The Latest In Saunas: Infrared
Recently a new type of sauna has emerged. Unlike the traditional sauna that uses a wood-burning stove, or the former technology leader, the electric stove, this new sauna uses an infrared heater. While a traditional sauna heater heats the air inside the sauna, infrared heaters heat the people and objects, not the air. Because the air is not heated, infrared heaters can be used anywhere, even outdoors. They are used in sauna enclosures simply for the atmosphere: people are used to going into saunas, and may be more comfortable in an enclosure than in an open space. What is Infrared? Infrared is simply a certain frequency band of light that is invisible to the human eye. The heat from infrared is sometimes called Infrared Radiation (IR), very different from Ultraviolet Radiation, which can cause sunburn. Most of the heat that warms the earth is IR from the sun, and IR is given off by the earth and even the human body, so this is not a new, nor dangerous phenomenon. Health Benefits…
