Sun Home Saunas

11/12/2026

The Sun Home Nova traditional sauna seamlessly integrated into our client’s home fitness room.

11/11/2026

32% longer before exhaustion. Three weeks. Let’s talk physiology.

In a crossover study, six competitive male distance runners added post-exercise sauna sessions to their training for three weeks.

Compared with training alone:

• Time to exhaustion increased 32%.
• Plasma volume increased 7.1%.
• Performance improvements closely tracked increases in plasma volume and total blood volume. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

The proposed mechanism: plasma-volume expansion.

Plasma is the liquid component of your blood. Researchers identified increased circulating blood volume as a likely contributor to the endurance gains. The correlation between plasma-volume changes and performance improvements was striking: r = 0.96.

Repeated heat exposure may provide an additional physiological stimulus after the workout ends.

The details matter: this was a small study using high-temperature sauna. The 32% improvement measured how much longer runners sustained their 5K pace on a treadmill. Researchers estimated an equivalent endurance time-trial benefit of approximately 1.9%. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

For an athlete fighting for every second, that deserves attention.

You track your mileage. Your pace. Your heart rate.

How much attention are you giving heat?

Send this to the training partner chasing their next PR.

11/09/2026

10/26/2026

The Sun Home Cold Plunge Pro marries unparalleled design with high-performance technology.

10/21/2026

2,315 participants. More than 20 years of follow-up. A pretty compelling reason to pay attention to sauna.

A Finnish study linked sauna use 4–7 times per week with a 63% lower relative risk of sudden cardiac death compared with once-weekly use, after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors.

The study was observational, so it can’t prove sauna caused the difference. But findings like these deserve attention.

And there’s something immediately appealing about a habit that gives you permission to put your phone down, sit still, and take a little time for yourself.

Make room for the rituals you want to keep for years.

Send this to your future sauna partner.

10/21/2026

Sun Home Saunas ranked No. 17 on Fortune’s 2026 Best Workplaces in Retail list.

What makes this recognition especially meaningful? It’s driven by confidential employee feedback. Great Place To Work evaluates employees’ experiences across trust, respect, fairness, pride, and belonging.

In our employee survey, 100% of respondents said Sun Home is a great place to work.

We’re proud of the products we build and we're just as proud of the workplace we’re building together.

We recently gathered in Bend, Oregon, for our annual team retreat, taking time to connect, recharge, share ideas, and celebrate the people behind Sun Home. These moments offer a glimpse of the team that made this recognition possible.

Interested in working with Sun Home? Explore our open roles: https://lnkd.in/gunDm9mh

10/20/2026

Your next workout. Your post-workout unwind. All at home.

Sun Home x Tonal are teaming up for The Ultimate Home Wellness Sweepstakes. ONE winner will take home BOTH a Sun Home sauna and a Tonal smart gym package, with a total approximate retail value of $11,900.

Ready to make room for both? Enter through the link in bio by October 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET, or see mail-in entry details via the link in bio.

What’s included:
▪️Sun Home Solstice 2 two-person infrared sauna, with standard curbside delivery
▪️Tonal 2 trainer + Ultimate Accessory Bundle: Smart Handles, Smart Bar, Bar Control Module, Rope, Bench, Workout Mat, Roller, Pilates Loops, Ankle Straps
▪️Tonal delivery and installation
▪️A one-year Tonal subscription

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Runs October 16, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. ET through October 29, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. One winner will be randomly selected on or about November 6, 2026, and contacted by Sun Home Saunas at the email address provided with their entry. Winner confirmation is subject to eligibility verification. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous U.S. and D.C., age 18 or the age of majority in their state, whichever is greater. Limit one entry per person across all entry methods. Odds depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sauna assembly and installation are not included. Winner responsible for applicable taxes. See Official Rules and mail-in entry details via the link in bio.

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10/03/2026

Could your wind-down routine use a little heat? In the Global Sauna Survey, 83.5% of respondents reported sleep benefits after sauna use.

The research captures people’s experiences—it doesn’t establish that sauna caused better sleep. But it offers an interesting look at why so many people make time for the heat.

Put the phone down. Leave the to-do list outside. Make a little space for yourself.

Have you noticed a difference in your sleep after a sauna session? Tell us below.

Source: Hussain et al., Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2019;44:223–234. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.03.012

09/21/2026

This giant pink crystal is actually a SAUNA.

And what’s inside is just as wild.

Sweden’s Lithium Crystal Sauna wraps a warm, cave-like wooden interior in pink mirrored steel that reflects the surrounding river and forest.

At its center sits a custom 700-kilogram sauna heater powered by batteries.

Yes, a battery-powered sauna shaped like a lithium crystal.

Designed by Bigert & Bergström, it stands on a former industrial site that underwent 17 YEARS of cleanup before becoming a public park.

This isn’t a Sun Home sauna, but we appreciate incredible design and architecture wherever we find it. This one deserves the spotlight.

Be honest: would you put this in your backyard, or is it a little too extra?

09/21/2026

Sauna is more than heat. It is controlled cardiovascular stress.

As core temperature rises, blood vessels dilate, circulation increases, and heart rate can reach levels comparable to moderate-intensity exercise. This process increases cardiac output while stimulating heat-acclimation pathways associated with improved endothelial function, blood-pressure regulation, plasma-volume expansion, and cellular repair.

The long-term data are equally compelling. In the landmark Finnish cohort studies, frequent sauna bathing was associated with significantly lower risks of fatal cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. The strongest outcomes were observed among people using a sauna four to seven times per week.

Researchers believe several mechanisms may contribute:

• Improved vascular elasticity and endothelial function
• Reduced arterial stiffness and resting blood pressure
• Increased circulation and cardiac efficiency
• Activation of heat-shock proteins involved in cellular protection
• Improved autonomic balance and recovery
• Potential reductions in chronic inflammation

These studies show association rather than proving that sauna alone causes longer life. But the physiological response is measurable, repeatable, and increasingly difficult to ignore.

Exercise challenges the cardiovascular system through movement. Sauna challenges it through heat. Used consistently alongside exercise, nutrition, sleep, and appropriate medical care, heat therapy may be one of the most powerful recovery and longevity tools available.

Consistency is where heat becomes health. Jason Mitchell