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 ...

The essential guide to baths, saunas, and spa treatments. Finnish cabinet ministers do it, Russian hockey players do it, Koreans do it on a first date. Social bathing—known as "naked communion" in ...

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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have any health issues, you should consult your doctor before using a sauna. For some, the idea of sweating among semi-naked strangers in a small wooden box as hot as 100 degrees ...

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 ...

Ask anyone about sauna experiences, and they'll have only good things to say about them. Sauna baths will improve your overall health, impacting your heart function, muscles, and skin. Sauna use will ...

Frequent sauna baths may help you live longer, a study of Finnish men suggests. It would be welcome news if proven true – in Finland where hot, dry saunas are commonplace, and for Americans shivering ...