WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INFRARED SAUNA AND A TRADITIONAL SAUNA?
There’s a big difference between an infrared sauna and a traditional sauna. This blog article aims to clarify this.
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HOW DOES A TRADITIONAL SANA HEAT?
A traditional sauna uses heat generated from a heating stove with rocks to warm the air. The rocks work in tandem with electricity to maintain heat. Once the rocks reach the desired temperature, you have to pour water over them to create steam. As a lot of heat is lost in the air, you have to heat the sauna to a higher temperature, for the body to receive benefits.
If you love hot, humid conditions, you may enjoy a traditional sauna. If you don’t love the heat and humidity, you may find it to be draining and exhausting. If you suffer from breathing issues, lung issues and asthmatic conditions, you may find it difficult to breathe freely in a traditional sauna.
HOW DOES AN INFRARED* SANA HEAT?
An infrared saunas uses light to make heat; infrared saunas use the wavelength of the visible and non-visible light spectrum of sunlight that heats the body normally. Infrared sauna therapy is therefore very similar to sunlight, without the harmful ultraviolet rays.
Due to creating heat from light, an infrared sauna heats your body directly without warming the air around you. This results in deeper tissue penetration - without the need for extreme temperatures.
Infrared heat has been scientifically proven to be easily absorbed by the body and offer a user experience similar to a deep tissue massage.
If you prefer lower temperatures, with deep body penetrating heat, then you may prefer infrared sauna therapy. If you have pre-existing breathing, lung and heart conditions, this will definitely be the option for you.
*Infrared saunas are sometimes referred to as ‘far’-infrared saunas - ‘far’ describing where the infrared waves fall on the light spectrum.
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HOW HOT IS HOT ENOUGH?
The benefits of infrared sauna therapy can be derived from 45 to 50°C. These lower temperatures allow you to tolerate a longer sauna session and derive great therapeutic benefit. When turned to around 60°C, the sweat will be produced faster.
Traditional saunas on the other hand need to have air temperatures of around 70 to 80°C to induce sweat.
There is no need for extreme heat in order to derive the therapeutic health benefits of infrared sauna therapy….
WHY RECHARGE PLUS IS PASSIONATE ABOUT INFRARED SAUNA THERAPY
Recharge Plus is passionate about looking after you as a whole person - on all levels. We are more than our bodies; we need to be healthy on all levels of mind / body and soul in order to thrive. We need more than exercise; we need balance and nourishment and mental time-out. We need to be nurtured, cared for, have permission to release and let go; we need to maintain our bodies and minds as best we can and invest in self-care. We live in a world with many stressors - both environmental and mental. If we can help to detox ourselves from these pressures and look after ourselves (both physically and mentally), we will flow through the journey of life much better. We want to help facilitate this for you.
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By investing in infrared sauna therapy, we are offering you so many benefits;
We love that it is natural; infrared heat is the same type of heat as produced by the sun and our bodies.
We love that it’s efficient; during an infrared sauna therapy session, only 20 percent of the energy is used to heat the air, which means the remaining 80% is heating the body. This in turn means that the heat can penetrate deep below the skin to warm the body deeply without needing extreme temperatures.
We are addicted to the after-effect! infrared sauna therapy leaves you feeling invigorated, refreshed and relaxed (not depleted like traditional saunas).
We love the safety aspect ; no harmful effects have been reported with infrared sauna therapy.
This form of therapy ticks holistic health boxes on so many levels:
Detoxification;
Weightless:
Amazing skin;
Work it baby (the exercise effect minus the exercise*;)
Self-care;
Relaxation;
Sleep like a baby;
Numerous health benefits that enhance the lives of so many people suffering from conditions such as: arthritis, type 2 diabetes, headaches, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression, stress and insomnia, bloating and weight gain, circulatory issues have been derived with a regular commitment to infrared sauna therapy sessions.
*Infrared saunas cause reactions like those caused by moderate exercise, such as vigorous sweating and an increased heart rate. With infrared sauna therapy, these results can be reaped at a lower temperatures than traditional sauna.
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Recharge Plus Infrared Sauna Sessions are now available for booking.