Sunrise, your garden

Wake up to steamat the bottom of the garden.

Garden saunas, hot tubs and ice baths, delivered free to mainland UK. No membership, no booking, no drive. Just a few steps across the lawn.

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A timber barrel sauna in a wooded garden

A hot tub on a cedar deck by a lake at dusk

6:45am

Open the curtains.

The sauna has been warming since six. Dew on the grass, timber catching the first light, and nowhere you need to be.

7:00am

Fifteen minutes of heat.

Water on the stones, steam rolling over you. Your heart works like it would on a brisk walk while you sit perfectly still.

7:20am

Two minutes of cold.

Step out and straight in. Breathe slowly. You come out sharper than any coffee has ever made you.

9:30pm

The day ends warm.

Lift the cover, sink into 38 degree water and watch the steam drift up into the dark.

Photos: Clay Banks, Lukas Kubica, Woody Kelly on Unsplash

Heat, then cold.
Twenty years of research behind it.

A Finnish study followed 2,315 men for two decades. Those who used a sauna four to seven times a week, compared with once, saw these differences.

40%

lower risk of death from any cause

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015

50%

lower risk of fatal heart disease

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015

66%

lower risk of dementia

Age and Ageing, 2016

530%

rise in noradrenaline, the alertness hormone, in 14 degree water

Eur J Appl Physiol, 2000

These studies show associations in Finnish men and one laboratory experiment; they do not prove that a sauna or cold water causes these outcomes. Heat and cold put real strain on the heart. If you are pregnant or have a heart condition, high or low blood pressure or any other medical condition, speak to your GP first.