You’ve seen them near the pool at your local YMCA, and your health-conscious cousin had one installed in his home last summer. It’s a sauna! So what can a sauna do for you, other than get you all hot and sweaty?

Turns out there’s a lot to it health and fitness-wise. Although it’s beginning to gain steam in the United States, it’s been a robust practice and an essential part of human health around the world for millennia.

In today’s episode, we do a deep dive into all things sauna: their history and their efficacy in robust health. Discover how you can start your own practice without breaking the bank!

Here’s a bit of what you’ll hear in today’s episode:

-The history of saunas, and how sauna practices differ around the world…03:45

-Sauna practice is at a “tipping point” in the U.S……09:30

-People use different types of saunas to achieve various effects on the body and soul…14:30

-Salt an added benefit to sauna use…19:23

-A God-honoring way of distinguishing the physical from the spiritual when it comes to healing modalities….25:30

-Nuts and bolts benefits of a regular sauna practice…28:00

-Different types and sizes of saunas, and their unique benefits…31:30

-Saunas affect physical performance for the better!…35:20

-Learn how to start your own sauna practice…40:20

Resources mentioned

Wellness USA (Mention the Visibly Fit podcast for a special discount!)

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Connect with today’s guest!

Mr. Steve Daffer, President and owner of Sybaritic, Inc., began his 32-year career in the Health, Beauty & Fitness Industry in 1986. He founded the Sybaritic company in 1989, headquartered in Minnesota, USA.

Mr. Daffer is a true pioneer in the wellness, spa, and medical spa industry. He holds over 110 US and worldwide patents for Health and Fitness Capsules, Wellness PODs, Infrared Saunas, and Spa Aesthetic body treatment machines.

He is the world’s original inventor of the first Health Environment Capsules and Wellness POD product lines for Wellness Centers, Fitness Centers, Spa’s and MedSpa’s

In 2014, he founded the company Wellness-USA, Inc., focusing on new wellness technology equipment. It helps people perform healthy lifestyle activities to achieve better wellness for a better life.

Since 1989, more than 30,000 Cocoon Infrared Wellness PODs, Alpha, Dermalife and SlimLine Health Capsules, have been made in the USA and sold in 70 countries worldwide. The PODs integrate infrared and wellness technology to offer a new healthy lifestyle activity. They provide benefits such as improved wellness, weight loss, detoxification, pain management, body treatments, relaxation, and stress management.

The new Cocoon RED Infrared Wellness POD, is also used for hyperthermic conditioning for anti-aging, recovery and optimized brain benefits for all ages.

Exclusive Sybaritic distributors represent Sybaritic’s exceptional wellness products in over 45 countries. The company has offices in North America (USA), Europe (Estonia), and Asia (Beijing, China). With its international presence, Sybaritic can source top-quality technologies globally and uncover new solutions and treatment advancements.

Mr. Daffer has a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law (USA) and a B.A. from the University of Minnesota (USA).