A steamy retreat could be yours in five simple steps ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and ...

Memorabilia belonging to Retta Hendricks Backus includes a photo of some of her sauna friends. She began the “sisterhood of sweat” tradition eight years ago at her country home south of Lawrence.

Furious cliff-top flat owners are battling plans for a wood-fired sauna on Bournemouth beach - complaining fumes will force them to keep windows closed. Saltwater Sauna Ltd have unveiled proposals to ...

“How does that feel?” asks Siiri, as the spikes of the juniper branches relieve the itch on my back and the spicy scent surrounds my body. “Peaceful,” I respond, so relaxed that one-word answers are ...

Victoria Nicholls Shoppers wandering through Yarmouth market place for their weekly groceries may be forgiven for doing a double-take when they catch a glimpse of what appears to be a garden shed with ...

When Finland came to London for the 1948 Olympics, they brought a unique hostess gift with them. The Finnish Olympic team shipped over a prefabricated wooden sauna with them to the athletes village in ...

Steaming in a sauna is an essential part of Finnish culture, but the number of public saunas is said to be in decline. A new sauna in Helsinki has been built to help combat this. Designed to attract ...

Texas-based wellness company Thermasol has designed Solaris, which it claims is the first solar-powered, off-grid sauna in the US. The model can reach up to 76°C (170°F) in about 30 to 40 minutes, ...

At the end of a hard day, some people like to take a hot shower or bath to relax. Some take a long walk. Others go for a drink. And some just love getting steamed and having something to sweat about.