User talk:Amgis
MEDRS criteria not suited to a Fashion page
[edit]The subject of sauna suit use seems to encompass a wide range of opinions from strong support to strong condemnation. Certainly, the three tragic deaths in 1997 clearly demonstrate that abuse of sauna suits coupled with diet and fluid intake restrictions can have terrible consequences. However, these were very extreme cases, far from the circumstance of the ordinary user. In the 20+ years since then, the need for moderation and care in sauna suit use has become widely emphasized, so fortunately there have been no unhappy recurrences. Today, most people use sauna suits as a simple training aid, in my opinion just to get the feeling of having had a good workout, and thus get encouragement to commit to their exercise goals. As widely noted, the sweat lost in a sauna suit is immediately replaced by drinking, so I believe that it is the increased commitment to exercise goals that is the actual weight loss mechanism. In this respect, a sauna suit acts in much the same way as any other athletic clothing, it makes the wearer feel good about their exercise!
I think that it is not appropriate to apply MEDRS criteria to a page that is classified in the Fashion category. Thus, the recent wholesale deletion of sections containing general descriptive material is too harsh. The page is intended to address the interests of a wide audience, so it needs to describe things as they are and not as one personally may wish. I have therefore, with respect, reverted most of the recent deletions. However, to acknowledge the legitimate concerns that have been expressed, I have used the explicit references to the 1997 deaths to augment the cautions already given for moderate and careful use.