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Fitnesspark Basel Heuwaage

Basel (BS), Switzerland · from CHF 39

About

A gym in central Basel with a textile-free sauna area and an indoor pool. It has Aufguss sessions, a snow room, a Kneipp path and a cold plunge, and a women-only area that is always available.

Facilities

Saunas and steam

  • Finnish sauna
    The classic dry sauna, usually 80–100 °C.
  • Bio sauna
    A gentler sauna of about 50–60 °C with more humidity, also called sanarium.
  • Steam bath
    Around 45 °C with nearly 100 % humidity.
  • Infrared sauna
    Infrared heaters warm the body directly while the air stays cooler.
  • Aufguss (sauna ritual)
    A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.

Cooling down

  • Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
    A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
  • Rain and mood showers
    Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.
  • Snow room
    A cold room with snow or ice, below freezing, for a quick cool-down.
  • Kneipp path
    Walking barefoot through cold and warm water or over pebbles, after the method of Sebastian Kneipp.

Pools and baths

  • Whirlpool or jacuzzi
    A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
  • Indoor pool
    An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
  • Water massage (jets and neck showers)
    Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
  • Bubble loungers
    Loungers under the water surface with bubbles rising from below.

Relaxing

  • Indoor rest area
    A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
  • Foot baths
    Basins of warm, or hot and cold, water for your feet, often used between sauna rounds.

Treatments and fitness

  • Massages
    Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
  • Yoga and wellness classes
    Classes such as yoga, meditation or breathing exercises.
  • Aqua gym
    Exercise classes in the water.
  • Gym
    A gym with equipment for training.

The place

Setting
City
Type of place
Gym or fitness club

Getting there

Steinentorberg 8, 4051 Basel (BS), Switzerland

Basel, Heuwaage · about 1 min walk (50 m)

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