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Hot Business, Cool Idea : The Mobile Sauna That’s Warming Up the ADKs
In this episode of ADK Talks, we speak with Yvonne West, founder and owner of On The Equator Sauna Rentals in the Lake George region of the Adirondacks. On the Equator has a mobile sauna that they bring to clients so they can experience the benefits of sauna at home.
Yvonne shares her story of how she came up with the idea for a mobile sauna service and brought her vision to light, including building the mobile sauna by hand, working through the “red tape” and regulatory requirements, and, through sheer determination and passion, launched a successful business.
More than just a relaxing experience, taking a sauna delivers numerous health and wellness benefits, including:
- Joint and muscle pain
- Benefits to your respiratory system
- Improves circulation and blood flow
- And may deliver benefits to heart health
On the Equator’s vision is to make a valuable health and fitness tool accessible to everyone. That's why they created a business that brings a sauna right to your front door.
Born and raised in Jamaica (the country, not the neighborhood in Queens), Yvonne also shares her journey and experiences building a life in the Adirondacks with her extended family and becoming a “Jamerican.”
Also mentioned in this podcast:
- Prospect Mountain
- Fort Ticonderoga
- Cold War Hot Spots: Missile Silos in the Adirondacks
- Buttermilk Falls in Long Lake
- The Great Escape
- Turning Stone
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