{"id":150,"date":"2026-06-18T14:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/what-is-infrared\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:52:41","slug":"que-es-una-sauna-infrarroja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heklasaunas.com\/es\/what-is-an-infrared-sauna\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una sauna infrarroja?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is an infrared sauna?<\/h1>\n \n

An infrared sauna warms your body directly, rather than heating the air around you. Panels in the walls give off infrared heat, the same kind you feel from the sun on a cold day. The air stays at a gentler 45 to 60\u00b0C, against 70 to 90\u00b0C in a traditional sauna, and you still work up a proper sweat.<\/p><\/div>\n \n

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How it works<\/p>\n \n

Heat you feel, not heat you breathe<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n

A traditional sauna works a bit like an oven. A stove heats the air, the air heats you, and water on the stones turns up the intensity. An infrared sauna skips the middle step. Its panels give off infrared heat that your body absorbs directly, like stepping out of the shade into winter sunshine.<\/p>

Because the panels warm you rather than the room, the air stays cooler and easier to breathe. Most people find they can stay in for longer. The sweat still comes, just more gradually.<\/p>

The panels sit around you: behind your back, at the sides and low down by your legs, so the warmth reaches you from several angles. With no stove or stones to heat through, it warms up quicker than a traditional sauna. Our sauna temperature guide<\/a> explains how the two kinds of sauna compare.<\/p><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Near, mid and far infrared<\/h2>\n \n
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