Is It Okay to Use Essential Oils in a Sauna?

Is It Okay to Use Essential Oils in a Sauna?

Using a sauna can help provide relaxation while also refreshing you considerably because of the high heat that works on your body. There is, however, still another way in which you can make your sauna session even more beneficial. By using essential oils during your sauna session, you can safely and comfortably spend your time … Read more

Is It Okay If I Don’t Sweat in the Sauna?

Sauna and sweat seem like two inseparable concepts, so it can be quite weird to emerge from a sauna session without being drenched from head to toe, as your fellow sauna bathers seem to be. Is this unthinkable? Is it cause for alarm? What should you do in such a case? Read on to know … Read more

Taking Your Phone into the Sauna: Yay or Nay?

Many folks have said it, but we’ll say it again—it’s nearly impossible for many of us to not take our phones with us everywhere we go (answering Mother Nature’s call, included), forget living without them! And we get it—what if you miss that important work call or that all-important Insta notification chronicling your favorite influencer’s … Read more

Preferred Time of Day to Infrared Sauna

Infrared saunas are among the most relaxing ways to sweat. Infrared sauna therapy is comfortable right from the start to the finish and for many people, infrared sauna is a way of life. Whether you use the sessions to relax and unwind, for health benefits or after a workout, infrared saunas offer loads of benefits. … Read more

Sauna Sessions: Before or after Your Workout?

Whether you’re an experienced gym bird or you’re slowly easing yourself into working out, you’re probably looking at adding sauna sessions to your routine, if you haven’t already. Several gyms offer sauna sessions, so it’s easier than ever before to simply pop into the steam room and sweat out those worries and toxins! But do … Read more

Sauna Etiquette: What You Should and Shouldn’t Wear

Whether you’ve just had an intense workout or want to brush off the soreness of a long day, a sauna session can feel like a slice of heaven! What may not feel so much like a slice of heaven for some of us, though, is being greeted, as you enter the sauna, by a fellow … Read more

Pre and Post-sauna Ice Baths: Benefits and Drawbacks

If you’re a fitness enthusiast, you’ve probably heard of ‘contrast bath therapy’—it’s honestly kind of hard not to have, with all the paeans being sung for it! The belief is that exposure to extremely hot and cold temperatures, in succession, has a range of health benefits to the human body, such as better circulation, reduced … Read more

Massages: Better before or after the Sauna?

A massage, on its own, is the epitome of relaxation and the same goes for the sauna—so what happens if you pair these two together? Yup, the benefits (and the relaxing) double! By combining a massage with your sauna sesh, you get the best of both worlds, but does it work best when you get … Read more

Losing Weight in the Sauna: Is This Possible and to What Extent?

Though many praises are sung for saunas, one of the most long-ranging debates when it comes to sauna benefits is whether or not a sauna session can really burn them calories! From fitness enthusiasts to sauna lovers, the opinions have been divided, with an equal number of fans on both sides, but what does science … Read more