| Many people who enjoy the benefits of a sauna | | | | poured over a heating element to create steam |
| but don’t enjoy the trip to the gym or spa | | | | which heats the air. The heated air heats the |
| are learning about the best alternative on the | | | | user’s body. An infrared sauna produces |
| market today: the infrared home sauna. Many | | | | radiant heat. Radiant heat is the same as the heat |
| people know that using a sauna provides health | | | | produced by the sun (but it does not have any of |
| benefits, but many don’t know that those | | | | the harmful UV rays that can harm our bodies). |
| benefits have been studies and proven. These | | | | The radiant energy produced by the infrared |
| benefits include stimulation of the user’s | | | | sauna does not heat the room; it heats only the |
| immune system, a healthy increase in heart rate, | | | | users. |
| and healthy-looking skin. | | | | Users sweat the same amount whether they are |
| During a sauna session, the user’s body | | | | in a traditional sauna or an infrared sauna. They |
| temperature increases, creates an artificial state | | | | also gain the same health benefits regardless of |
| of fever. The fever state induces the body to | | | | which type of sauna they use. But infrared saunas |
| enact its usual defense against sickness and start | | | | achieve these results with components that |
| producing more disease-fighting white blood cells. | | | | operate at a much lower temperature. Many |
| The result is an increased ability to fight sickness. | | | | people report that they can stay inside an |
| Sauna use also increases the heart rate, much as | | | | infrared sauna longer, enjoying the increased |
| exercise does. While in the sauna, your heart rate | | | | benefits of sweating more. This is because the |
| increases by 50%-75%. This produces the same | | | | infrared sauna heats only the person, not the |
| metabolic result as taking a vigorous walk. | | | | entire room. |
| Healthy skin is another great benefit of sauna use. | | | | As more and more people have begun to work |
| While in the sauna, your blood vessels expand, | | | | on their health at home by buying home exercise, |
| resulting in better blood flow. During the increased | | | | many have noticed how simple it is to have a |
| blood flow, more nutrients are able to reach the | | | | sauna at home as well. Home saunas are compact |
| skin. You come out of your sauna with glowing, | | | | in size and have proven health benefits. Because |
| healthier-looking skin. | | | | they do not create as much heat as traditional |
| The same healthful benefits that are gained from | | | | saunas and are built using high safety standards, |
| using a traditional sauna can also result from using | | | | infrared saunas are particularly desirable for the |
| an infrared sauna. Steam saunas use water | | | | home. |