gym tan

dumbbell

thinking of takin up sunbeds ... semms to highlight muscle definition :eek:

many gym people on here do them and how oftn ?

looking for feedback .. bit sketchy of doing them

boogle

I cannot fathom why people are still using sunbeds. I've seen people who use them look like leather handbags when they hit 40. Also, skin cancer is no fun, but if it makes you look good temporarily... :rolleyes:

Westcoast Thugs

**** SUNBEDS

BUY TAN THAT YOU RUB ON , I WOULDN'T DO IT AS ITS GAY INLESS YOU GOING ON STAGE

dumbbell

Westcoast Thugs wrote: »

**** SUNBEDS

BUY TAN THAT YOU RUB ON , I WOULDN'T DO IT AS ITS GAY INLESS YOU GOING ON STAGE

i lol,d

funny .. was in crete for a week, hardly got a color and yet 3min,s in these sun beds seems to be extremly dangerous ..

think ill leave it

marathonic

Do you do any outdoor sports? If so, there may be no need for sunbeds. I cycle and, during a few recent 5+ hours cycles, have realised the disadvantages of wearing cycling gloves.....

Other possible downfalls:

Duffman'05

Westcoast Thugs wrote: »

**** SUNBEDS

BUY TAN THAT YOU RUB ON , I WOULDN'T DO IT AS ITS GAY INLESS YOU GOING ON STAGE

Sunbeds - Because there's no sunlight in the closet:rolleyes:

Red Alert

They've no place in a gym, but the only way they're ever going to go anywhere is when the government bans them.

dumbbell

only a bit of golf so i have a michael jackson hand thing going on =D

did a bit of cycling and have a dodgey knee tendon so dont get out as much but soon hopefully

gymsoldier

marathonic wrote: »

Do you do any outdoor sports? If so, there may be no need for sunbeds. I cycle and, during a few recent 5+ hours cycles, have realised the disadvantages of wearing cycling gloves.....

Other possible downfalls:

Computer Programmer

BlastedGlute

Im very very pale naturally, to a point where even when I feel great I think I look a bit ill! Sunbed once a week just to look a bit healthier I guess. It's right next door to the gym so I go there once in a while. I spend so much time indoors and I work in a factory that I kind of feel I need it. Plus I usually get light enough acne on my jawline and I find the UV just keeps the redness down. gay I know but sure you'll have that. I dont think I could ever be like some of the lads I know who use it every 2 days, I dont think there's any need for that.

Hanley

I seem to ask this every summer.... anyone got any data on sunbeds being bad for you?

g'em

Hanley wrote: »

I seem to ask this every summer.... anyone got any data on sunbeds being bad for you?

Funnily enough I was asking that recently too, I keep meaning to have a good search for it. I mean are they actually any worse than sitting in the sun? Maybe I'm just getting old and cynical but it's beginning to sound like one of those recommendations borne out of scaremongering and a littleinonformationgonebaditis. Off to Pubmed with me...

Hanley

g'em wrote: »

Funnily enough I was asking that recently too, I keep meaning to have a good search for it. I mean are they actually any worse than sitting in the sun? Maybe I'm just getting old and cynical but it's beginning to sound like one of those recommendations borne out of scaremongering and a littleinonformationgonebaditis. Off to Pubmed with me...

I think you're right tbh.

Assuming sensible usage (ie not burning yourself), I'd wonder if it's any worse than just being in the sun.

Id also wonder if it could potentially have benefits too...

g'em

Hanley wrote: »

Assuming sensible usage (ie not burning yourself), I'd wonder if it's any worse than just being in the sun.

Well that's exactly it. I mean sunbeds emit exactly the same rays as the sun (without the UVC of course), but with a sunbed you're able to regulate just how much exposure you get which you can't do to the same degree in the sun. Also, although sunbeds are (afaik) unregulated given the hit the industry has had there's a lot of work being done to modify the machines so that the UVA/B rays being emitted are filtered making them a little safer.

You're a lot more likely to get burnt out in the open air than you are in a sunbed. And people who do sunbed sessions to get a pre-holiday tan are less likely to fry themselves once they get there.

Sunbeds don't seem to be any more or less safe then sitting in the sun tbh. Having said that I think the ban on under 18s using them is fairly sensible.

SanoVitae

Hanley wrote: »

I'd also wonder if it could potentially have benefits too...

Just a thought -

Given that the symptoms of depression tend to intensify during the winter - (Seasonal Affective Disorder), perhaps sunbeds could be used to artificially stimulate the production of Vitamin D. Deficiencies in Vitamin D have long been long linked to depression.

It's not as if we get an abundance of sunlight over here in Ireland, so rather than using sunbeds to look like Oompa-Loompas, maybe they can be used in better ways......

Like I said, just a thought.

Hanley

SanoVitae wrote: »

Just a thought -

Given that the symptoms of depression tend to intensify during the winter - (Seasonal Affective Disorder), perhaps sunbeds could be used to artificially stimulate the production of Vitamin D. Deficiencies in Vitamin D have long been long linked to depression.

It's not as if we get an abundance of sunlight over here in Ireland, so rather than using sunbeds to look like Oompa-Loompas, maybe they can be used in better ways......

Like I said, just a thought.

Yah that's what I was kind of getting at. There is light boxes and stuff that you can buy which help with SAD too. It's my understanding that it's a mixture of that plus depleted vitamin D levels which is believed to cause it, but am open to correction there.

Ophiopogon

I was under the impression (have nothing to back this up) that you only need 10 to 15 mins of light(to inculde overcast days) per to day to counteract SAD and get enough Vit D.

So, I can't see why someone couldn't just stand outside on your lunchbreak for 15 mins instead of using lightbox/sunbeds.

I think sunbeds got a bad rap from the fact that they were/are being overused by people esp by people like us who would not have skin suited to prolonged exposure to sunlight.

Also, apart from any other reason, it distroys your skin aestheitically.

rubadub

g'em wrote: »

I keep meaning to have a good search for it.

I heard there are mixed reports from sweden, some saying there is an increase and some a decrease in melanoma amongst sunbed users.

SanoVitae wrote: »

perhaps sunbeds could be used to artificially stimulate the production of Vitamin D. Deficiencies in Vitamin D have long been long linked to depression.

Some do use them for vitamin D, depression is only one of many things that a deficiency in vitamin D causes. Kids are being diagnosed with rickets in Ireland due to vitamin D deficiency, partly due to not going outside as much and being coated in suncream when they do. Dark skinned people are the worst hit.

I have a UVB light myself to help with vitamin D which has pretty much cured my psoriasis (a skin condition like eczema). I have read numerous studies about UVB light the vitamin D it generates is said to help against cancer, so it could sort of offset itself. Most studies showed no increase in cancer risk with controlled doses.

Ophiopogon wrote: »

I was under the impression (have nothing to back this up) that you only need 10 to 15 mins of light(to inculde overcast days) per to day to counteract SAD and get enough Vit D.

I think this is only really in summer in our climate, people with psoriasis or eczema will find it is usually worse in winter. And use no sunscreen, the problem with sunscreen is guidelines set out in the UK were copied from the Australian recommendations where they have much harsher sun.

Red Cortina

I always get confused between UVA vs UVB rays and their functions. Is one used to generate the Vit D in your skin ie UVB (?) and the other used to change your skin colour, ie UVA (?), kinda like an indicator that you have had enough sun??