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Photos: Fitnesspark Basel Heuwaage, used with permission.
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)
Also nearby
- Radisson Blu Hotel Basel
Basel · 0.1 km away
Hallenbad RialtoBasel · 0.3 km away
Sauna am RhyBasel · 1.9 km away

