Sauna

Strange but True | Your Sauna is Making You Smarter

Strange but True | Your Sauna is Making You Smarter

The scientists didn’t need $6 million to make fictional astronaut Steve Austin better, stronger, faster. A little time in the sauna a few nights a week would have done the trick just fine. Your sauna may not give you super human strength and speed, but research shows...

How Long Is Too Long to Stay in the Sauna?

How Long Is Too Long to Stay in the Sauna?

Saunas are an increasingly popular way to relax and cleanse one’s body. The dry heat loosens tired muscles and cleanses your skin. To receive the maximum health benefits in a safe manner, learn how a sauna affects your body and the best ways to use one. THE EFFECTS OF...

How to Take a Sauna like a Finn

How to Take a Sauna like a Finn

The Finnish sauna is credited with tremendous health benefits such as reducing the release of stress hormones, lowering blood pressure and curing insomnia just to name a few. It is an understatement to say that the sauna in Finland is at the hub of their culture. For...

Finnish Sauna: Luxury or Necessity?

Finnish Sauna: Luxury or Necessity?

The traditional Finnish sauna has evolved from an essential tool to personal hygiene and relaxation to a luxury item and a spa treatment. In Finland a sauna is common place, with over 2 million saunas for a population of 5.4 million inhabitants.  That’s an average one...

15 Things You Probably Did Not Know about Saunas

15 Things You Probably Did Not Know about Saunas

Saunas are becoming more popular with homeowners as a luxury add-on every year. Nothing else is able to chase away a winter chill and provide amazing health benefits quite the same way. Despite their popularity, many people do not know of the sauna’s health benefits,...