Infrared sauna sessions raise your heart rate and increase circulation. This replicates a cardiovascular workout we term “passive cardio.”

In fact, blood flow during infrared sauna use may rise from a normal rate of 5 litres/minute to up to 12 litres/minute.

Because of the way infrared light penetrates your skin and gently heats you, this helps to break down and push toxins out of your skin as you sweat.

Increased blood flow can also help to pump oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to your skin cells leaving your skin feeling more rejuvenated.

Our skin is one of the largest channels for releasing toxins in our bodies, and it does this through sweating.

While most of our sweat is simply water and salt, it has also shown to include a variety of toxins as it's released. 

During a session, you can expect to detoxify your body by releasing toxins such as lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, aluminium, nickel, formaldehyde, chlorine, bromine & PCBs.

Sauna bathing induces hormonal changes by a few simple factors, the first of which involves added blood flow of oxygen-rich blood to the brain that helps provide a more stable form of homeostasis that can reduce cortisol levels.

Secondly, the simple act of a wellness routine, like spending time in a sauna, can provide enough relaxation for users to enter a meditative state, which helps to refocus the mind and eliminate trivial sources of stress.

Using an infrared sauna helps to increase the body's insulin absorption, regulate blood glucose levels over prolonged periods by activating heat-shock proteins and the mitochondria, and lower HbA1 levels (hyperglycemia marker).

Not to mention infrared saunas are good for you in many related aspects of diabetes, such as weight loss, stress, cardiovascular health, and reducing inflammation.

When your body gets a good dose of warmth, it helps blood circulate better and travel to the affected areas while also helping in the healing process of any damaged tissues.

When you increase your body’s blood flow, the stiffness you are experiencing decreases, which means you will begin to feel relief from the pain of sore muscles and tissues.

One of the most impressive benefits of infrared sauna use is the immune system boost that is experienced with each session.

This boost is the result of the body being subjected to such a high heat that it causes a rise in core body temperature.

This artificially induced fever mimics the body’s natural defence mechanisms, stimulating the production of white blood cells which assist the body in fighting infections.

Another excellent aspect of infrared sauna therapy is its ability to reduce chronic pain – without the negative side effects of some pain medications.

Infrared heat therapy promotes oxygen-rich blood throughout our circulatory system and causes our blood vessels to dilate. The safe infrared rays provide more energy to the powerhouse of our cells, the mitochondria.

The mitochondria are powered by what’s known as ATP, which receives a significant power boost from infrared energy and helps alleviate pain.

Infrared saunas help reduce stress by activating the body’s parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation and allowing your body to heal and regenerate.

The heat from an infrared sauna releases endorphins — hormones that improve overall well-being and reduce pain and stress. Endorphins are your body's natural 'feel-good' chemicals.

Infrared saunas help your body with thermoregulation and facilitate what’s known as a parasympathetic state, where the body can more effectively digest and, more importantly, rest.

As your body cools off after an evening sauna session, it sends signals - in the form of more melatonin- to your brain that it is ready to sleep, which helps send you off to your dreams even faster.

Infrared saunas can clear skin pores and help acne by reducing blockages in the sebaceous glands, the primary producers of the skin’s natural oil.

The focused infrared light penetrates the skin, targeting these glands and promoting clearer pores due to the body’s heat response.