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Infrared Sauna Weight Loss

Maintaining a healthy weight is important to your overall quality of life. That’s no secret. In fact, a 10-year study published by The New England Journal of Medicine discovered that the circumference of your waist alone is a critical factor for assessing the risk of premature death. In other words, by maintaining a healthy weight, you may be able to live a longer, healthier life.Using infrared heat technology to burn calories, specifically Sunlighten saunas – are clinically shown to aid weight loss. In a 2009 study, our infrared saunas were shown to help lower weight and waist circumference in just a three-month period. The common theme among subjects in the study was that far infrared sauna use was similar to moderate exercise but “much more relaxing”. Therefore, Sunlighten saunas can be an effective lifestyle advantage for those who cannot participate in traditional exercise programs due to medical conditions such as osteoarthritis, cardiovascular or respiratory problems. 

In addition, according to information published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, infrared sauna weight loss sessions were shown to burn up to 600 calories. During a sauna weight loss session, core temperatures increase. The body has to work hard to cool itself, causing a healthy sweat. Using an infrared sauna increases heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate, burning more calories, leading to more weight loss. And blood flow rises, increasing from 5-7 quarts up to 13 quarts a minute. Plus, regular use of a Sunlighten sauna may provide many of the same benefits as regular exercise, such as cardiovascular conditioning. 

How do saunas help me lose weight?

Sunlighten saunas have been shown to aid in weight loss by heating your core temperature to induce sweating. Increases in blood flow and heart rate are a result, which, much like moderate exercise, has shown to help you lose weight. Saunas also help with faster and more effective muscle recovery, which helps you get back to the gym, sport or activity more quickly.

How much weight can I lose in a sauna?

There’s a lot that goes into weight loss, including your current weight, nutrition, diet, exercise and fitness level. A Sunlighten sauna can be a great addition to your weight loss plan. Sessions have been shown to burn as much as 600 calories, which may be similar to an hour-long jogging session on a treadmill.

How do I use a sauna to lose weight?

 For the best weight loss results, use the 3-in-1 weight loss program Burning Man that uses a combination of far and mid infrared at a high intensity to stimulate the cardiovascular system.

 What is the difference in steam sauna and infrared sauna for weight loss?

A traditional sauna uses wet or dry heat to warm the air around you, which induces sweating. This can aid in weight loss, but it has shown that the weight loss is mainly due to loss of water – or heavy sweating. An infrared sauna heats your body from the inside out, which allows you to stay in the sauna longer and increases your heart rate. Infrared sauna use results in more calories burned in a shorter period of time. Furthermore, Solocarbon infrared heat allows for most of the far infrared wavelength to be near 9.4 microns, which is the level at which the human body absorbs infrared energy and can release toxins, also helping with weight loss.

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