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Photos: Fitness Island Wil, used with permission.
Fitness Island Wil
Bronschhofen (SG), Switzerland · from CHF 40
About
A large fitness and wellness centre in Bronschhofen, near Wil, with a gym and an extensive sauna area. Highlights include Aufguss sessions, a snow room and ice fountain, a brine pool with thermal water and a Kneipp path.
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.
- Wood-fired sauna
A sauna heated by a wood-burning stove, with a softer heat and the smell of wood smoke.
Cooling down
- Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
- Ice fountain
Crushed ice to rub on your skin after the sauna.
- 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
- Thermal spring water
A pool fed by natural thermal or mineral spring water.
- Brine pool (Sole)
A pool with salty brine water (Sole).
- 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.
- Salt or brine inhalation room
A room with salt walls or salty air, for breathing and resting.
- Outdoor rest area (garden or terrace)
A garden, terrace or lawn with loungers, to cool down and rest in the fresh air.
- 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.
- Beauty treatments
Facials, manicures and other beauty treatments, usually at extra cost.
- Spa day packages (with treatment or meal)
A day package that adds a treatment, a meal or both to your entry, at a higher price.
- 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.
- Solarium
Sunbeds for tanning.
Food and extras
- Restaurant or bistro
Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.
The place
- Setting
- Great views · Town or village
- Type of place
- Gym or fitness club
- Practical
- No time limit
- Parking
- Free parking
Getting there
Industriestrasse 25, 9552 Bronschhofen (SG), Switzerland.
Bronschhofen, Bildfeld Mitte · about 4 min walk (190 m)
Also nearby
- Lidl Sportpark Bergholz
Wil · 1.2 km away
- ACTIV FITNESS Uzwil
Uzwil · 8.6 km away
Hallenbad BütschwilBütschwil · 12 km away







