Just what is a Sauna?

The word comes from the Finns, and you pronounce it sow (as in female pig) nuh. In general, it applies to a heated room with a temperature from 75° -125° at a humidity of under 10%. (Compare that to a Turkish bath at 45°C degrees and swirls of injected steam so thick you can scarcely see or breathe). You've probably heard of the Finnish ritual, complete with birch-flogging, temperatures up to 45°C, buckets of water tossed on hot stones, and a final race to a snowbank or icy lake to close the pores that all this heat has opened.

We have tamed the sauna and turned it from masochism into a pleasant means toward a state of relaxed well-being deeper than any you've experienced. It is becoming increasingly common and is beneficial to health and humour. In the hot, dry air, heated to a temperature of 75° -125° or more, the body's defence against the heat lakes the form of rapid and profuse perspiration. The pores in the skin open up and blood circulation increases. The blood flows through the body tissues out to the skin, where the sweat glands become fully active.

Sauna Timetable