Sauna in Utah

The Upper Bench 029: Lauren and Sean from Plunj join us to discuss the history and current state of sauna culture in Utah. LINKS Plunj - https://www.plunj.co The Sauna Experience Video - https://vimeo.com/151736393 The Finnish Way book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36722041-the-finnish-way The Upper Bench website - https://www.theupperbench.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/upper.bench.podcast/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheUpperBench TIMESTAMPS {00:00:00} Introductions {00:03:58} Sauna in Utah {00:10:20} The Sauna Experience video {00:11:12} Family histories {00:14:14} Who brought sauna to Utah? {00:15:00} Sauna tradition in Utah {00:17:23} Utah style sauna {00:20:10} Cold and hot {00:22:36} The Finnish Way book {00:28:21} Cold and hot while pregnant, Lauren’s experience {00:29:16} Cold plunge culture {00:32:03} Early steps as a business {00:40:11} The ideal cold plunge water temperature {00:41:20} Timing cold and hot exposure {00:44:56} Super cold salinated water {00:49:02} Food and drink {00:50:36} Listening to your body {00:52:16} Future plans for Plunj {00:53:19} A vintage Utah sauna, it’s a VW and Finns in Utah!