Are saunas good for you?

How do you feel about being in a small room heated to a temperature of 80°C? Believe it or not, some people love it! There might be some health benefits to this hot habit too! Georgie and Neil hear from a BBC reporter and a professor from BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Health. You'll also learn some useful language! Read along with this podcast with the free transcript, and practise the vocabulary using the quiz and worksheet: Learn English to use at work in Office English available here:

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Are saunas good for you? is an episode from 6 Minute English by BBC.

This episode is 6:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

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