Infrared Sauna Therapy Post Workout

Do you want to maximize your workout and increase your muscle mass? Pairing infrared sauna sessions with a regular workout regimen will drastically improve your physical fitness results! If you’re eager to reach your health goals, using an infrared sauna will help you get there faster and more effectively! Even without any conditioning, the infrared sauna will promote muscle growth along with a variety of other beneficial healing modalities.

Accelerate Muscle Recovery After Workout

After a satisfying workout, your body needs to be replenished mentally and physically. A demanding workout will slightly damage our muscles; in return, our bodies restore them and grow stronger. During the process when your body is repairing your muscles, extra blood flow is drawn into your muscles to bring oxygen for the recovery. But, during increased blood flow also comes increased inflammation. The more we can reduce inflammation, the faster the muscles can heal. This is where the infrared sauna is so important! Infrared light wavelengths are used to penetrate and deliver oxygen to the joints and decrease inflammation. This speeds recovery time and decreases post-workout pain and soreness by regenerating tissue.  In return, this improves flexibility and muscle performance long-term.

Increase Your Physical Performance & Endurance

When you expose and elevate your core body temperature to high heat in the infrared sauna it is known as hyperthermic conditioning. Your heart rate increases, your body secretes sweat, and physiological adaptations are formed in an attempt to lower your body temperature. During this heat shock, cardiovascular conditioning is achieved which lowers blood pressure and promotes new blood vessel formation. With increased oxygen delivery to the heart and muscles, red blood cell count increases, and plasma volume increases. This results in enhanced endurance the next time your core body temperature is elevated, allowing your body to use less energy maintaining a cool temperature and more energy to put toward your workout for longer endurance and improved physical tolerance! 

Increase Muscle Development

The infrared sauna used alone has great benefits for enhancing muscles and strength, but when this heat therapy is followed by a workout the results are much greater. Not only does it promote additional calorie burn by speeding your metabolic rate, but it also increases the protein content of your muscles. Infrared wavelengths penetrate through your skin and stimulate your cells and proteins to activate muscle protein synthesis. Even without any physical activity, the infrared sauna alone will significantly increase muscle mass.

Less Exercise More Results

More oxygen carried to your muscles leads to increased stamina and recovery time.  The faster your recovery the more time for productive strength training. The more productive strength training, the faster you grow and meet your fitness goals. It’s simple, let the infrared sauna do the inner work so you can continue to show up and put in the physical work to whichever extent you choose!

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Peace & Love,

Alexandra