Most people, maybe you too, approach saunas asking rather specific questions: While questions like these sound sensible, there’s one huge underlying problem: asking how long you should sit in a sauna or how to sauna for weight loss or detox, for instance, doesn’t make sense when you don’t know how to sauna in general. This…
If your interest in saunas started on YouTube, chances are you heard about them from the Stanford professor, neuroscientist, and popular YouTuber/podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman. (Or Joe Rogan, but that’s another article for another day.) Huberman has not only talked about saunas but has “created” three sauna protocols. Two of them make sense somewhat; the…
Can I paint my sauna is a question many sauna owners ask at some point. While you certainly can in many cases, it would often make more sense to ask whether painting a sauna is something you should do. When talking about an outdoor sauna and its exterior, then the answer is a definitive YES….
Whether wood-burning or electric, sauna heaters are used with sauna rocks, but why? And how to ensure you’re choosing the best sauna stones and thus, getting the most out of your sauna? And wouldn’t it be great if you could pick the stones yourself from the outdoors? (Read on before doing that!) In this article I’m…
Let me guess. When you google dry sauna vs. wet sauna, you not only want to know what these concepts mean and the differences between them, but you’re also interested in knowing which one is better and which one you’d prefer either at the gym or as a home sauna. If that’s you, it’s understandable…
If you know a thing or two about saunas, you may have heard that people in Japan are interested in the Finnish sauna more than ever before. I recently read an article that confirms this: sauna in Japan is a booming trend that has nearly 17 million (!) sauna-goers learning how to pour löyly (Finnish for…
So you’ve been thinking about getting a sauna of your own? Or at least you’re curious about what types of saunas for home the current selection has to offer to a sauna-goer like you? Great, you’ve come to the right place! In this article I will list and discuss sauna types and some of their…
If you’re like most of us sauna owners, cleaning isn’t a priority, and you only start asking how to clean a sauna once yours isn’t that fresh-smelling anymore. But no worries! I just gave my 23-year-old indoor sauna a deep cleaning that took me several hours on two different days; it means I’m able to…
If you’re like most people who are interested in knowing the definition of sauna, you just write sauna definition on Google, get the below answer, and call it a day: You’d think Oxford Languages would know better, but no. According to them, sauna is “a small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for…
What is Nurecover sauna? It’s a China-made plastic box with a steam generator, and is only called a sauna for marketing purposes. In reality, it has nothing to do with saunas. If you’ve been wondering whether or not to get that kind of steam booth, this post is for you. Let’s see what real reviews…