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Infrared Sauna
A sauna that uses infrared radiation (rather than steam or hot air) to heat the body directly — typically used in blanket or cabin form.
Infrared saunas use far-infrared (and sometimes near-infrared) heating elements to warm the body directly, rather than heating the air the way traditional Finnish saunas do. The result is a lower ambient air temperature with similar core body heating.
The strongest evidence in the broader sauna category comes from a 20-year Finnish prospective cohort that found 4–7×/week sauna use associated with 40% lower all-cause mortality vs. once-per-week use. That study was on traditional sauna, not infrared — but the mechanism transfer is plausible.
Infrared sauna blankets have lower friction than full cabins and are the entry point most people choose. We rate the category at 2 on the Woo-Woo Meter.
Sources
- [1]Association Between Sauna Bathing and Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Events · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2015-04-01
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