Leisurecraft Saunas & Outdoor Wellness

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Canadian-made wellness, built to last Introducing Leisurecraft

Leisurecraft is a proudly Canadian manufacturer and one of North America’s leading producers of premium saunas and outdoor wellness products. For more than two decades, the company has designed, engineered, and built cedar wellness structures in Canada, with a reputation for craftsmanship, durability, and products made for real outdoor use.

Their outdoor saunas are thoughtfully engineered to deliver true sauna heat, natural steam, and a timeless design that feels both restorative and deeply connected to nature. Every detail is considered, from material selection to airflow and heat performance, so each sauna works beautifully today and for decades to come.

In addition to prefab saunas, Leisurecraft also manufactures cold plunges, wood-burning hot tubs, showers, tiki bars, and outdoor furniture, creating a fuller path into daily ritual, recovery, and open-air living.

Why Between Living chose Leisurecraft

The Leisurecraft Difference

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Quality Craftsmanship, Real Canadian Wood

Designed, engineered, and built in Canada using solid woods and premium materials selected for beauty, durability, and long-term use.

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Resistant to Harsh Weather Elements

Built for real outdoor climates, whether placed in a backyard, at a cottage, or within a wellness retreat.

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Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Milling

Crafted with natural materials and mindful wood practices that honor both durability and the living world around the sanctuary.

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Peace of Mind with a 5-Year Warranty

Backed by warranty support, Leisurecraft products are made to become a lasting part of daily ritual, recovery, and outdoor living.

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More Than a Product

A Leisurecraft sauna is an investment in wellness, ritual, and time well spent. It supports restoration not as an occasional escape, but as part of how you live.

Our Current Focus

Between Living currently centers on the Canadian Timber Collection, including saunas, hot tubs, cold plunges, outdoor showers, tiki bars, and outdoor furniture.

Leisurecraft - Traditional Sauna

22 products

Leisurecraft - Plunges and Showers

6 products

Leisurecraft - Tiki Bar and Dining

22 products

Leisurecraft - Lounge & Seating

17 products

Traditional sauna education

Why Traditional Saunas Remain the Classic Benchmark

A traditional sauna is simple, but not basic. It uses a real heater, hot stones, high room heat, and steam to create a stronger thermal environment than gentler heat systems.

Traditional Hot Rock Sauna

Best for shoppers who want high heat, steam, heavier perspiration, and the strongest classic sauna experience. This is the category most associated with Finnish-style sauna bathing.

Infrared Sauna

Best for lower-temperature, targeted heat sessions. Infrared can be excellent for gentle daily use, but it does not recreate the same high-air-heat and steam environment as a traditional sauna.

Red Light Therapy

Best understood as a supportive light feature, not a replacement for sauna heat. It can complement a wellness space, but it is not the same as heating stones, warming the air, and producing steam.

For detox-focused shoppers, the traditional hot rock sauna is the strongest choice because it creates higher heat, steam, and a more vigorous sweat environment. Infrared and red light can still be valuable, especially for gentler routines, but traditional sauna remains the benchmark for people seeking the most complete heat and sweat experience.

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Heat the stones

Electric or wood heat warms natural stones to high temperatures.

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Warm the air

The sauna room becomes a full-body heated environment.

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Add steam

Water on hot stones creates löyly, increasing heat sensation.

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Sweat efficiently

Higher heat supports heavier perspiration and thermal stress.

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Cool down

Rest, hydrate, rinse, and repeat only if appropriate.

Shop the heat

Leisurecraft Traditional Saunas

Explore electric and wood-burning saunas built around authentic heat, natural wood, steam, and the timeless strength of hot rock sauna bathing.

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The Right Way to Sauna A practical method for heat exposure, sweating, towel care, and recovery.

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Start gradually

Enter after the room is heated and allow the body to acclimate.

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Wait for sweat

Let a clear sweat response begin before counting the main interval.

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Use focused timing

After sweating begins, many users prefer 5 to 10 focused minutes.

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Wipe promptly

Use a clean towel and wipe sweat instead of letting it dry on the skin.

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Cool and recover

Exit slowly, rinse, hydrate, and allow body temperature to normalize.

Towel care matters. Use a fresh clean towel, avoid reusing a sweat-soaked towel for the next session, and wash it promptly after use. This keeps the sauna routine cleaner, more comfortable, and more professional.

Cold Plunge & Outdoor Shower Cooling methods for recovery, rinse-down, alertness, and controlled cold exposure.

Cold Plunge

Cold immersion is commonly used after training or sauna sessions to support recovery routines, alertness, and a strong cooling contrast.

Outdoor Shower

An outdoor shower provides a cleaner transition between heat, plunge, hot tub, and rest. It helps rinse sweat and regulate the pace of the session.

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Prepare first

Hydrate and avoid alcohol before cold exposure.

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Enter slowly

Step in gradually and control your breathing.

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Start short

Begin around 30 seconds to 3 minutes based on tolerance.

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Monitor closely

Stop for dizziness, numbness, pain, or uncontrolled shivering.

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Warm gradually

Dry off, breathe steadily, and let the body recover.

Research on cold-water immersion has examined post-exercise muscle soreness, perceived fatigue, recovery, and mental well-being. Results vary by protocol, temperature, duration, and user condition, so the safest message is simple: start conservatively, use controlled breathing, and stop immediately if symptoms feel unsafe.

Consult a physician before cold plunging if you have cardiovascular concerns, blood pressure issues, pregnancy, neurological conditions, or any medical condition affected by cold stress.

Cool down with intention

Plunges & Outdoor Showers

Move from heat into cold, rinse, and recovery with outdoor showers, cold plunges, and water-based pieces that complete the wellness environment.

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The Power of Contrast Therapy Heat, cold, pause, and recovery. A structured way to use sauna, plunge, shower, or hot tub together.

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Heat

Use sauna or hot tub to warm the body.

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Cold

Use cold plunge or outdoor shower for cooling.

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Pause

Rest between transitions and assess how you feel.

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Repeat carefully

Start with one round and build gradually if tolerated.

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Recover

Hydrate, sit, breathe, and stabilize.

Contrast therapy does not need one exact setup. Sauna to cold plunge, sauna to outdoor shower, hot tub to cold plunge, or hot tub to outdoor shower all follow the same principle: alternate warmth and cold in a controlled way.

Hydrotherapy: Water as Recovery and Restoration Soak, rinse, cool, and recover. Water makes the outdoor wellness system complete.

Soak & Soothe

Hot tubs and warm water support relaxation, decompression, and a softer recovery phase after heat or movement.

Rinse & Reset

Outdoor showers and cold plunges support cooling, transition, and a cleaner flow between heat, water, and rest.

The recovery layer

Outdoor Lounge & Seating

Leisurecraft seating is not just a place to sit. It brings natural wood beauty, durability, and sculptural presence into the outdoor environment. These pieces make recovery feel supported, grounded, and visually complete.

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The gathering layer

Tiki Bar & Outdoor Dining

After sauna, water, and rest, the outdoor space can become social. Tiki bars and dining pieces support hydration, conversation, shared meals, and the everyday enjoyment of a finished backyard wellness setting.

22 products Shop Tiki Bar & Dining

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