| The interesting answer to that question is that it | | | | infrared sauna is less than that of its traditional |
| depends. The traditional sauna is electric, wood or | | | | counterpart. |
| gas-fired. Some say that the presence of steam within | | | | I prefer the infrared sauna because the room is not as |
| a traditional sauna is important to improving sinus and | | | | hot, yet I sweat just as much. The air in the infrared |
| respiratory function. Others think that throwing water | | | | sauna heats to between 110-120F. The intense heat in |
| on the heater is wrong. They say that the sauna is | | | | traditional sauna can be too much for me. So yes I am |
| meant to be a dry heat. | | | | a wimp when it comes to high heat. As long as I am |
| In the real traditional sense the sauna is shared by the | | | | sweating I feel I am getting the necessary |
| community and in most cases is located near an | | | | detoxification and cleanse that I seek from using a |
| ocean or lake. The traditional sauna is actually Finnish. | | | | sauna. |
| The traditional sauna is a wooden enclosure and those | | | | To me which one is better is dependent on which one |
| using it would throw water on the stones, so even | | | | you are most comfortable in. Both have similar health |
| today as attitudes change towards what the correct | | | | benefits, such as increased blood circulation and so on. |
| sauna practice is, that does not mean that it has been | | | | Like anything else there are arguments on both sides. If |
| that way from the beginning. | | | | you want to put a sauna in your home, infrared is the |
| The traditional sauna preheats anywhere from 140 to | | | | way to go because it is far less expensive in both |
| 200 degrees Fahrenheit. This high heat is required for | | | | installation and running costs. Either way saunas are a |
| heavy sweating. Both the infrared sauna and the | | | | great tool for health and relaxation. |
| traditional sauna make you sweat. The heat in an | | | | |