I Tried To Sit In An Infrared Sauna For An Hour, And Here's What Happened

I'm not into sweating profusely. It's a big reason I gave up doing Bikram yoga and running more than two miles at a time. But there's no denying that a good sweat does wonders for your skin, whether it's from a rigorous workout or banging sex. According to family physician and HuffPost blogger Mark Hyman, "When body temperature rises like when you exercise, skin blood flow transfers heat from the core of the body to the skin. Sweating helps move and excrete toxins from your body." Hence, the glow it immediately gives skin.  I wasn't ready to train for a 5k, so I took a page out of HB Fit founder Hannah Bronfman's playbook and decided to sweat my butt off in an infrared sauna. The health-obsessed beauty had taken to Snapchat to share her infrared sauna experiences at Gravity and Higher Dose in New York City. Even though Bronfman's butterscotch complexion is already seemingly flawless, she reappeared on camera after each spa session with "lit-from-within" skin. And I wanted that, too! What Is An Infrared Sauna? Infrared saunas use heaters that emit the same type of rays the sunlight does, but without harmful UV rays to heat the body -- whereas traditional saunas rely on hot coals to heat up a room at an average of 200 degrees Fahrenheit. The technology behind infrared sauna has existed for years, as these heaters are used in neonatal units to warm prematurely-born babies. Athletes also rely on it as a form of therapy for strength and enduranc...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news