Sauna
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Topic: Sauna
Posted By: Jimbo
Subject: Sauna
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 07:22
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Knowing that we have people from all over the world, I thought this could be an interesting idea for a poll. Don't take the poll choices too seriously, they're just guidelines. As for me, I first experienced a sauna when I was about five weeks old - or so I'm told - so I guess you could say that appreciation for such things runs in the blood.  I still use our sauna on a weekly basis. Needless to say, I like it.  Share your experiences! ------------- 
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 07:52
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I've been to a sauna twice and hated it both times.
I gave it a second chance and found it worse that the first time that I tried it. It's the humidity that I dislike. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:15
Lee, maybe you refer to a 'steam room'? Now that is humid!! 
Sauna's are very dry heat. They are marginally more bearable - for me anyway, but I'm not keen on either. Very good for you, apparently. Doesn't always feel like it, though.. |
Man Erg wrote:Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:21
It was definately a sauna. Then again,I can't stand hot climates so little wonder I didn't like it. It was part of a package for a health spa near Bracknell that I got as a birthday present.I've had words with the 'friend' who thought that I would enjoy it.Both the spa and Bracknell. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:31
| Of course I have! In the five and a half years I lived in Finland, I used to go there once a week (there is a sauna in every block of flats, and you can book your turn on weekends), and I remember I could sleep wonderfully well after that. I also went to saunas heated with wood (as opposed to an electric stove) in the countryside, and once had a plunge in a stream half-covered with snow in late October. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:33
Was it the 'Rackets Club'? That's a very exclusive place. Not many Bracknell residents are members of that,.. 
One visitor to Bracknell, may have even been Bill Bryson - cant remember - noted that Bracknell was a 'very easy place to leave'
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:42
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Actually,it may have been The Nirvana Spa in Wokingham.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 08:55
Wokingham's a pretty good town. Good pubs, anyway..
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 09:10
David Jackson (ex.VdGG)lives there too.Well,he did last I heard. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 09:13
| Damn right, on a twice-a-week basis |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 10:31
| I don't mind going to the sauna if it's not too hot, but I don't really care for it. |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 13:12
| 2-3 times a week. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 13:23
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About two times a week. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 16:17
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I love it! I don't go often to a sauna, though. I prefer a private sauna, because...
Well, erm...
  No, seriously, I love it. Refreshing, a great way to relax. |
Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:29
| Love 'em as long as nobodys naked. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 03:23
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I hate heat. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:05
 I have one in my house, Jimbo -- my lovely wife is of Finnish descent (parents born there), and this house was built by Finns (lots of them in this area of Ontario).
I've learned to like it (though not as much as my better half does), and use it about every two weeks or so -- she uses it every weekend. (I use it more often in the cold of winter!)
I don't know about you Finns taking credit for inventing it, though -- it would seem to me to be an ancient, pre-historic thing, and the native Americans did have their "sweat lodge.' (I imagine its origins go back to the nomadic peoples of the last ice age.)
Certainly the word itself is Finnish, though -- and pronounced "SOW-na," not "saw-na."
 Where's a sweaty emoticon when I need one?  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:16
You're not supposed to go there with your clothes on, you know. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:36
Yes, me too. I definitely understand why it's not very popular in countries that are characterized by mild/warm temperatures throughout the year. During the excrutiatingly long winter (the kind we often see in Finland), however, it does come in handy. -------------
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:44
You do run naked through the snow after you get out of the sauna, don't you?  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 09:57
I did go to bathe in a snow-covered stream once, and in summer I went swimming in a lake. However, on both occasions I was in the country, away from prying eyes... When you live in an apartment block, running outside naked is probably to be avoided. |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 10:03
The traditional russian banja is great  I did it for several times when I was in Siberia (for holidays of course) Tortured by a guy who learned this in a tibetan school  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 10:46
Indeed. I'm not sure our neighbours would appreciate the stunt. However, like any self-respecting Finn, I have tried it once or twice... Luckily, it was away in the countryside with only family around, so no one was traumatized. -------------
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Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: October 11 2007 at 14:06
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^It doesnt' matter! People don't mind that much.
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 13:06
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A few years ago I paid a few therapeutic visits to a criogenic chamber. The first time I entered one, I felt my whole body scream in horror at the temperature (it was -120 degrees Celsius, as far as I remember, and you're only allowed to cover your feet and other sensitive bits). After less than a minute I had trouble breathing so I got out. However, the next visits were quite pleasant, actually, the initial shock wore off and I had no trouble holding out for the two minutes or so required of me.
So I guess I could get used to a sauna as well - however, I despise heat, and would take a criogenic chamber over a sauna any day. |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: October 13 2007 at 13:13
I used to live in Northern California, I really miss the outdoor alternative resorts with the hot springs and saunas etc. 
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