From public community centres to high-end spas, Vancouver has a longstanding love of saunas. Floating versions bring the ritual onto open water, pairing intense heat with bracing fjord dips.

Swapping sun damage for stress management, the rise of coastal sauna culture in the U.S. plays into those overcast, chilly ...

The first spa complex in Romania, built from scratch in the last 35 years, under a RON 40 million (EUR 8 million) investment funded mainly from the state budget by the National Investments Company ...

A putrid skin disease that usually affects horses has been spotted in people at several European holiday hotspots.

Sun, saunas and seriously cold sea! AM attempts to sea swim with Cassie Jane and her Clann of merry mermaids and mermen. ...

Natalie brings a different but equally personal perspective to their mission. A nurse and long-distance runner, she spent ...

A Scandinavian wellness ritual has found its way to the North Bay, and its growing popularity suggests Northern Californians are willing to sweat for better sleep, lower stress and a brief escape from ...

Almost Heaven Saunas combines Finnish engineering with American craftsmanship for home use. Benefits of sauna use for athletes include muscle recovery, improved circulation, and stress reduction. The ...

The social atmosphere in some saunas can be austere, quiet. Sarah Mayo wanted hers to get customers talking. Last year, ...

One of the things that I enjoy most about staying in a vacation rental is being able to indulge in relaxing extras that do ...

Northern Michigan University staff have responded to inappropriate behavior and medical emergencies at the saunas.