Infrared Sauna Use May Reduce Stress

Stress? Time to Sweat

You're stressed about a new job. You have so many things todo at home, and your social calendar is filling up because things finally feellike they’re getting back to normal.

To make room in your calendar for all this “newness”, youskip breakfast, you toss your gym sesh out the window and you forget to checkin with mom or — with yourself.

When we’re stressed, taking care of ourselves gets put atthe bottom of the list. Clearly there are more important things to do. Whatcould be more important than caring for our health, right?

That was a trick question.

Nothing is more important than taking care of you. You’re apriority. You may be a social butterfly and putting in some major hours at workbut being busy isn’t an excuse for not taking good care of yourself.

And because we know you’re busy — we’ve ensured thatself-care with Perspire is quick, easy and effective. Even the experts say,sauna use has a calming effect on the nervous system and can help inalleviating stress and anxiety. Here are all the reasons why:

INCREASE IN HAPPY HORMONES

Serotonin is a chemical communicator that carries signalsfrom one part of the brain to another. It’s kind of the busybody of your wholebody. It has a big role in consciousness, attention, cognition, and emotion andregulates moods, happiness, and anxiety.

The heat from an infrared sauna session can help improveblood circulation by boosting the release of this “happy hormone”. The heat notonly stimulates the release of serotonin, it helps relax the body's musclestoo.

MOOD BOOSTER

A natural mood booster, infrared saunas can help youde-stress and improve your mood. A study showed that sauna users experiencedimprovement with their confusion, depression, anxiety, fatigue and stress.

Endorphins are the body’s “feel good chemicals”. Theyconsist of a large group of peptides and are produced by the central nervoussystem and the pituitary gland. They are important in reducing pain andenhancing pleasure — resulting in a feeling of well-being.

The word endorphin comes from putting together the words“endogenous”, meaning from within the body, and “morphine”, which is an opiatepain reliever. In other words, endorphins got their name because they arenatural pain relievers.

The heat from an infrared sauna helps to burn up to 200-400real calories (equivalent to a 2 mile jog!) That’s why sauna users experiencean increase in endorphins the aka “runners high” after this form of “exercise”.

Exercise naturally boosts mood and increases endorphins,which is why some medical professionals prescribe regular exercise as atreatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety.

INCREASED RELAXATION, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

Stress is not our friend and we are not meant to experienceit everyday. Prolonged stress can cause high blood pressure, muscle tension andterrible headaches. Infrared sauna therapy literally helps you melt away thestress. While getting an invigorating deep tissue sweat your body relaxes fromthe soothing, therapeutic infrared heat, leaving you fully refreshed,rejuvenated, and renewed.

The heat from infrared sauna sessions helps reduce bloodpressure by increasing blood circulation that is useful for the heart.Researchers believed that both the heat and the relaxation time inside thesauna are the contributing factors behind this.

LOWER “STRESS HORMONES?”

Cortisol is the stress hormone. We don’t want a lot of thishormone, okay? It’s no good. Although cortisol is an important aspect for ourfunctioning, too much of it can wreak havoc on our bodies and cause a number ofunwanted symptoms.

The more stressed you are, the more cortisol your bodyproduces. Cortisol is a “fight or flight” hormone made in the adrenal glandsthat raises heart rate and blood pressure and leads to the deposit of excesscalories in the midsection.

The heat from an infrared sauna helps alleviate stress andanxiety by controlling the cortisol released in your blood.

“Infrared sauna therapy promotes relaxation by helping tobalance your body’s level of cortisol, your body’s primary stress hormone. Theheat generated by the sauna will also help to relax muscles and relieve tensionthroughout the body, allowing you to relax and de-stress.” – Amy Myers, MD.

STRESSED? TIME TO SWEAT.

When creating new to-dos or adding things into yourcalendar. Don’t swap more work for less self-care. Prioritizing your self-careis important in helping you manage stress and maintaining overall balance.

Our infrared sauna sessions are meant to be a part of yourday, not take up your whole day. Block off just 1 hour of your day to break asweat with us, and enjoy the benefits of infrared sauna that an elevatedself-care experience brings.

Then get going on those big dreams!

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