Infrared Vs Traditional Convection Saunas
The sauna has been enjoyed in its many guises for thousands of years and while the technology has advanced and changed in this time, its uses as a relaxation and health aid haven’t. New research findings and new studies continue to show the detoxification benefits as well as the sauna’s ability to aid weight loss, help blood circulation, and generally improve the look and feel of the body’s muscles and skin. One of the latest and most beneficial advances is the use of infrared sauna, replacing the more traditional convection style saunas.
Sauna Heating Methods
The primary difference between infrared and traditional saunas is the manner in which they offer heat to the body. While a convection or steam sauna heats the environment within the sauna room, an infrared sauna concentrates its efforts solely on heating the body. This offers several advantages. Less heat is required to stimulate the body with an infrared sauna and, in turn, this also means less electricity is used during the heating process. Convection saunas require more energy because a greater percentage of the energy created is lost to the atmosphere and unused in the main process.
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The Great Health Benefits of Infrared Sauna Therapy
Infrared sauna therapy has become very popular in recent years. An infrared sauna can easily be installed in most homes and larger apartments. In most cases they do not need a carpenter, plumber or electrician to install. In most cases the home owner can assemble and use an infrared sauna the same day it is delivered to their door. One of the primary reasons for the popularity of the infrared sauna comes from the many benefits that sauna manufactures claim they produce.
Infrared saunas produce heat energy through the use of infrared emitters that heat the sauna and more importantly the sauna user. Infrared electromagnetic energy is similar to that we receive each day from the sun. When you step outside from an air conditioned room on a sunny day the heat energy you feel is from infrared electromagnetic waves. Unlike the sun’s rays infrared heaters do not produce damaging ultraviolet or microwaves. When infrared energy strikes and passes into a human body it creates the heat we feel during infrared sauna therapy. This heat will relieve the pain of sore muscles and the chronic pain of arthritis.
Over the history of the traditional sauna it was well recognized that taking a sauna produced health and well being benefits. Infrared sauna therapy will provide most of the benefits of a traditional Finnish sauna. Many sauna manufactures are making extraordinary claims that there are far more benefits from using infrared energy than from a traditional sauna. Almost all these claims are not supported by sound research. Some proponents will tell you that near infrared energy is safer and more effective than far electromagnetic energy however there is little or no research to prove or disprove these claims. It appears that most all the infrared sauna claims are based on supposition and theory. Obviously more research needs to be done.