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Letters from
the bench.
Field notes from Owen, Jack and Eddie — on contrast therapy, the build, the trees, and what we’re learning building outdoor spas in the North.
Why three of everything
The Power of Three layout — three saunas, three plunges, three jacuzzis — exists for one reason. No one waits. Here is what that does to a visit.
Your first sixty seconds in the cold
First-time plungers come in three varieties. Brace, gasp, and float. Here's how to skip the first two and head straight to the third.
Contrast therapy, in plain English
Strip the marketing and the science is simple. Hot opens. Cold closes. Warm settles. Repeat until the body remembers how.
Why we're outdoor, on purpose
Indoor wellness has won the market. We chose the harder road for a reason. Here it is.
How to read your body in the sauna
Three signals the body sends in the heat, two you should listen to, one you can ignore. A note from someone who has built saunas for a living.
Sauna in York: an honest guide
What York's actually got for sauna and cold water right now, what's missing, and what we're bringing.
Cold water in York, done safely
The river isn't the place for it. What cold water does when it's done properly, and how to get it without the risk.
Recovering from the Yorkshire Marathon
26.2 miles deserves a better ending than hobbling round the house. How to use heat and cold in race week.
An outdoor sauna built for York weather
Wind off the plain, sideways rain, proper cold snaps. Why we build for York weather instead of hiding from it.
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