Infrared sauna therapy is the only wellness solution that simultaneously supports detoxification, stress relief, skin rejuvenation, and cardiovascular health. Like traditional saunas, infrared saunas use heat to gently raise your body temperature and provide numerous health benefits, but unlike traditional saunas, they don’t require a stuffy, steamy environment to do so. For those seeking to enhance overall wellness, cleanse the skin, and promote relaxation in a single session, Restorative Medspa’s infrared sauna therapy offers an ideal solution.
What Is An Infrared Sauna?
Infrared saunas use infrared lamps emitting specific wavelengths of light to heat the body directly, rather than the surrounding air. When this light energy penetrates the body and gently heats its tissues, it delivers numerous health benefits. The different wavelengths of light target specific layers of tissue, which is why infrared sauna therapy is able to address multiple health concerns at once. Most infrared saunas emit three types of infrared light.
How Do Infrared Saunas Differ From Traditional Saunas?
Traditional saunas use steam to heat the air around you, infrared saunas heat the body directly, from the inside. Because they heat the body directly rather than the surrounding air, infrared saunas are able to deliver similar health benefits at lower room temperatures. Infrared saunas typically operate between 120°F and 140°F, whereas traditional saunas may reach between 150°F and 195°F. For those who want to enjoy the benefits of saunas but struggle to handle the clammy, stuffy humidity of a traditional sauna, infrared sauna therapy is the way to go. Many people find the dry, gentle heat of infrared saunas more relaxing than the moist, overwhelming heat of traditional saunas.
What Are The Benefits of Infrared Sauna Therapy?
For a relatively short treatment duration, infrared saunas offer an impressively wide range of health benefits. This also explains why infrared saunas have become incredibly popular in recent years – they offer something for everyone.
- Detoxification: infrared saunas help the body to expel heavy metals and other toxins that accumulate over time from the air we breathe, the food we eat, and other environmental factors. Through stimulating the sweat glands, saunas also help the body to unclog its pores and flush out impurities in the skin’s surface layers, such as dirt, dead skin cells and bacteria.
- Improved circulation and cardiovascular health: Infrared saunas improve the functioning of the circulatory system, promoting wound-healing and pain relief. By raising the body’s core temperature, they also raise the heart rate, delivering the same cardiovascular benefits as a mild cardio workout.
- Weight loss: By raising the heart rate and the body’s core temperature, regular infrared sauna therapy can help to boost your metabolism and burn calories, leading to improved weight management.
- Skin rejuvenation: The benefits of light therapy for the skin have been well-documented by generations of aesthetic physicians. By delivering specific wavelengths of light to the skin, infrared saunas help to boost collagen production improve skin tone and complexion. They also result in healthier, clearer skin by helping the body to naturally remove impurities in the skin’s surface.
- Pain relief: Infrared saunas support the body’s natural healing processes by improving circulation and targeting inflammation in the soft tissues. Those who suffer from joint pain, arthritis or tension headaches will find infrared sauna therapy to be particularly beneficial.
- Post-workout recovery: Because it reaches the body’s soft tissues, infrared light also alleviates muscle pain and promotes muscle recovery after intense workouts.
Of course, there’s one final benefit that infrared saunas offer that cannot be overlooked: deep relaxation. By encouraging deep relaxation of the body and mind, infrared saunas aid stress-relief and improve sleep quality.
How Long Is A Session And How Often Should I Schedule Infrared Sauna Therapy?
Typically, infrared sauna therapy is delivered in 30-minute sessions. The regularity of your sessions will depend on your particular health goals and lifestyle, but many people use infrared saunas multiple times a week. When you visit Restorative Medspa for your first infrared sauna treatment, our experienced aesthetic physician, Dr Asma Ghafoor, will consult with you to help you plan your sessions to maximize the health benefits that infrared saunas offer.
Enjoy A Wellness Boost With Restorative Medspa’s Infrared Sauna Therapy Services
Restorative Medspa is pleased to offer our clients exceptional infrared sauna therapy services through our exclusive infrared sauna membership program. Whether you need a deep detox, want to revitalize your skin, are struggling with joint pain or muscle ache, or simply want to bask in the blissful, relaxing rays of infrared light, our infrared sauna therapy services will work wonders for you.
There’s never been a more effective, relaxing way to promote overall body health and wellness and deliver multiple health benefits – contact us today at 630-441-4160 to schedule a session or find out more about our sauna membership program.
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