BLACK FOREST WELLNESS
Warm well-being: the Finnish Sauna
For your Black Forest wellness a Finnish sauna is a must. At 95 degrees Celsius and with very dry air, the body turns on the cooling system and starts sweating a lot. This is good for the body for several reasons:
- Cell metabolism is stimulated, metabolic products are removed faster and the body is purified.
- The intense heat is a natural signal for the organism to slow down and relax.
- The skin is rejuvenated by stimulating cell regeneration and removing dead skin cells. The skin also becomes more receptive to care products.
- This also applies to the hair! This is why a hair treatment after a sauna is particularly effective.
- Taking a sauna regularly also strengthens the immune system and keeps the blood vessels supple.
Black Forest Wellness
Warm well-being: the Finnish Sauna
For your Black Forest wellness a Finnish sauna is a must. At 95 degrees Celsius and with very dry air, the body turns on the cooling system and starts sweating a lot. This is good for the body for several reasons:
- Cell metabolism is stimulated, metabolic products are removed faster and the body is purified.
- The intense heat is a natural signal for the organism to slow down and relax.
- The skin is rejuvenated by stimulating cell regeneration and removing dead skin cells. The skin also becomes more receptive to care products.
- This also applies to the hair! This is why a hair treatment after a sauna is particularly effective.
- Taking a sauna regularly also strengthens the immune system and keeps the blood vessels supple.
Black Forest Wellness for your muscles: the steam bath
Due to a humidity of 100 percent and 55 degrees Celsius in a steam bath the water comes less from the body than from the surrounding air. Already in ancient times, many cultures, including Romans and Ottomans, appreciated these artificial tropical conditions.
A steam bath is the ideal wellness program for an active Black Forest vacation. As many studies have shown, the humid heat can even prevent sore muscles. It penetrates deep into the muscles and thus ensures rapid regeneration. Whether after a long hike, mountain bike tour or the first kilometers on the slopes: thanks to the steam bath you will deal with fewer aches and pains the next day. And a short break in the steam bath also has other positive effects:
- The immune system is stimulated.
- By moistening the airways, you can prevent colds and other respiratory tract infections.
- The skin is cleansed and the skin texture improves.
- Subsequent alternating hot and cold showers strongly stimulate the blood circulation and thus promote a relaxing effect.
Sauna and steam bath – relaxation and joy for all guests
In our wellness area all guests should feel comfortable. This is especially applicable for the sauna and steam bath. To make it a pleasure for everyone to stay and relax there, we would like to ask all guests to follow a few rules. Please read our “Sauna Guide” and behave accordingly. Thank you very much.
Schwarzenbach Sauna Guide
These tips will help you to have the perfect Black Forest wellness experience.
Before the sauna
- If you are still very cold, it is best to first warm up in the pool. This way you are better prepared for the heat of the sauna.
- It is absolutely necessary to take a shower beforehand – on the one hand for hygienic reasons, on the other hand to remove the greasy film of the skin and thus make sweating easier.
- Dry off well before the sauna – this also makes the skin sweat better.
During the sauna
- Enter the sauna undressed, enter the steam bath wrapped in a towel.
- Psst! sauna and steam bath are for relaxation. Please be quiet.
- Please do not sit on the wood with bare skin in the sauna. Put a towel underneath. There are enough towels in your vacation apartment.
- If you don’t feel well and you feel dizzy, for example, please leave.
Sauna or steam bath sessions last between eight and at the most fifteen minutes.
After sweating
- After the sauna, it is best to go out into the fresh air on the balcony. The pure Black Forest air cools your body from the inside and outside and provides you with a lot of fresh oxygen.
- Enjoy a refreshing cold shower afterwards.
- After the sauna your body wants to rest. Allow yourself a break of about ten minutes in our relaxation room.
- Only drink after the last session.
Or better no sauna?
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Do not take a sauna on an empty stomach or right after a meal.
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Please do not take a sauna if you do not feel well.Are you generally weakened or have a chronic illness? If in doubt, please check with your family doctor in advance whether you can take a sauna without any concerns.
Black Forest wellness for healthy breathing: the relaxation room
Let your organism relax after the positive stress of the sauna or steam bath. Treat your body to that extra bit of absolute relaxation on the comfortable reclining loungers in our relaxation room. Afterwards you will feel like a new person. You will certainly not want to leave again.
Vacation in top shape – workout in our gym!
Enjoy active Black Forest wellness in our excellently equipped fitness room. The premium equipment by NOHRD meets professional standards – not only technically: Also in terms of design, these fitness machines are absolute eye-catchers – all made of real wood and therefore typical Black Forest.
If you want to warm up before skiing, cool down after a hike or mountain bike tour, or just because the weather is not playing along: In our modern gym you will always stay active.
Vacation in top shape – workout in our gym!
Enjoy active Black Forest wellness in our excellently equipped fitness room. The premium equipment by NOHRD meets professional standards – not only technically: Also in terms of design, these fitness machines are absolute eye-catchers – all made of real wood and therefore typical Black Forest.
If you want to warm up before skiing, cool down after a hike or mountain bike tour, or just because the weather is not playing along: In our modern gym you will always stay active.
Modern fitness equipment for your health
2 Treadmills “Sprintbok” by NOHRD
On these motorless, curved treadmills you set your own pace. The belt is equipped with flexible wooden lamellas and ball bearing technology and is driven solely by your muscle power. This means that you set your personal running speed continuously and without any adjustment, from a relaxed walk to a crisp sprint.
2 Bicycle ergometers “Bike” by NOHRD
Extraordinary design in wood on the outside, innovative technology with planetary gear and smooth braking technology through eddy current on the inside: the pedal resistance can be adjusted seamlessly and precisely. With just a slight rotation you can adjust the resistance to your needs.
2 Rowing machines “WaterRower” by NOHRD
What we understand by Black Forest Wellness is best illustrated with the stylish WaterRower rowing machine. Not only does it look dazzling, it also does exactly what you want it to do. The resistance of the rowing pull is generated in a water tank and is determined solely by your use of power. So you don’t have to adjust anything and train with a very authentic rowing feeling. This way you can fully enjoy rowing, which by the way is one of the most effective training methods of all.
1 Wall bars “WallBars” by NOHRD
The good old wall bars is still ideal for a versatile all-round workout for perfect Black Forest wellness. Whether strength, coordination, concentration or mobility – the possibilities are almost unlimited. The robust WallBars wall bars by NOHRD are made of high-quality wood and can bear a weight of up to 120 kg. Special plus: The uppermost rung can be folded out. This stable boom offers enough space for strengthening hanging and swinging
1 “WaterGrinder” by NOHRD
In sailing, the cranks called grinders are used to raise the sails. In our fitness room you can practice this on the WaterGrinder. You train the entire upper body: chest, stomach, back, arms, shoulders. And you do it extremely efficiently. This way you create a perfect counterweight to cardio equipment such as bicycle ergometers or treadmills, which predominantly train the muscles of the lower extremities.
1 “SlimBeam” by NOHRD
Gym machines with rope pull belong to the classics among the training devices. Thanks to the efficient and at the same time gentle training, they are used in fitness studios as well as in physiotherapy practices. You can easily adjust the NOHRD SlimBeam with 15 weight plates to your training needs. Pulling distances of up to eight meters even allow you to practice specific movements, e.g. tee-offs in golf.
