The great spectrum of possible health advantages of infrared sauna baths has made them a quite popular wellness fad. Whereas conventional saunas heat the surrounding air, infrared saunas directly heat ...

It’s a Wednesday night and somewhere in a basement under Canary Wharf, in London, I am attempting to coax the feeling back into my lower body. I lost all sensation after I immersed myself in a ...

LONDON — When I received an invitation to a birthday party at a social sauna, my first thought was: "Do I have to be naked?!" Following a hectic 6 p.m. commute on public transit, the tranquility of ...

I asked Dr. Rachelle Reed, PhD, MS, to discuss contrast therapy, the benefits, and the research. Dr. Reed is the scientific ...

In London, Amsterdam, New York, San Francisco and elsewhere, community saunas are turning wellness into a social experience.

LONDON (AP) — It may be winter and there may be a biting chill in the air, but the dozen men and women who have packed this small sauna room in east London are happily sweating away in their swimwear.

LONDON, UK — It may be winter and there may be a biting chill in the air, but the dozen men and women who have packed this small sauna room in east London are happily sweating away in their swimwear.

Eldoret residents at Balneotherapy Herbal Sauna and Steam Bath at Pioneer Estate in Uasin Gishu County. July 16, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] It is mid-morning at a former garage off Eldoret-Kisumu ...

David Saville sits by a camp fire during his sauna session on Feb. 25 at the Hackney Wick Community Sauna Baths, in London. The Associated Press LONDON — It may be winter and there may be a biting ...