SAUNA LUXURY HOT
Saunas and steam showers or a combination of both are now a highly popular and trendy option for the home bringing with it style and health benefits. So is it time to add one to your home? Also worth considering is the extra money a
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dding a sauna room to your home can improve your health – and your personal finances. Indeed, many health benefits have been attributed to regular sauna bathing, including improved blood circulation and respiratory function and strengthened immunity to illness. A British Medical Association study found that people who take saunas two or three times a week reduce their incidence of colds and flu by more than 65%. Consider the impact that could have in your own life: fewer visits to the doctor and fewer days away from work spent feeling ill. A sauna room in your home can still save and even earn you a substantial amount of money. If you already enjoy the benefits of saunas at a local health club, spa or gym, just work out what you would save in fees and expenses if you stayed home to sauna.
The history of saunas
Saunas were first introduced in the 8th century by the Finns in the form of the smoke sauna or savusauna. The early smoke saunas, which were located adjacent to bathing areas, were outdoor pits or small houses without chimneys heated by a pile of hot rocks. Smoke saunas are not used when a fire is burning under the rocks. Instead, the sauna room is prepared for use. After the fire is put out, the room is freshened and ash and embers are removed from the hearth. Because the stones retain heat, and moistened hot stones provide humidity, traditional smoke saunas provide hours of relaxation. Later Finnish smoke saunas used chimneys and lidded heat storage stoves with stone compartments as a means to reduce smoke.
sauna room could bring you if and when you decide to sell your home. Often seen as luxury items by estate agents, special features such as indoor saunas typically help to increase the resale values of homes. An indoor sauna room need not be the same size as your living room or family room. Many choose to transform just a portion of their bedroom, bathroom or basement into a sauna room. After all, the less expansive your sauna room is, the more efficiently you’ll be able to heat it. For practical purposes, though, you don’t want your indoor sauna room to be too small. You’ll need to have sufficient space in your sauna room for you to move around freely, lie down on the sauna benches, and share your sauna comfortably with family and friends. Ultimately, the decisions on size and other aspects of design are yours to make, as your indoor sauna room can be completely customised to reflect your unique personality and individual preferences.
Whatever steps you choose to take to add a
sauna room to your home, don’t ignore the importance of home sauna accessories. Sauna accessories such as loofah sponges, sauna fragrances, and cedar headrests and backrests can constitute the difference between a sauna bath session that true sauna buffs would judge as being mediocre and one that is superbly relaxing, refreshing and remarkable.
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