You are here: Home / Archives for culture

Four fabulous food ideas for post sauna satisfaction

February 25, 2012 By Glenn 2 Comments

 

Saunaflow's Potato Skins served up post sauna.

We are well aware that sauna is best experienced NOT on a full stomach.  For sweating is a form of exercise.  Just as food tastes better after a work out or outdoor exercise, post sauna and a clean rinse is a perfect time to indulge and replenish.

Stephen's Chicken Soup warmed and ready after sauna.

Here are a four proven ideas:

1. Apres Sauna Potato Skins. Kati and Laura from Saunaflow recently won Sauna From Finland Association’s Food Sauna Contest with this recipe.

2. Chicken Soup. Stephen appreciates a nice bowl of his signature chicken soup after sauna.  Lots of liquid hydration and some sodium replenishment.

3. Pretzel, Cheese, Fruit Combo. No prep or cooking, just easy finger food enjoyment.

Twin City Sauna Club's Jerk Chicken fresh off the grill.

4. Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken and/or Boneless Buffalo Chicken. The Twin City Sauna Club swears by this tradition.  With an outdoor backyard sauna or cabin sauna, the outdoor vibe can continue, spilling out onto the patio, often times while rotating the chicken off the hot coals wearing just a towel, or nothing at all.  Jamaican Jerk Chicken flows nicely with a worldly sauna party music mix.

CONCEPT:  Sauna enthusiasts make for good chefs.

Care to share one of your favorite post sauna food ideas?

Filed Under: Product reviews Tagged With: , ,

Executive sauna: 4pm and all is well.

February 8, 2012 By Glenn 1 Comment

Imagine how the work environment has evolved in just a generation or two:

  1. The booze culture.
  2. The time crunch culture.
  3. The holistic culture.

Is my cocktail ready?

Those familiar with Darren Stevens and Bewitched, are familiar with the advertising executive cocktail hour.  The Martini Lunch.  Wife cooking dutifully in the kitchen, and then pouring a welcome home drink when hearing the ’68 Buick rumble up the driveway.  Then the one income booze culture gave way.

Gotta get there by six!

This culture sure bit us in the ass: busy professionals sneaking away from work to bang out a 40 minute sprint on the treadmill, then a quick stop to the grocery store for a roasted chicken all synchronized to be at Day Care by the 6 pm curfew so as not to be charged a late fee.  Many people have seized up, over maxed their Zanex or credit card or both.

A holistic culture on the rise.

Those who saw this coming got off the train and have committed themselves to a holistic lifestyle, one where checking out, smelling roses, chilling out are all virtuous choices vs. hippy lethargy.  Someone whacked the bees nest and people are flying around like crazy seeking their version of calm.  Starbucks drive through isn’t it. A blow up air plane pillow isn’t it.  Lavender soap isn’t it.

“Sauna will be ready by 4 pm”.  is it.

Filed Under: Philosophy Tagged With: , ,

Best weather for a sauna

January 3, 2009 By Glenn 1 Comment
Keep it comfy.

Keep it comfy.

Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna. Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna. Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.

  • Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.
  • Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.
  • Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.
  1. Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.
  2. Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.
  3. Some say snowy days are best; others like a cold rain.  But as a rule of thumb, the worse the weather, the better the sauna.

Filed Under: Health and wellness, Weather Tagged With: , ,