TABLE 5.

Mean (SD) muscle soreness and changes from pre- to post-measurement in the infrared sauna and passive recovery conditions.

	IRS	PAS	Δ IRS	Δ PAS
Pre	2.0 (1.7)	3.1 (2.3)
Post exercise	4.7 (2.2)##	5.8 (3.0)##	2.8 (2.6)	2.8 (2.5)
Post recovery method	3.0 (2.0)**, §§	5.3 (2.8)##	1.1 (2.7)	2.2 (2.3)
Post 14 h	2.9 (2.0)**, §§	5.2 (3.0) ##	0.9 (2.3)*	2.1 (1.8)
Post recovery method	3.0 (2.0)**, §§	5.3 (2.8) ##	1.1 (2.7)	2.2 (2.3)
Post 14 h	2.9 (2.0)**, §§	5.2 (3.0) ##	0.9 (2.3)*	2.1 (1.8)

Abbreviation: IRS = infrared sauna; PAS = passive recovery; Δ = changes from pre- to post-measurement.

^**Indicates difference compared to passive recovery (p < 0.01).

^*Indicates difference compared to passive recovery (p < 0.05).

^##Indicates difference from pre-value (p < 0.01).

^§§Indicates difference from post exercise value (p < 0.01).