Infrared saunas differ from traditional saunas in how heat is generated. While traditional saunas warm the body through the use of dry, hot air, an infrared sauna adds infrared wavelengths to warm your body from the inside.
Near-infrared wavelengths penetrate the deepest to heat your body’s core.
Mid-infrared wavelengths help increase circulation to bring more blood and oxygen throughout your body, improving cardiovascular function and encouraging healing.
Far-infrared wavelengths are easily captured by the water molecules within our body, which helps increase your body temperature and promotes a deep and relaxing sweat.
Infrared heat penetrates the skin, muscles, and joints to increase circulation and reduce inflammation. That increased circulation carries off metabolic waste products and delivers oxygen-rich blood to oxygen-depleted muscles, so they can recover faster. In addition, muscles relax more easily when heated, so regular sauna use can improve flexibility and reduce soreness. Infrared saunas are particularly beneficial for those suffering from joint pain and stiffness, sprains, arthritis, or other muscle- or joint-related issues.
The act of sweating so deeply can remove dead skin cells and impurities from the skin, while increased circulation improves skin clarity and tone.
As you sweat, your heart rate increases much like it does during physical exercise, which can improve overall cardiovascular health. Regular sauna use can also lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular function.
Over the course of your session, you can expect to burn between 200-600 calories as your body produces sweat and your heart rate increases. In addition, the ability of infrared wavelengths to penetrate deeply into the body means that they may be effective for reducing the appearance of cellulite.
A deep, restorative sweat purges your body of toxins or impurities, such as toxic metals, alcohol, nicotine, sulfuric acid, and other compounds. In doing so, some of the burden of detoxing is removed from your liver, so your body can run more efficiently.
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Sitting in the sauna and bathing in LED light allows for the perfect conditions in which you can restore balance, improve mood, and assist your body in its natural healing process.
