Overview:
Properly pronounced as “SOW-nuh”… Finnish sauna bathing is a custom that dates back at least 1000 years. It is meant to be a relaxing process of transitions between hot and cool. This series of warm up, cool down, warm up, cool down, etc. can go on for a while. After sitting in the sauna for a suitable amount of time, go sit outside for a little bit and bring your core temperature back down. Some of the more die-hard sauna enthusiasts will jump in the snow or pour ice water over them. I promise it’s wonderful and exhilarating! No matter how you sauna, just be sure to replenish fluids. Health Benefits:
In Finland, they say that humans are at their most glowing and beautiful 30 minutes after taking a sauna. While this may be true, saunas do have many incredible health benefits: relieves stress, burns a surprising number of calories, flushes toxins, soothes and relaxes muscles and joints, cleanses and improves the skin, improves pulmonary performance, invokes a deeper sleep, boosts immunity, fights illness and depression, activates the sebaceous gland to make your hair look great naturally, and is overall a great way to spend a rejuvenating evening with loved ones. |