There is no word that’s more pleasing to hear after a workout than the word “sauna.” Imagine this: You’ve just beaten your body to all hell. You’ve torn every muscle fiber and gotten the elusive body pump that Schwarzenegger used to lose his marbles over.
Then as you limp over to the locker room a door opens. Steam falls out. Next to the door is a sign that reads simply reads “sauna”. It’s almost impossible to ignore this siren call to faster recovery. Now, what if we told you that there’s something better than that portal to steam heaven?
Infrared Saunas FTW!
That something better is known as an Infrared Sauna. This is definitely a level up from a traditional steam sauna. This type of sauna utilizes infrared lamps to beam heat directly into your body. It effectively cuts out the middleman (in this case that would be air) to heat & heal your body.
Now, what exactly makes this star trek level tech better than our lo-fi steamy haven known as a traditional sauna? Well, we’re glad you asked. Before we get into that let’s note the key difference between steam & infrared. A steam-based sauna heats the air around you to make your body sweat while an infrared-based sauna sends heat directly into your body. This means you can get hotter faster and at a much lower temperature. The infrared sauna is much more effective at getting you to sweat than a steam sauna.
Why You Should Consider Using Infrared Saunas
You’re gonna get more zzzz’s ?
Sleep is not easy. So best believe we’re keeping tabs on anything that helps us count sheep faster. Your body cools itself down at night to signal the brain that it’s time to start producing melatonin. When you use an infrared sauna you can biohack your body to produce more melatonin by forcing that cool down after a sauna session. The infrared is better at heating your body so presumably, you should be able to force more melatonin than steam sauna would.
Detoxification
It’s no secret that one of the reasons the human body sweats is to let all the bad stuff (commonly referred to as toxins) out. When you use infrared rays to heat your body you will sweat more than using a steam sauna. This increase in sweat production leads to an increase in the number of toxins that are released. The equation is pretty simple. More sweat = More toxins released.
Get That Natural Skin Glow
If you do use an infrared sauna then don’t be surprised if you start to see clearer more radiant skin when you look in the mirror. The reason for this because these invisible rays are doing a better job than steam at opening up your body’s pores and dumping all the impurities than a steam sauna can do.
Reduced Joint Pain
We’ve all experienced it. That moment when you add a little too much weight to your barbell or dip a little too deep into a squat only to be met with a jolt of pain in your knees or elbows. If this is familiar to you then you need to get your butt to an infrared sauna. Recently pain doctors have been using infrared rays to treat joint pain such as arthritis and tendonitis to reduce inflammation and force relief into damaged ligaments.
Boost Your Cardiovascular Health
Breathe. Breathe again but this time deeper and longer. You just flushed your body with much-needed oxygen and lowered your systolic blood pressure. That’s a good thing. The same thing happens every time you spend a minimum of 15 minutes in an infrared sauna. If you are dealing with hypertension then you need to read into these 2011 studies that show infrared sauna can improve cardiovascular health.
Infrared saunas are the best thing since sliced high protein bread. If you aren’t convinced by now then there’s no saving you. Swing by QNTM Fit Life today, get a good workout in and recover in our Infrared Sauna.