Sauna master
Sauna master is a frequently used term for an unskilled worker in the health and wellness sector . The designation is not officially recognized and can be used by anyone who pursues this activity without regard to their training or further education.
tasks and activities
Sauna masters look after sauna guests and ensure that the sauna facilities are in good working order . Their best-known function is the infusion on the sauna heater. Sauna masters should ensure that the sauna sessions are healthy for healthy people who only use the sauna to relax and recuperate.
Sauna masters operate and monitor the technical systems and control the temperature of the sauna facilities and the water. In addition, they help ensure compliance with the relevant hygiene regulations, for example by taking prescribed water samples. They also carry out administrative work. The actual “sauna master training” can be completed at a “sauna master seminar”.
In medical rehabilitation facilities , visitors with complaints for whom the sauna has been prescribed by a doctor as a therapeutic measure or as part of a rehabilitation process are usually available to specialists such as masseurs and medical pool attendants , who may optionally have taken part in further training to become a sauna master Available. These inform sauna guests about the health effects of taking a sauna and provide information about additional medical treatments and their therapeutic effects. They point out the possible dangers of taking a sauna to high-risk patients.
exercise
Sauna masters work in saunas, sports centers, spa and wellness hotels as well as in sanatoriums and rehabilitation clinics. In medical rehabilitation facilities , visitors with complaints for whom the sauna has been prescribed by a doctor as a therapeutic measure or as part of a rehabilitation process are usually available to specialists such as masseurs and medical pool attendants , who may optionally have taken part in further training to become a sauna master Available. These inform sauna guests about the health effects of taking a sauna and provide information about additional medical treatments and their therapeutic effects. They point out the possible dangers of taking a sauna to high-risk patients.
education
No training is required to be a sauna master, although various providers in Germany and Austria offer training and further education courses of varying duration and intensity. In some German federal states, these courses are recognized as further training measures for medical professionals such as masseurs and medical pool attendants, masters and specialist employees of pool companies, pool assistants, health and nursing staff or physiotherapists .