7 top home saunas to heat up 2025, plus expert tips and our review

If you’re American and reading this right now, you probably think of a sauna as that hot wooden closet across the hall from the steam room at your health club. However, for many around the world, the dry sauna plays a much more substantial role in their lives than just the hot room, which may or may not be on the list of healthy activities one does after using the rower, exercise bike or elliptical machine at the gym.“In addition to being relaxing, dry heat saunas have many incredible benefits for the body,” Board-Certified Doctor in Family Practice and Regenerative Medicine, Neil Paulvin, MD, told The Post.

“According to a study, high temperatures can boost your circulation, reduce inflammation, alleviate chronic pain, reduce joint stiffness, and even help strengthen the immune system.”RELATED: Best ice baths and cold plunge tubs we reviewedIf that doesn’t sound like a reason to learn more about the best at-home saunas, we don’t know what does.Below you will find our picks for the best at-home saunas. What’s more, the act of relaxing in that small, dry, hot space for a while is said to date back anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 years, depending on whom you ask.

Whereas the exact origin is nearly impossible to track down, there is overwhelming evidence the sauna closest to what we think of it today started in northern Europe. So, it’s no surprise that in many European countries, including Estonia, Latvia, Russia, and Finland – the country most well-known for its saunas and sauna culture – you can easily find families with saunas right at home.If you don’t believe us, then ask yourself why the only Finnish word to make it into everyday English is, you guessed it, “sauna.” That’s why you can find at-home saunas in the States, but they aren’t readily available at your local at-home sauna store.

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