Friday, October 24, 2008

How to use infrared sauna correctly

By Howard Clark

For many individuals, a steam sauna might be a luxury that can only be enjoyed occasionally. Especially since it is very expensive to install one, people normally go to health spas and clubs, in order to take in the pleasures of a steam filled sauna. Even though saunas are becoming more and more common, it still remains to be commonly found in the average household.

However, over the past few years, there has been a growing demand for saunas to be available to people, right from the comfort of their own homes. This is why there has been an increased popularity among individuals, for infrared saunas. If you ask around, you can be pretty sure you will find someone who has an infrared sauna at home.

Saunas still remain very popular, simply because it helps an individual feel very relaxed and refreshed, after spending a short amount of time in it. Through the use of steam, the traditional steam sauna heats up the temperature in the room, which has a certain kind of effect on your pores and cells. Your body will begin to relax as your pores open up, and you begin to feel all the tension in your body, ease away.

Now that there is a steadily growing number of a people getting interested in saunas, infrared saunas meet this demand. Infrared saunas differ from traditional steam saunas, in that it uses electromagnetic rays to heat up the temperature of the air. If you want to know what it is like, it will feel similar to that of sunlight shining on your body in the afternoon sun. This in turn, relaxes your body, similar to a steam sauna.

With prolonged use of the infrared sauna, one of the most common benefits that it can give you is to help you lose weight. More and more people are coming to realize how effective an infrared sauna is, in helping you lose weight. One of the main reasons why this happens is because the heat helps you lose water, which makes up a significant amount of your body's weight. Also, once your body experiences high temperatures, it needs to work in order to sweat, thereby keeping your body temperature down. As a result, you will find that you begin to lose weight, simply by being in an infrared sauna.

Using the sauna also helps detoxify your body. This is largely a result of the interaction between the high temperature of the sauna, and your skin. The infrared sauna, which works at both the skin and cell level, helps to rid your body of the toxic matter that might be caught in your pores.

The detoxification effect that an infrared sauna has on your body, is extremely beneficial to you, as it gets rid of toxins such as nicotine and cholesterol from your body. Some people, who have used the infrared sauna for a prolonged period of time, have testified that they experienced relief from common pains, especially arthritis.

With these benefits, you can be sure that there will only be a growing popularity among people, for infrared saunas. However, you should always remember to seek advice from your family doctor, before planning for any prolonged usage. - 15634

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