Nowadays, Saunas come in all shapes and sizes, the most popular of which being traditional dry saunas, heated by a heater including hot rocks, and more recently the emergence of infrared saunas.

However, regardless of the design type, their purpose remains consistent, to heat your body and initiate heavy sweating.

We all understand sweating is a natural bodily function and a healthy one at that, effectively removing toxins from the body, while you rehydrate yourself with the cleanest liquid of all.

Saunas are also one of the few places where you can achieve a cardiovascular workout simply by relaxing. Unwinding in the sauna will increase your heart rate to a level similar to what you would expect from moderate exercise.

On top of that, saunas are also believed to assist users to achieve restorative deep nights of sleep. The combination of the heat, silence, and solitude provides a highly relaxing environment to leave users feeling peaceful and calm.

Interestingly, it is actually the process of your body cooling down post-sauna that lulls users off to sleep. Your body’s temperature naturally cools when you sleep, so when you get out of the sauna and start cooling down it signals the body that it’s time to drift off to sleep.