What does a Sauna Suite do for your body that can’t be simulated via traditional forms of exercise? It’s important to note that our Sauna Suites are used in conjunction infrared rays, which have the ability to deeply penetrate the skin, cause profuse sweating. Not only does the act of sweating require the body to burn calories (to produce one gram of sweat requires 0.586 Cal of energy), it provides a cardiovascular conditioning effect first noted by NASA scientists when researching a way to keep astronauts fit in space.
“According to our Medical Director, Dr. Aaron Flickstein, Due to the deep penetration…of the infrared rays…there is a heating effect deep in the muscular tissues and the internal organs. The body responds to this deep-heating effect via a hypothalamic-induced increase in both heart volume and rate. This beneficial heart stress leads to a sought-after cardiovascular training and conditioning effect. Medical research confirms the use of a sauna/cocoon pod provides cardiovascular conditioning as the body works to cool itself and involves substantial increases in heart rate, cardiac output and metabolic rate” (Infrared Thermal Systems, 1989, revised 2007).
Further, according to a 1981 article on sweating in the Journal of American Medical Association(Benefits of Sweating ) (referring to 30-minute infrared sauna/cocoon session), “A moderately conditioned person can easily sweat off 500 grams, in a sauna, consuming nearly 300 Calories – the equivalent of running 3-5 km. A heat-conditioned person can easily sweat off 600-800 Calories with no adverse effects. While the weight of the water lost can be regained by dehydration with water, the calories consumed will not be.”
Now, consider that Sauna Suites allow the user to generate much more sweat than they would in a typical sauna, this means that the caloric consumption in a “thermowrap (sauna suite)” will be much greater. According to Dr. Flickstein, “Two of the highest calorie output forms of exercise are rowing and marathon running. Peak output on a rowing machine or while running a marathon burns about 600 calories in 30 minutes. An Infrared Thermal System may better this effect from ‘just slightly’ to up to 250%, by burning some 900-2400 calories in a 30-minute session. [It] might then simulate the consumption of energy equal to that expended in a 9-14 km run during only a single session.” Compare up to 2,400 calories burned in half an hour to the max 500 calories that could be expected after an hour of aerobics – it’s clear that you could see real results really quickly.
