A great way to relax, recover from hard work (physical and mental) or indulge ourselves in something that feels good is a nice, hot sauna session!
In addition to being incredibly relaxing, one of the best infrared sauna benefits is its ability to heat the body directly at a lower temperature, thus triggering processes such as detoxification, improved blood circulation, and stress reduction.
Another infrared sauna benefit to regular bathers can be the improvement of muscular endurance and reduction of recovery time after exercise. It may even be beneficial for life expectancy!
Increased Blood Plasma
Regular session sauna health benefits can increase blood plasma/volume and blood flow to the heart. In a typical session, your heart rate will increase, thus improving your body’s functionality and performance because of the more considerable amount of blood that flows to working muscles and skin. Studies have linked increased levels of blood to greater endurance and VO2 max ( the maximum rate of oxygen consumption measured during incremental exercise; that is, the exercise of increasing intensity. “V” for volume, “O₂” for oxygen, and “max” for maximum).
Stimulate Our Muscle Growth
Heat therapy or “hyperthermia” has been revealed to increase the production of “heat shock proteins” to repair damaged proteins in our bodies. They also protect us against oxidative damage.
A study showed improvement in muscle growth and an increase in growth hormone after exposure to saunas. It revealed that a sauna benefit correlated to heat exposure is an increase in insulin sensitivity to help build and maintain lean body mass and regulate sugar.
Improve Our Endurance and Aerobic Capacity
Infrared sauna benefits can help when it comes to endurance training. A 2007 study revealed that a male distance runner with regular sauna bathing increased time to exhaustion by 32%, and that plasma and red blood cell volumes increased. Hence, the sauna can help us perform better by improving our blood volume and enhancing our tolerance to heat.
When you buy a sauna like the JNHLifestyles infrared sauna, you will be able to manage the natural increase in body temperature that comes with prolonged physical efforts and exposure to heat while competing or performing.
With all the infrared sauna benefits, it is certainly worth a try! At JNH Lifestyle saunas, we invite you to sit back, relax, and “get your sweat on” in our infrared sauna today! Please don’t hesitate to call us or email us at info@jnhlifestyles.com.
