Benefits of infrared heat - If you’ve ever used a hot pack to warm up a sore muscle before exercise or a sporting event, then you know that heat can increase blood flow and reduce muscle stiffness. Infrared heat is a form of energy that allows you to heat your body more effectively and penetrate more deeply than other types of heat. Infrared heat can be utilised locally with an infrared light therapy device or more broadly with an infrared sauna.

Infrared heat can help if you have a muscular injury. Increasing blood flow to injured muscle helps increase healing. In addition to heating deeper into your muscles, infrared heat also releases nitric oxide. Nitric oxide improves circulation and increases the oxygen and other nutrients coming to help to heal the injured area.

Infrared heat also helps wounds heal more quickly. Increasing circulation and nitric oxide levels in the area around the wound speeds up the healing process. This is especially beneficial to those who have a difficult time healing, such as diabetes.

There are also cardiovascular health benefits. Using infrared saunas can benefit those with coronary risk factors, specifically high cholesterol and hypertension. The demand placed on our body to regulate the heat compares to the physical effort of walking at a moderate pace.