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European Vs. American Sauna Experiences

scott — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:13:35 +0000

I lived in northern Europe in a small country called Estonia for a couple years, where I was fortunate enough to find my wife. Over in northern Europe, they take their sauna experience seriously. I think once you understand and experience the sauna culture, you and your family will be hooked as well.

Sauna’s in Europe were first used as a way to wash the family in a period when electricity and plumbing were not as developed as it is today. Also, northern Europe’s climate, for much of the year it is really cold. Sauna’s, were and are a great way of staying clean and warm at the same time.

From my experience, sauna’s are a fantastic way of washing oneself. Showers merely rinse the dirt and body oil off the exterior of your skin. As opposed, sauna’s allow you to sweat out all of the dirt, oils and impurities out of your skin. Usually in Europe, the bather will go several rounds in the sauna, take a breather, rinse off and have a snack or a drink in between rounds. Once the sauna is over the skin feels completely entirely different then washing with a shower and since you are cleaner to begin with, you stay cleaner longer.

My favorite part about sauna’s is the social aspect. In Northern Europe friends and family get together and make a social event out of it. Snacks and beverages are provided and everyone slows down and takes time and spend it together. Europeans are all together less shy then Americans, so you might want to wear a towel!

Feel The Heat!

stacey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:25:50 +0000

I don’t know what my problem is, but I can’t seem to ever get warm in the wintertime. Long johns, three pairs of socks, gloves, scarves, fleece jackets, coats…you name it, I probably wear it…and I’m probably still cold. I really with that we had a policy here at work that allowed me to use some of our products while I’m working. I’m surrounded by things that could warm me up during the cold winter months…or chilly fall and spring days…or cool summer nights. What can I say, I must have poor circulation. Our spas always look so enticing. Not only would the warm water keep the chill off, but the various jets would give me a nice therapeutic massage. Man, that sounds perfect right about now. Or if I didn’t want to get wet, I could warm up and detoxify in one of our infrared saunas. A nice gentle warming would give me a lot more energy. Maybe I want to warm up and look a little better too. I could lay in one of our tanning beds for a few minutes to warm up AND get a little summer glow. I’m already sick of having pasty white legs. Those all sound great to me. Sometimes, though, I want to stay bundled up, but also have some extra heat in the room I’m in. That is when our Eden Pure Quartz room heater comes into play. I can actually use this one while I’m working too! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood by it to get some warmth after or front door slides open and introduces a new puff of cold air. This heater is great on your energy bill, and the thermostat does a great job regulating the heat in the room. Just ask the guys in the service department here. Their office in the warehouse stays nice and toasty because of this heater (and the boss man doesn’t mind what it does to the electric bill…if he even notices at all).

Come to think of it…maybe I’ll buy some of these products for my own home. Okay, time to go do some jumping jacks to get my blood moving!

YOU WANNA SAUNA – BUT WHAT KIND?

max — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:42:39 +0000

There are two basic types of sauna. The first is a Finnish sauna and it is a steam sauna. These are primarily for outdoor use. Put them inside your home and you had better have a very good dehumidifier to pull water vapor out of the air. Personally, I wouldn’t put one inside at all. The second type is an infrared sauna. It produces no water vapor and is safe and easy to use inside. It also doesn’t require as high a temperature as a Finnish sauna so the comfort level is a little higher. In most cases they are also easy to put together AND to disassemble. This way when you move, you can take it with you to your new house. You’ll want to! Saunas and hot tubs are two portable items that our customers tend to take with them when they move. Personally, I’d use them as closing tools for the home sale, then I’d recommend coming back and seeing us again for the newest, latest model. –Max