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Fitnesspark National Luzern
Lucerne (LU), Switzerland · from CHF 39
About
A large gym and spa in Lucerne near the lake, with indoor and year-round heated outdoor pools. The textile-free sauna area has an outdoor sauna, a snow room and Aufguss sessions, with separate women's and men's saunas as well as a mixed area.
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.
- Outdoor sauna
A sauna in its own cabin or with a door straight to the open air, so you step outside to cool off.
- 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.
- Snow room
A cold room with snow or ice, below freezing, for a quick cool-down.
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.
- Outdoor pool (heated year round)
An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
- 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.
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.
- Solarium
Sunbeds for tanning.
The place
- Setting
- By a lake or river · City
- Type of place
- Gym or fitness club
- Practical
- No time limit
Getting there
Haldenstrasse 23, 6006 Luzern (LU), Switzerland
Luzern, Haldensteig · about 1 min walk (30 m)
Also nearby
- Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern – Wellness
Lucerne · 0.3 km away
- Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern – Wellness
Lucerne · 0.4 km away
- ACTIV FITNESS Luzern Bundesplatz
Lucerne · 1.2 km away