How To Use An Infrared Sauna
Monday, September 28th, 2009There is no strict rule on how to use an infrared sauna. You can use it as often as everyday or a couple times a week to adjust to your needs. That being said, there are a few things you can do to make your sauna session as comfortable and beneficial to your health as possible.
You start with setting the sauna temperature to what you find comfortable, most people prefer 110-120 F. But you can experiment with higher or lower temperature depending on your condition at that time, whatever temperature that can work up a sweat for you and not uncomfortable. Bring a towel with you to wipe away the perspiration on your body. If you like music bring a CD player with you or a book to read to relax your mind.
When you just started to use the sauna the first few times limit yourself to about 20 to 30 minutes inside so your body can slowly adjust to the therapy. Eventually you may be able to build up your time in the sauna to an hour. There is no ideal time duration to use an infrared sauna but most people can use it comfortably for about 30 minutes. It is important to make sure that you are not losing too much minerals through sweating while staying in the sauna
too long.
The next question you may have is how often you should use a sauna. You can start with one to two times per week, and slowly increase the frequency to suit your schedule and needs. Some people use it everyday because they benefit trememdously from the daily sauna therapy.
After the sauna session it is important to take 15 minutes or so to relax and not do anything stressful. It is during this time period that you allow your body to cool down and not exposing it to cold temperature immediately. Drastic change in temperature right after a sauna therapy can be a shock to your body.
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