All about Infrared Saunas


by Jacob Getty - Date: 2007-10-05 - Word Count: 292 Share This!

Infrared sauna is the latest trend to make its appearance in gyms and other fitness facilities. Saunas have been recognized for a long time as an excepted treatment for a number of physical problems including back pain, arthritis and a number of other painful disorders. One of the many great things that an infrared sauna does is to help your muscles and connective tissues recover from a heavy workout much faster.

The benefit of a faster workout recovery time is that you can work out more often which makes for faster and more dramatic results. Also, you won't feel as sore after your workouts with an infrared sauna. The intense vibrations that are released by an infrared sauna are believed to have healing properties as well. People who regularly use an infrared sauna claim that it also has a positive effect on weight loss and it is believed to accomplish this by increasing the body's metabolism.

Infrared sauna works to increase your heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate as well and all of these are known to increase the rate at which your body burns calories. Infrared sauna is also a great stress reliever and stress is one of the number one cause of serious health problems. It is important that everyone should have some sort of regimen to reduce stress in their life and infrared sauna is a great way to do this.

If you are interested in shedding some pounds then it is suggested that you make infrared sauna a part of your weight loss regimen as well. When incorporated into a sensible weight loss program such as reducing your calorie intake, increasing intake of water and exercising more often infrared sauna can hasten weight loss by increasing your body's metabolic rate.

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