{"id":28,"count":1,"description":"Most people overthink their first sauna and then underuse it afterwards. The basics take about a minute to learn.\n\nShower before you go in. Sit on a towel. Give it ten to fifteen minutes the first time, longer once you know how you respond. Come out when you want to rather than when a clock says so. Cool down properly, drink water, and go back in if you fancy a second round. That is genuinely most of it.\n\nThe details people ask about are covered below: <a href=\"\/us\/what-to-wear-in-a-sauna\/\">what to wear<\/a>, <a href=\"\/us\/the-optimal-time-to-spend-in-a-sauna\/\">how long to stay in<\/a>, <a href=\"\/us\/the-sauna-temperature-guide-how-hot-should-i-let-my-sauna-get\/\">how hot it should be<\/a>, and the <a href=\"\/us\/sauna-etiquette\/\">etiquette<\/a> of a shared room.\n\nTwo things worth knowing early. Frequency matters more than endurance, so three short sessions a week beat one long one. And the type of heat changes the experience more than anything else, which is why <a href=\"\/us\/infrared-vs-traditional-sauna\/\">infrared and traditional<\/a> is the first decision to make when you <a href=\"\/us\/saunas\/\">buy one<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/us\/category\/how-to\/","name":"How-to","slug":"how-to","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}