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What is infrared therapy? In contrast to the traditional sauna, infrared sauna heats your body and not the air around you. Infrared therapy is thus extremely efficient: your body absorbs approximately 93% of the warmth generated by the sauna. Moreover, compared to traditional saunas they have the advantage that you always can enjoy the fresh air as the infrared sauna does not heat the air around you. Infrared saunas are completely safe: they work with infrared energy, such as the sun's radiation, but without the ultraviolet radiation which burns your skin.
 What are the advantages of infrared sauna?
The advantages of infrared sauna are enormous. The most important advantages are:
Improves blood circulation: Thanks to the deep penetration of infrared radiation, your body warms up and your blood vessels will widen. As a result, better blood circulation of skin and muscles occurs and metabolism is stimulated. Uptake of oxygen and building compounds by the muscles is improved. Toxic waste products are more rapidly removed from the body. In other words: you get smoother muscles and a gleaming skin (see also further explanation below).
Ensures remarkable pain reduction and smoother muscles: As earlier mentioned, the warmth of infrared therapy helps your blood vessels to widen and this results in healing of damaged muscle tissue and reduction of pain in the muscles and joints (for instance degeneration, arthritis and rheumatism). A better blood circulation helps to improve the removal of toxic waste products and improves the oxygen supply to the muscles so that they repair more rapidly. Warmth radiation will not only reduce muscle and joint pain but also tension, swelling and stiffness of the muscles and will also moderate gout and low back pain. It makes the muscles supple and gives the body rest. This rest is for example also necessary before massage. Masseurs use more and more infrared sauna to obtain more effective results. A bit more explanation for rheumatic patients: sauna works especially well as an analgesic. However, since not all types of rheumatism are the same, and not all types will benefit, the best thing to do is to talk with your doctor; he or she knows exactly what kind of type of rheumatism you have and if the use of sauna is a good idea or not.
 Ensures a thorough clarification of the skin. You get a soft and healthy skin:
Infrared sauna stimulates the perspiratory glands and intense transpiration ensures that impurities and dead skin cells are removed. Your skin is detoxified and substances such as sodium, alcohol, nicotine and several heavy metals (for instance Cobalt and Chromium) are removed in a natural manner from your body. The activity and elasticity of your skin is improved and wrinkles are reduced. The purifying capacity of infrared radiation has a positive and effective influence on skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis and eczema and helps to remove burns and scars.
Burns calories. Reinforces heart and blood vessels: Transpiration demands a lot of energy which ensures a strong calorie combustion and an excellent training of heart and blood vessels: excessive fluid, salts and fats are removed by combustion, the pulse accelerates and heart functions improve. You can almost lose 600 calories by staying in the infrared sauna during 30 minutes.
 Gives the same impact as muscle exercises:
If you spend 20 minutes in an infrared sauna then your body will perspire exactly as if you would have been jogging for 10 kilometres. The use of infrared sauna is therefore perfect for people who are recovering after an operation or injury or for people who do not have enough time for regular exercises.
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