What is a Sauna?

What is a Sauna?

An introduction to saunas

Did you know? Sauna is a Finnish-Sámi word?

Saunas are used all over the world and the idea of a sauna was first conceived many hundreds of years ago. Sauna's a generally used for their health benefits which many people all over the world are still unaware of.

It is possible that sweat baths similar to saunas were known as long ago as the Stone Age some 6,000 years back.

A good sauna will give you an incredible boost to your overall health… primarily because they help you to eliminate waste like toxins that your body inevitably stores from foods, or polluted air. We create toxins through our own metabolic processes as well.

While our bodies (when healthy) to a good job of eliminating this waste, the skin is the largest waste eliminating organ and gets rid of many toxins through exfoliation processes and through sweat.

Saunas induce sweat and help to open up your blood vessels (because of the heat) increasing the blood flow to internal organs. Your heart beats faster and your pump more blood. Basically, a sauna is a relaxing way of putting your body in to high gear. When this happens, your body things that it's time to get rid of more waste.

While we are a culture obsessed with our external looks, only a small number of people give a thought to their interior health until they become sick. A sauna can contribute to the health of your inner organs and help you to maintain beauty on the inside: a clean liver, unclogged arteries and kidneys which are not overburdened.

Unlike smoking or drinking a bottle of wine every night, saunas are one of the few things in life which are both truly good for you and pleasurable. A sauna is a great way to unwind: Instead of eating too much, or drinking too much in an attempt to relax (which will only make you feel sluggish), a sauna is a great alternative at the end of the day after a hard day's work.

Most people would agree that saunas simply feel great. No wonder they are so popular all over the world. Today you can find Saunas in nearly every country in the world.

A typical sauna is usually a small wooden room or heated hut at about 80 degrees Celsius, as mentioned before, the primary use of the sauna is to promote mental and physical relaxation. While it may seem like a cruel punishment if you've never experienced the warmth of a sauna before, it's completely safe and there's no need to worry... People have been taking saunas for hundreds of years.

If we look at the long history of the sauna (and its close relatives in other cultures: the Native American sweat lodge, the Russian banya, the Turkish hamam, the Japanese onsen) you while discover in fact that the finish have been using saunas in a recreational way for at least a thousand years.

In the late 19th century, sauna-bathing was practiced in all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains. The sauna was also common among the other Finnic nations in the Baltic region including the Estonians, the Karelians, and the Veps.

There are around 1.2 million saunas in private apartments in Finland. There's approximately another 900,000 saunas that are part of summer cottages and public swimming pools and spas. That means more then 2 million saunas for a population of 5.2 million. Approximately 2.5 people to every sauna.

If you have never experienced a sauna before, it's not as steamy as a Turkish bath. You'll often here a sauna called a dry sauna (meaning that it's not a steam sauna or an infrared sauna). It doesn't mean that the air inside the sauna is completely dry (hot dry air can be damaging to the respiratory system). A dry sauna will always include moisture in the air or what the finish call löyly. Löyly is literally the spirit of the sauna. It is a Finno-Ugric word going back some 7,000 years. Splashing water on the rocks will ensure a balance of humidity - usually the more humid the sauna the more a person will sweat.

As mentioned before, the sauna is used to promote good health and mentally and physically. As a disclaimer however, if you have low blood pressure, high blood pressure, or are under the influence of drugs and alcohol then you should probably give the sauna experience a miss (or at least seek medical advice). It's always better to be on the safe side!

Typically a sauna experience, (which would take place in small wooden building or sauna room), would involve people sitting naked on a towel or in their bathers splashing water on the hot stones of the stove. In Finland, people will also beat themselves with birch whisks and all over the world there are other rituals including rubbing ice or snow onto your skin or having a cold bath or diving into cold water during, or after the sauna.

Sauna	What is a Sauna? An introduction to saunas Did you know? Sauna is a Finnish-Sámi word? Saunas are used all over the world and the idea of a sauna was first conceived many hundreds of years ago. Sauna's a generally used for their health benefits which many people all over the world are still unaware of. It is possible that sweat baths similar to saunas were known as long ago as the Stone Age some 6,000 years back. A good sauna will give you an incredible boost to your overall health… primarily because they help you to eliminate waste like toxins that your body inevitably stores from foods, or polluted air. We create toxins through our own metabolic processes as well. While our bodies (when healthy) to a good job of eliminating this waste, the skin is the largest waste eliminating organ and gets rid of many toxins through exfoliation processes and through sweat. Saunas induce sweat and help to open up your blood vessels (because of the heat) increasing the blood flow to internal organs. Your heart beats faster and your pump more blood. Basically, a sauna is a relaxing way of putting your body in to high gear. When this happens, your body things that it's time to get rid of more waste. While we are a culture obsessed with our external looks, only a small number of people give a thought to their interior health until they become sick. A sauna can contribute to the health of your inner organs and help you to maintain beauty on the inside: a clean liver, unclogged arteries and kidneys which are not overburdened. Unlike smoking or drinking a bottle of wine every night, saunas are one of the few things in life which are both truly good for you and pleasurable. A sauna is a great way to unwind: Instead of eating too much, or drinking too much in an attempt to relax (which will only make you feel sluggish), a sauna is a great alternative at the end of the day after a hard day's work. Most people would agree that saunas simply feel great. No wonder they are so popular all over the world. Today you can find Saunas in nearly every country in the world. A typical sauna is usually a small wooden room or heated hut at about 80 degrees Celsius, as mentioned before, the primary use of the sauna is to promote mental and physical relaxation. While it may seem like a cruel punishment if you've never experienced the warmth of a sauna before, it's completely safe and there's no need to worry... People have been taking saunas for hundreds of years. If we look at the long history of the sauna (and its close relatives in other cultures: the Native American sweat lodge, the Russian banya, the Turkish hamam, the Japanese onsen) you while discover in fact that the finish have been using saunas in a recreational way for at least a thousand years. In the late 19th century, sauna-bathing was practiced in all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains. The sauna was also common among the other Finnic nations in the Baltic region including the Estonians, the Karelians, and the Veps. There are around 1.2 million saunas in private apartments in Finland. There's approximately another 900,000 saunas that are part of summer cottages and public swimming pools and spas. That means more then 2 million saunas for a population of 5.2 million. Approximately 2.5 people to every sauna. If you have never experienced a sauna before, it's not as steamy as a Turkish bath. You'll often here a sauna called a dry sauna (meaning that it's not a steam sauna or an infrared sauna). It doesn't mean that the air inside the sauna is completely dry (hot dry air can be damaging to the respiratory system). A dry sauna will always include moisture in the air or what the finish call löyly. Löyly is literally the spirit of the sauna. It is a Finno-Ugric word going back some 7,000 years. Splashing water on the rocks will ensure a balance of humidity - usually the more humid the sauna the more a person will sweat. As mentioned before, the sauna is used to promote good health and mentally and physically. As a disclaimer however, if you have low blood pressure, high blood pressure, or are under the influence of drugs and alcohol then you should probably give the sauna experience a miss (or at least seek medical advice). It's always better to be on the safe side! Typically a sauna experience, (which would take place in small wooden building or sauna room), would involve people sitting naked on a towel or in their bathers splashing water on the hot stones of the stove. In Finland, people will also beat themselves with birch whisks and all over the world there are other rituals including rubbing ice or snow onto your skin or having a cold bath or diving into cold water during, or after the sauna.

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