Deep-penetrating infrared waves from our saunas help to increase blood circulation in the body, delivering oxygenated blood to muscles and soft tissue injuries for fast recovery. The radiant heat also relaxes muscles, which allows for increased flexibility, range of motion, and muscle tension relief.
Regular infrared sauna use has not only been shown to relieve sore muscles and joints, but also ease the pain of sprains, bursitis & neuralgia. Infrared heat can also alleviate the soreness that results from aging, and has been used to treat forms of arthritis.
Think of a visit to Rē Sauna as a quick, private getaway. Spending some peaceful time to yourself to focus on healing and feeling good might be just what you need. Not only will you feel physically relaxed while being enveloped in the warmth from the infrared lamps, your mental health will also be positively affected. The use of infrared saunas has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, symptoms of chronic fatigue, as well as improve sleep, mood and energy levels.
Rē Sauna’s chromotherapy lights can be effective in fighting the winter blues, also known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition commonly experienced in northern climates. Winter months bring on shorter days, less exposure to natural light, and drops in serotonin - our feel-good neurotransmitter. Combining chromotherapy with relaxing infrared heat helps to boost your serotonin levels, generate healthy brain chemistry, and can help to trick your body into thinking it’s just spent a day basking in the sun.
The cardiovascular benefits of regular sauna use can be compared to the boost your cardiovascular system receives while participating in endurance-based exercises like running and cycling. When using our infrared saunas, your body is working harder, resulting in increased blood flow, heart rate, and sweat production.
Not only will you be losing water weight as you work up a heavy sweat, you will also be burning calories during and after your session as a result of the increased metabolic demands.
The heaters in our infrared saunas target your immune system by raising your core body temperature and inducing an artificial fever. A sauna-induced fever stimulates white blood cell and antibody production, just as a natural fever would, driving an immune response that helps fight illness and infection. A boost to the immune system combined with improved elimination of toxins and wastes via intense sweating contributes to overall health.
Detoxifying your body is one of the biggest health benefits of using infrared saunas. Even a few minutes of exposure to infrared heat will stimulate your sweat glands, increase circulation, and release the toxins that have accumulated in your body. Incorporating this treatment into your routine will support your body’s ability to release alcohol, nicotine, sulfuric acid, toxic metals, and other harmful compounds.The removal of harmful toxins also helps to support the function of your lymphatic system.
Firefighters in particular can benefit greatly from the use of our saunas. The deep penetrating far-infrared waves and resulting intense sweat can help prevent the build up of dangerous toxins from fighting fires, and eliminate the smell of smoke that has seeped into skin and hair follicles.
The vigorous perspiration achieved during your sauna session carries off impurities and dead skin cells, leaving skin glowing and renewed. Increased circulation brings nutrients to the surface resulting in improved tone, elasticity, texture and appearance. Increased blood circulation has also been shown to relieve acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns, lesions and cuts. In addition, wounds heal more quickly, reducing scarring. The exceptionally deep infrared radiant heat is also effective at reducing cellulite as it has the ability to reduce accumulated liquids in fat cells.
Because the far infrared radiant heat of a sauna warms three times as deep as conventional saunas, it is significantly more effective at reducing cellulite. There is a link between the slowing of metabolic rates and the storage of toxins in fat cells. Sauna use and far infrared heat increases heart rate and localized blood circulation, which essentially reverses the above-mentioned trends toward the accumulation of liquids in the fat cells to reduce the appearance of cellulite.