Read our guide to sauna etiquette below. Always take a shower before entering the sauna to rinse off dirt, sweat, and cosmetics. This keeps the sauna clean and helps open your pores for better ...

The unnamed woman spent 12 days in hospital after suffering a heart attack, seizures, liver injury and kidney injury. She believes dehydration before using the sauna is to blame.

A swimmer who was caught pleasuring his "chicken" at a leisure centre sauna has denied that it was a "sexual act", and claimed he was cold and was "warming it up", a court has heard.

Showering before entering the sauna – especially if you’ve been in a swimming pool beforehand – is necessary to keep the space clean and maintain the condition of the wooden benches.

For those looking to reap more of the relaxing and restorative benefits of sauna use in the new year, it’s worth investing in a home sauna. But these systems aren’t exactly inexpensive ...