Sauna VS hot tub - perhaps two complementary friends?

The barrel sauna or hot tub is increasingly winning the hearts of Estonians and has broken into our familiar sauna culture. The simplicity and convenience of the hot tub has made it a good alternative to the hot Finnish sauna.

In fact, one is not mutually exclusive and a traditional sauna and hot tub can complement each other very well and offer even greater enjoyment and healing properties. What makes the sauna special is that it is hot water, not hot air, that is the active ingredient. It is safer and safer for people with joint and muscle problems.

The hot tub can also take on a cooling role, as the temperature of the water can be adjusted by the user. After a long time on the sauna, the 40-42°C water in the tub is cooling and quickly moisturises skin that has been in the hot air.

As not everyone can enjoy a hot sauna for health reasons, a hot tub is a great alternative for them as it has fewer health risks than a traditional sauna.

What could be better than installing a hot tub in the front room of your sauna? Lingalaiu barrel sauna design, heating elements and construction are also safe for indoor hot tub installation. The group does not have to be separated from each other and can be in privacy in the indoor room.

In addition, it offers the opportunity to combine two distant traditions - the Japanese bath and the Finnish sauna - into one complete relaxation experience without leaving the sauna. In fact, a hot tub can also replace a pond or other natural body of water to jump into after sitting on the sauna bench. The temperature of the hot tub water can be adjusted, giving you the chance to soak as much as you feel comfortable.

Of course, a hot tub can't give your body the same temperature and hot-air waft as a traditional Finnish sauna. The difference in temperature is noticeable, and the body reacts differently to the two hot temperatures - hot water and hot air. Also, in a barrel sauna, it is not possible to throw a kite, which for many people is the key feature of the sauna - the rapid and even painful blast of hot air that we are used to. At the same time, the Finnish sauna cannot offer the same safe and peaceful warming as the hot tub. Still, we benefit from both - to each his own, but they work best together.

Lingalaid believes that barrel saunas do not take over the traditional Estonian sauna culture, and that is not our aim. Rather, it's good to see that two very distant cultures can be linked and offer the best relaxation and healing treatments for yourself and your soul. Whether in the countryside or in the city, in summer or in winter, outdoors or indoors, the hot tub supports and adds variety to the traditional Finnish sauna and gives sauna lovers a choice between two different experiences.