Why is this Infrared Thermal System Unique?
It uses infrared radiant energy to directly penetrate the body's tissues to a depth of over 1 1/2". Its energy output is tuned to correspond so closely to the body's own radiant energy that our bodies absorb close to 93% of the infrared waves that reach our skin.
A conventional sauna must rely only on indirect means of heat: First, on convection (air currents) and then, conduction (direct contact of hot air with the skin) to produce its heating effect on us. In an IR Thermal System, less than 20% of the infrared energy heats the air, leaving over 80% available to be directly converted to heat within our bodies. Thus an IR based system can warm its user(s) to a much greater depth and much more efficiently than a conventional sauna, as its energy output is primarily used to convert energy directly to heat in us and not to create excessively hot air that then only heats the skin superficially, this crucial difference explains many of the unprecedented benefits reported to be available through an Infrared Thermal System that are not attainable through the use of a conventional sauna.
The infrared energy applied in these thermal systems may induce up to 2 - 3 times the sweat volume of a hot-air sauna while operating at a significantly cooler air temperature range of 110 to 130 degrees F. vs. 180 to 235 degrees F. for hot-air saunas. The lower heat range is safer for those concerned about cardiovascular risk factors that might be adverely affected by the higher temperatures encountered in old-style hot-air saunas. German researchers report beneficial effects from hour-long whole-body infrared exposure in two groups of hypertension patients that they studied in 1989 including a 24-hour long increase in peripheral blood flow and decreases in high blood pressure.
It is also distinctly more pleasant to breathe air that is from 50 to 125 degrees F. cooler while saunaing. Due to its "user-friendly" nature, people naturally prefer to use the Thermal Systems and will continue to do so on a regular basis due to the ease of breathing much cooler air while feeling as warm as they choose, and to a distinctive feeling of well-being reported by users as an after effect. These Thermal Systems may even be used with the door fully open if the only effect desired is infrared penetration or if a very cool no-sweat experience is desired as in a pre-activity warm-up while fully clothed. This approach might be used in warming up prior to stretching, working out, running or exposure to cold weather.
These IR systems are easier as well as more comfortable to use than old-fashioned hot-air saunas. Hot air saunas require extensive warm-up periods of 30 - 90 minutes, making them much less practical than the modern Infrared Thermal Systems which warm up in only 5 to 10 minutes from room temperature. Consistent and convenient at-home use is thus, again, much more likely with an IR Thermal System.
Significantly lower operating costs make the Infrared Thermal System more desirable than a regular sauna. A 20-minute session, including a 10-minute warm-up in the Infrared Sauna, costs about 5 cents of electricity. A comparable session with a full warm-up in a conventional sauna costs about $.75 - $1.00. Daily usage of the Infrared Thermal System will raise your electrical bill by only $1.50 a month compared to $22.50 to $30.00 a month in a conventional sauna, if each is used for 20 minutes after warm-up.
These Infrared Thermal Systems bring you the same infrared rays experienced in the traditional American Indian sweat lodge and bring them to you in a much more convenient and easily used form, in the privacy of your own home. The cleansing and purifying benefits attributed to the traditional sweat lodges are now available for daily purification without the time-consuming and extremely labor-intensive set-up process that a sweat lodge requires.
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