subject: Tips For Purchasing Your New Sauna [print this page] How would you like the sound of relaxing in a nice relaxing and invigorating sauna where you can soak up the warmth? Your health may be another reason why you are taking an interest. You'll find that there is a lot to choose from to fit your needs.
There are two types of saunas. They look about the same, but are heated differently. In a conventional steam sauna, a box of hot coals serves as the heating element for the room. To get steam, the owner only needs to drop water on the coals. They usually come with tools for you to keep the water and pour it on the coals.
A totally different type of sauna is a little more serious and is called a FIR infrared sauna. Saunas like these actually don't require any coal at all. They're nothing like the other type. Much like the type of heat given off by our own sun, there are infrared panels in these saunas that give off the same type of heat in the form of infrad radiation.
The FIR infrared saunas seem to have a more compelling list of features. To start with, when you open their doors, the occupants inside don't get a chill, but the best thing is the cleanliness and energy efficiency. As a matter of fact they are so appealing that manufacturers are now making them portable. The most popular feature of these saunas is that they fold up and you can put them away.
Health benefits are another reason to get a sauna. Because they cause you to sweat, saunas can help clear your body of harmful toxins by sweating them out in the process. It can help loosen your muscles and joints, and eases pain. One surprising benefit is for arthritis sufferers in soothing joint inflammation. Imagine the possibilities.
Don't be surprised if you're surprised at how different FIR infrared saunas feel. They work completely differently than steam which transfers heat through the air. The air in an infrared sauna may not be that warm, but you certainly will be.
