{"id":5126,"date":"2025-10-05T20:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2025-10-05T20:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T20:21:23","slug":"ive-always-sworn-by-a-sauna-heres-why-and-where-you-should-try-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/?p=5126","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve Always Sworn By A Sauna, Here\u2019s Why (And Where) You Should Try It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cTen years ago, it was a complete luxury to have an at-home sauna,\u201d says Lottie Whyte, cofounder of MyoMaster<\/a>. \u201cEssentially, it was a health privilege reserved for only the absolute wealthiest among us. We want to make the most powerful wellness tools accessible to everyone who is passionate about their longevity.\u201d<\/p>\n

You would be looking at around \u00a31,500 for a one-person infrared sauna, which, all things considered, and dependent on how passionate you are about your heat health, would quickly reduce the cost per use versus paying as you go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe post-pandemic wellness boom brought a wave of Nordic and Scandinavian-inspired rituals into the mainstream. Saunas, long a staple in those cultures, are a part of that,\u201d explains Louis Rodgers, cofounder of GymCraft London<\/a>, which specialises in state-of-the-art personal wellness spaces. \u201cWe have seen a 105 per cent rise in the demand for home saunas over the past 12 months alone,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Although I\u2019ve been a devotee for years, it\u2019s only been in the last decade that I\u2019ve come to understand the science behind the sauna\u2019s feel-good factor. Potent portals for healing, they boost endorphin production and reduce pain, while regular use lowers blood pressure, reduces the risk of heart disease and may even help alleviate symptoms of depression. \u201cSaunas are one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your health and longevity,\u201d agrees Whyte. \u201cWe should be taking the sauna as seriously as we take exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s something backed by data from Oura<\/a>, the Finnish smart ring that seems to be on everyone\u2019s finger. \u201cSaunas have always been a place for Finns in particular to de-stress,\u201d says Sofia Str\u00f6mmer, behavioural scientist at the health tech company. \u201cMember data supports this: Oura members who tagged \u2018sauna\u2019 experienced a six per cent increase in average heart rate variability, a great indicator of decreasing stress levels.\u201d She also notes its impact on our all-important shut-eye, with members who used saunas experiencing an increase of 14.9 per cent in deep sleep.<\/p>\n

So while the science backs up all that I intuitively knew to be true, it\u2019s the therapeutic, elemental allure that keeps me going back to deep heat. The bare basics of silence, steam and warm wood on my skin is as much of a tonic to me as a yoga class or long run is to someone else. The focus it forces on the physical is hugely freeing from the daily mental jostle of pressing deadlines and a demanding, fast-paced life. \u201cNothing beats a traditional hot-stone sauna, where you can ladle water onto the stones and create soft, rolling steam,\u201d says Rodgers. \u201cIt adds to the physical ritual and the theatre of it all.\u201d Therapy and theatre? What\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTen years ago, it was a complete luxury to have an at-home sauna,\u201d says Lottie Whyte, cofounder of MyoMaster. \u201cEssentially, it was a health privilege reserved for only the absolute wealthiest among us. We want to make the most powerful wellness tools accessible to everyone who is passionate about their longevity.\u201d You would be looking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[537,1855,1857,1856],"class_list":{"0":"post-5126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-beauty","8":"tag-heres","9":"tag-ive","10":"tag-sauna","11":"tag-sworn"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}