Health and Wellbeing

SiB training centers have saunas and solariums for your use. We also offer massage - both classic and sports massage, Aa SiB Sentrum.

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Sauna

All our gyms have saunas within the changing room areas. Usually the sauna is turned on all day, but this can vary from center to center. Ask in the reception at your gym the routine for using the sauna.

We kindly ask you to use a towel, think hygiene.

Solarium

  • The price is NOK 10 for 6 minutes (5 minutes on the newest sun beds)
  • You can buy eye protection at reception (NOK 10).
  • Non-members can also use our solarium.
  • Vektertorget Gym have their own sun center with three sun beds. Note:  you will need to purchase a token at reception to use the sun beds at Vektertorget. 
  • SiB Sentrum Gym have two sun beds with a coin machine.
  • Fantofthallen have one sun bed with a coin machine.
  • Lehmkuhlhallen have two sun beds with a coin machine.
  • Studentsenteret have three new sun beds (within the to the swimming pool area).

Sports massage and classic massage

Massage can be traced back many thousand of years to the old China and the ancient Greece, and was used even then before fights and battles of warf to improve performance. Today top athletes know the importance of regular massage to stay on top form.

Ongoing research in the US shows that not only does massage have a benefial effect on muscle and skeletal disorders, pain, flexibility and stress, but is also at least as effective as anti depressive medications in instances of light to moderate depression. This may be related to the positive effect of massage oxytocin hormone levels.

There are many positive effects of massage, both physical and psychological, for example, :

  • Relieving muscular tightness and soreness
  • Improved recovery by increasing local muscular blood circulation
  • Helping to reduce muscle cramps
  • Improved flexibility
  • Helping to improve immune system functioning
  • Reducing migraine
  • Relieving stress and improving overall wellbeing

 

Massage is available on Wedensdays at SiB sentrum from 12:00-15:00. Price for 30 min: NOK 290.

Contact the reseption at SiB Sentrum to schedule an appointment. The massage must be paid when booking.