| If you've always wanted a sauna but were | | | | generate heat like the soothing heat of the sun, |
| intimidated by the high electrical bills and intense | | | | only without harmful ultraviolet rays. Technically, |
| temperatures generated by traditional saunas, you | | | | infrared is electromagnetic radiation with |
| should investigate infrared saunas. They use a | | | | wavelengths longer than visible light and shorter |
| new technology with substantial advantages and | | | | than radio waves. Infrared penetrates the skin |
| they are increasingly popular. | | | | about an inch and a half deep and heats it directly. |
| The idea of a sauna, of course, is relaxation and | | | | As a result, infrared saunas run at only 110 to 140 |
| rejuvenation. Traditional saunas do that by | | | | degrees Fahrenheit, but generate the same |
| generating steam and high temperatures between | | | | relaxation and health benefits, and then some. |
| 180 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Infrared saunas | | | | |