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What is an Infrared Sauna?

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Infrared saunas can create the same infrared heat produced by the sun that all living things require for optimum health, without the harmful UV radiation. This radiant heat increases the thermal energy in joints, muscles, and tissues. When used as intended as part of a healthy lifestyle, infrared saunas may help living well with certain chronic diseases or conditions.

Infrared heat is all around us. You have felt it from sources like fire, heated sand on the beach, and sunlight. Just as visible light has a range of wavelengths (running from red to violet), so does infrared light: longer wavelength or far-infrared waves are thermal, while short or near-infrared waves are not hot at all.

When you are sitting in a traditional sauna, you are sitting in a hot room; 180-220 degrees. In contrast, infrared saunas usually operate between 115-135 degrees, and about 20% of the heat is warming the air while the other 80% directly increases thermal energy in your body. The warming effect on your body temporarily stimulates your cardiovascular system, your immune system, and your lymphatic system. Your body's response to that is to sweat.

What are the top 8 benefits of an Infrared Sauna?

  1. Ease joint pain and stiffness
  2. Stress and fatigue reduction
  3. Better sleep
  4. Temporary muscle pain relief
  5. Improves skin
  6. Improves appearance of cellulite
  7. Detoxification
  8. Weight loss and increased metabolism
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Still not sure? Follow this link to a list of studies, articles & clinical trials that focus on infrared therapy.

Medical Grade Chromotherapy

*included in your sauna session if you choose

Color Light therapy is a technique of restoring balance by means of applying color to the body. Its history is rooted as far back as the Mayan culture. Color is light split into different wavelengths vibrating at different speeds and at different frequencies.

What are the benefits of Chromotherapy?

  1. Relieves pain
  2. Decreases inflammation
  3. Temporarily relieves Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) by resetting the circadian rhythm helping individuals sleep better aiding in mood regulation
  4. Temporarily reduces swelling
  5. Greatly reduces overall recovery time after medical/surgical procedures by: increasing range of motion, decreasing muscle tension and spasms, and improving circulation
  6. Temporarily reduces the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, crow’s feet, and age spots in the face, neck, and chest

Is the Infrared Sauna and Chromotherapy safe?

Not all saunas are built with the best and safest materials, but I assure you, what you'll use at Align Bodywork is. I studied and researched extensively to ensure I was providing my clients with the safest and most effective sauna experience possible. The features this sauna has that you will not find in others include:

  • True Wave carbon/ceramic low-EMF (electro-magnetic fields) far-infrared heating technology on the back wall, side walls, under the bench, next to your calves, and in the floor as well as low EMF full spectrum front heaters
  • ELF (extremely low frequency) shielding with the lowest ELF levels in the industry
  • Medical Grade Chromotherapy
  • The True Wave Full Spectrum heater system delivers over 25 times the power of the nearest leading competitors providing all wavelengths 100% of the time to optimize your sauna session
  • Cabin is made with the highest quality Eco-certified grade “A” cedar wood
  • Doctor designed ergonomic bench and backrest

Resource: www.infraredsauna.com