Saunas at Medical Spa Club

Ever wanted to take a break from your daily stresses by hopping into a sauna?
Now you can!

Whether you wish to take a series of sauna sessions to reap the many health benefits now known to be affected by regular use of saunas, or whether you just want to take time off from your day to relax, Medical Spa Club offers one of the best equipped sauna facilities available in Lower Mainland.

Whatever your sauna preference is, you will most likely find it here, with the    assortment of dry Finnish sauna, Wet steam sauna, and Far Infra-red sauna. In addition to being used for relaxation, our saunas are used in conjunction with our weight-loss / slimming program, as a recovery tool in our fitness program, and for the variety of health benefits offered by the regular use of saunas. Clean towels are provided in house. There are also very comfortable male and female locker rooms, clean showers, and water dispensers just outside the sauna to make your visit as comfortable as possible. Sit, absorb the warmth, and relax.

 

		Dry Finnish Sauna     Enjoy the aroma of cedar as you relax on the benches of the wood-paneled room heated to 90 degrees Celsius.       There are important health benefits of a Finnish Sauna: blood pressure is lowered, heart activity is increased, toxins are washed from your skin, and it is said that saunas aid in losing inches as well. The heat feels very relaxing, and will help to soothe any muscle or joint aches you might have.      Be warned, however: As the use of saunas lowers blood pressure,  if you have low blood pressure already, take it slow. For your first visit, stay in the sauna only a few minutes and increase your sessions gradually. If you are pregnant, a sauna visit is not advisable. The same goes for wearers of pacemakers.
		Wet Steam Sauna    For heat lovers: this room is kept hot by steam produced by a steam generator. Once this room has been heated for about an hour (and the masonry walls had become warm), the inside air temperature reaches approximately 60 degrees Celsius. This humid heat feels hotter than the 90 degrees Celsius in dry sauna (skeptics are invited to come in and try for them-selves).    Some may prefer the moist heat of the steam sauna. Steam inhalation is often used for treating bronchitis, sinusitis and allergies so people with these conditions may benefit from the use of a steam sauna. Adding aromatherapy scent (such as eucalyptus oil) will further enhance your enjoyment.
	Far Infra-red Sauna
Far infra-red saunas have become a hot item (no pun intended) in recent years. In this sauna, the walls and floor are clad with special infrared emitters. The air remains relatively cool while the far infrared sauna's energy penetrates deeply into the body producing a warming, relaxing and detoxifying effect.      Far infrared radiation is claimed to have numerous health benefits. This has recently become the subject of several studies, with many of the various claimed benefits indeed being substantiated. Besides being promoted as an effective tool to aid in weight loss and cellulite reduction (you can burn 300 Cal in 30 minutes of relaxing in the sauna, as the body is expending energy in order to cool off, equivalent to 30 minutes of jogging for a 150 lb person), among other claimed benefits are cardiovascular benefits, relief of joint and muscle pain, improvement in immune function, lowering of blood pressure, and general improvement in sense of well being and vitality.   Use of saunas is included in Medical Spa Club membership benefits If you are not a member, and would like to use our sauna facilities, please call our front desk at (604)284-5501