7 Reasons to Incorporate Infrared Sauna Therapy Into Your Health Routine
With increasing toxicity in our cities and the stress of our modern lifestyles, many including celebrities, athletes, tech CEOs and moms & dads are seeking refuge in infrared saunas. We break down the seven ways infrared can improve your health & wellness.
RELAXATION
Who doesn't need a quiet hour to themselves to unwind? In each session the infrared light waves, combined with chromotherapy naturally the nervous system by putting it in the ‘rest & digest’ state, leaving you fully refreshed, rejuvenated & renewed.
DETOXIFICATION
Infrared sauna heat increases your blood circulation to help stimulate the sweat glands, releasing built up toxins in the body which can then be eliminated by the liver and bowel. Regular infrared sauna sessions can help detoxify your body as it rids itself of accumulated highly toxic metals such as lead, mercury, nickel, alcohol, nicotine, sulfuric acid, and other organic and inorganic compounds.
WEIGHT LOSS
Effortlessly burn 200-300 calories per session!? How? As you relax in an infrared sauna, your body is actually hard at work producing sweat, pumping blood, and burning calories. As your body increases sweat production to cool itself, your heart will work harder to pump blood at a greater rate to boost circulation.
This increase in your metabolism will burn calories while you relax, as well as long after your session ends.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, regular use of an infrared sauna imparts a similar stress on the cardiovascular system as that of running, and regular use may be as effective a means of cardiovascular conditioning and burning of calories as regular exercise.
INCREASED CIRCULATION (Decrease Inflammation & Relieve Pain!)
The deep heat that occurs during an infrared sauna session helps peripheral blood vessels dilate, bringing relief and healing to muscle and soft tissue injuries. Increased blood circulation carries off metabolic waste products and delivers oxygen-rich blood to oxygen-depleted muscle, so they recover faster.
The heat from the sauna also helps to reduce soreness on nerve endings and muscle spasms as muscle joints and fibers are heated. Muscles relax most readily when tissues are warm, for greater flexibility and range of motion.
IR heat helps to relieve muscle tension and thereby helping your body to make the most of its intended healing abilities.
Heal the natural way with zero negative side effects to start living a pain free life.
ENHANCED IMMUNE SYSTEM
Each 40-minute infrared sauna session raises your core temperature inducing an artificial fever. A fever is the body’s natural mechanism to strengthen and accelerate the immune response, as seen in the case of infection. This enhanced immune system, combined with improved elimination of toxins and wastes via intense sweating, increases your overall health and resistance to disease.
Not only will you come out of every session glowing on the outside, but you'll be stronger on the inside.
PURIFICATION OF THE SKIN
The sweating achieved during your infrared sauna session carries off deeply imbedded impurities and dead skin cells. This leaves the skin glowing and immaculately clean.
Increased circulation draws your skin’s own natural nutrients to the surface. As a result, you will see improved tone, elasticity, texture and fresh color. Increased circulation has also been shown to relieve acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns, lesions and cuts.
Plus - cellulite reduction is an added benefit!
The increased heart rate and localized blood circulation works together to stop fatty deposits and fibrosis from accumulating liquids in the fat cells to reduce the appearance of cellulite.
Leave every sauna session with detoxed skin cells & a lit from within glow!
BETTER SLEEP
It's hard enough to find time to get those 8 hours each night, so you don't need your body fighting sleep too. Infrared sauna sessions have been proven to improve sleep patterns.
How?
In addition to calming the nervous system and relieving tension in the body , but the chromotherapy Perspire includes in each session has sleep inducing benefits as well. Blue, for example, is a mentally relaxing color that has a pacifying effect on the nervous system encouraging great relaxation. It is ideal for sleep problems.
Relaxing, soothing blue rays combined with infrared heat bring great calm and peace to the mind that is worried, excited, or in a constant nervous state.
Over time, these therapies will improve natural melatonin and other sleep related hormone levels to help you get better rest naturally.
So where can you try out an infrared sauna? We recommend Perspire Sauna Studio with locations throughout the country, including Southern California, Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX (and more coming soon). They use full-spectrum infrared saunas by Clearlight. Each infrared sauna session includes a private room with chromotherapy, Smart TV with Netflix, Pandora, cable, as well as complimentary towel service, including a chilled essential oil towel to cleanse off with post sweat session. Get their Intro Week Pass for $49.
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