long time I thought it was simply genetics.

Then I took a side profile photo and noticed that I have a mild anterior pelvic tilt. That got me wondering: could all of this be connected?

Maybe an anterior pelvic tilt can be associated with changes in ribcage position, which can then affect the position of the shoulders and scapulae. Your arms still need to hang vertically, perpendicular to the floor, so perhaps the shoulders and scapulae reposition themselves to accommodate that. At the same time, your head needs to find a position that keeps your vision level, potentially contributing to a forward-head position.

What makes this interesting is that the posteriorly positioned ribcage may visually mask some of the forward-head posture and rounded shoulders, making the overall compensation much less obvious from the outside.

Basically, you could end up with a more pronounced S-shaped curvature of the spine: anterior pelvic tilt → altered ribcage position → shoulder/scapular changes → forward-head posture.

Looking at my posture, someone might not notice much because the deviations are relatively mild. But the difference becomes surprisingly obvious when you compare it with the last photo, where I'm consciously aligning myself into what I believe is a more optimal position.

It also makes me wonder whether my chronic right scapular pain could be related. If my scapula is constantly being held in this position, could that potentially leave my lower traps under constant stretch or otherwise contribute to the discomfort?

I'm curious whether I'm understanding this compensation pattern correctly, or if I'm connecting things that aren't necessarily related.

For chest im doing inc db press and low to high cable flies

For back weighted chinups, kneeling unilateral cable row, and wide grip chest supported row