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 ...

Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime. The lowest and coolest area in traditional Finnish ...

Three Finnish hockey players and two others from the Czech Republic are embracing a desert Christmas in the Coachella Valley ...

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ESCAPE RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. A CEDAR BARREL SAUNA. THEY MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO GET A SWEAT ON. AS WITH ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, YOU GO UP AND DOWN, BUT TRY TO GET AT LEAST TWO IN A WEEK. THIS WAS ...

KEWEENAW PENINSULA – John Niska ran naked through the forest and jumped into Lake Superior. It was cool summer day, and he'd just gotten out of his backyard sauna, which sits at the edge of the ...

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 ...

Saunas, for the most part and for legions of adults, enjoy a warm reputation as being good for you. And a recent study of Finnish men and women seems to add more credence to sauna's health benefits, ...

HELSINKI – Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests. Researchers at the ...

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 smoked fish. Steam rose ...