Taru Sauna Labo

The Digital Path to Wellness: Quantifying Relaxation with Pre- and Post-Sauna Emotion Data

Products Used:	Custom Barrel-shaped Upmood Mass, Upmood Insight
Metrics Collected:	Mood, Stress level, Pure PPI, HRV

Taru Sauna Labo is an innovative Japanese sauna facility founded in 2022 that has elevated the traditional sauna experience by integrating cutting-edge wellness technology. Their mission is to provide users with a truly data-driven approach to self-care and emotional well-being.

Taru Sauna Labo partnered with Upmood to implement a unique offering: emotion tracking before and after each sauna session. The primary goal was to provide users with an objective report of their emotional transition, scientifically demonstrating the relaxing and stress-reducing benefits of the sauna experience and deepening their focus on holistic wellness.

Pre- and Post-Session Emotional Benchmarking 

The engagement involved integrating Upmood’s technology directly into the user experience. Before entering the sauna, users tracked their initial emotional state. After their session, they measured their emotions again.

The process involved:

1. Baseline Measurement: Users recorded their initial Stress level and Mood using Upmood's technology before starting their sauna session.

2. Sauna Session: The custom barrel-shaped Upmood Mass device was used to ensure discreet, accurate monitoring across the facility.

3. Post-Session Measurement: Users recorded their final emotional metrics after completing their session.

   
   

This systematic approach allowed each user to leave with a personalised, data-backed report detailing their emotional journey and the quantifiable impact of their time in the sauna.

Why Upmood? 

Upmood’s technology provided the objective, accurate data necessary to underpin Taru Sauna Labo's wellness philosophy. Upmood was selected because it could provide a seamless, non-invasive measurement of physiological states, which is critical in a relaxing environment.

Upmood's solution offers precise real-time accuracy using PPG data to track changes in Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and BPM, directly correlating these metrics to Stress level and Mood. The Custom Barrel-Shaped Upmood Mass system was key, enabling group monitoring while blending into the unique aesthetic of the sauna environment. This unique combination ensured that the facility could deliver personalized, actionable insights through Upmood Insight, allowing users to literally see the positive impact of their wellness routine.

Key Outcomes and Results 

The integration of emotion monitoring transformed the client's offering from a simple experience to a quantifiable wellness service, enhancing user engagement and retention.

• Quantifiable Wellness: Demonstrated a consistent, measurable shift toward lower Stress levels and more positive Mood scores after sauna use, providing objective proof of the service's benefit.

• Personalized Reports: Every user received a report detailing their individual emotional metrics (Mood, Stress level, HRV, Pure PPI), creating a deeper, personal connection to their wellness journey.

• Enhanced Engagement: The unique, data-driven offering attracted a wide range of users, solidifying Taru Sauna Labo's position as a leader in innovative, technology-forward self-care.

• Emphasis on Well-being: Successfully highlighted the organization's dedication to holistic well-being by prioritising emotional data alongside physical relaxation.

Conclusion 

The partnership with Taru Sauna Labo established a new standard for wellness services, proving that emotional monitoring can transform subjective experiences into valuable, objective data. By leveraging Upmood’s discreet and precise technology, the sauna facility empowered its users with a deeper understanding of their emotional state and the proven benefits of their service. Upmood can help other organizations in the wellness, fitness, and hospitality sectors differentiate their offerings and provide compelling, data-backed proof of impact to their clientele.

Thank you!

Our team is immensely grateful to Taru Sauna Labo for their visionary partnership and pioneering spirit. By successfully integrating our emotion monitoring technology into their core wellness offering, they have set a compelling new benchmark for data-driven self-care and demonstrated remarkable foresight in prioritizing the objective measurement of emotional well-being alongside physical relaxation.

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