Learning The Numerous Benefits With Dry Sauna Usage
How is FAR Infrared Energy Produced and What are the Benefits of Dry Sauna? The spectrum of energy from the sun is broken down according to the length of its waves. The shortest and most dangerous rays of the solar spectrum are called gamma rays. The next longer rays of the sun are x-rays (not exactly health-restoring either), then ultraviolet (causing sunburn, corneal and lens damage and skin cancer), and then visible light. Beyond visible light comes infrared and, lastly, radio waves.
Infrared itself has its own spectrum starting at near infrared rays, then middle and at the "far" end are the longest and most healing rays, the FAR infrared, spanning from 4 to 1,000 microns. Remember - our bodies radiate infrared energy between 3-50 microns, averaging 9.4. FAR infrared saunas use ceramic or carbon heaters emitting between 2 and 25 microns which can penetrate the body 1.5 inches.
Are these Infrared Saunas New to the Public? Not really. Over the last 25 years, Japanese and Chinese researchers and clinicians have done extensive testing on infrared treatments and reported many provocative findings. In Japan there is an "Infrared Society" composed of medical doctors and physical therapists, to further research and support the health benefits of infrared as a healing method.
There have been over 700,000 infrared saunas sold in the Orient for whole-body treatments and an additional 30 million people have received localized infrared treatment in the Orient, Europe and Australia with lamps tuned to the same 2-25 micron waveband as employed in these whole body systems. Whole-body infrared therapy has also been used for over 80 years by German physicians in an independently developed form.
More Questions and Benefits of Dry Heat Sauna - Is Breathing Difficult in a FAR Infrared Sauna?
It is distinctly pleasant to breathe in infrared saunas with air temperatures about 50 to 125 F cooler than in traditional hot-air and steam saunas. Due to their user-friendly nature, people naturally prefer to use infrared sauna systems and will continue to do so on a regular basis because of the ease of breathing the much cooler air while feeling as warm as they choose, and the distinctive feeling of well-being reported by users is an after-effect.
Do I Have to Sweat Extensively During Every Sauna Session?
No, saunas may be used with the doors fully open (for cabin models) if the only effect desired is infrared penetration, or if a very cool, minimal-sweating experience is desired as a pre-activity warm-up while fully clothed. This approach might be used in warming up prior to stretching, working out, running or exposure to cold weather.
What About Operating Costs?
Lower operating costs make portable FAR infrared saunas more desirable than conventional saunas, too. A 20 minute session, including a 5 minute warm-up in the infrared sauna, costs about 10 cents in electricity. A comparable session with a full warm-up in a conventional sauna could run $.075 to $1.00. Daily usage of your FAR infrared sauna will raise your electrical bill by only $1.50 a month compared to $22.50 to $30.00 a month in a conventional steam and hot air sauna, if each is used for 20 minutes after warm-up.
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