Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear.

That sounds great, and I know what you mean...daily saunas :-) living the dream lol

I faced the same dilemma....well you only live once lol

If you've gotten both by now, have you developed a preference?

Hi, glad you found it helpful. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts:-)

Glad it was helpful!

HI, there. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment and question. I have not had experience of different brands to be able to offer a comparison. The cheaper one, the steam sauna, has started to split along one seam, after 18 months of regular usage, but I am sure it can be fixed easily with a needle and thread. I would say the infra red sauna is a higher build quality, but neither have stopped working, and I use them daily, usually the steam 2 or 3 times a week, and infra red on the other days.

Hi and thanks for the question. If you watch this video I cover some tips along these lines kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM9gpZxjuNC0qGg.html However, briefly, I firstly use towels to sit on and to cover the floor to absorb the sweat, as they are easily washable. Then I also try to dry the tents outdoors in the fresh air and sun, and finally I have washed the steam sauna tent in the washing machine once in just over a year as that gets the wettest and I thought needed it, the infrared sauna never really gets that damp and so far has not required anything further than an airing outside after each use.

Hi, nice routine, thanks for sharing. I doubt it is as effective in similar time frames as a sauna really traps the steam increasing the temperature of the local environment more, although I guess that depends how hot you have the water! But that said, the mechanism we are looking at is raising the body temperature above its normal level so the body has to work hard to lower it. The harder it has to work the less time it has to be endured, and with a bath you may well stay in that environment for longer than a sauna as it is easier to withstand, so that is a positive. That said, the most important factor is that we introduce small incremental changes to our lifestyle that are not only good for us, but which we can keep as a routine into the future. Just as with diet and exercise, it is better to make small changes that stick, than large changes that you are unable to maintain....i hope that makes sense:-)

Hi, thanks for watching my video and your comment. Although I am unable to say categorically, I would think the chance of setting it off are small as the vast majority of the steam is contained within the tent itself and does not leak out. I do see a slight increase in humidity in the room I have mine in but it does not get steamy in any noticeable way.

Hi, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts :-)

I disagree with steam you don't know if you're sweating or if it's the steam so ill have to go with the inferred.

@@hey-its-me2848 its a preference, but it is a know fact that when your heart rate increases, you will sweat. Unless every single one of your pores are clogged which mean one might have been waddling around in a landfill without bathing everyday.

Thanks for the question. I just make sure it is totally dry after each use, and when the weather permits I put it out in the sun. I also put a towel on the floor and the stool I sit on, so that absorbs most of the sweat and they can be easily washed.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter that make sense, thanks, I will give it a try

That's exactly what I do, and yes it does the job great :-), I now even have a small square left over from the thermal underlay from when I lay my carpets recently, and I use that over the head hole and under two layers of towel, and yes there is just enough height for me to sit up fully with a straight back, I am 1.8m tall.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter Thanks! really helpful

HI, there. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment and question. I have not had any problems with mould, or anything similar in the 18 months I have been using them so far. The infra red hardly even gets damp!! I do put a towel on the floor of them to catch the sweat, and condensed steam, and always leave them open to air and dry. I also make sure to turn the steam one upside down so the bottom dries properly. Additionally I air them outside when the weather allows.

Yea, building your own is a whole new level of complexity, hence why I went for tents to start with, but there are plenty of places that sell quality IR panels and I am sure they could give advice on installation.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter My concern with the IR is that it's supposed to be bad for your eyes. Tent seems great for that, but who wants to sit around in a tent :P

Infrared light may cause damage to eyes in very intense concentrations, but it is highly unlikely that this would occur in everyday life. If you are working in close proximity to infrared lasers, wear the appropriate safety glasses or take appropriate protection measures but in saunas this is not such an issue, and my version does not have lights inside anyway. As for using a tent, it is not an issue that has ever crossed my mind and I have been using them for a year now since my gym closed due to social distancing restrictions. If you want more detail on IR and eyes, try this link. sciencing.com/infrared-light-effect-eyes-6142267.html I never thought of this being an issue otherwise I would have covered it in the video.

@@cdmichaelb bad for your eyes? Couldn't you just close your eyes?

HI thanks for the comment. As someone who comes from a physics background and has trained as a health professional, this is not something I think manifests a risk. It has been studied and researched more thoroughly than just about any other subject and time and time again, no links can be found with any real world problems that are claimed. In the area of biological effects and medical applications of non-ionizing radiation approximately 25,000 articles have been published over the past 30 years. Despite the feeling of some people that more research needs to be done, scientific knowledge in this area is now more extensive than for most chemicals. Based on a recent in-depth review of the scientific literature, the WHO concluded that current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level electromagnetic fields. However, some gaps in knowledge about biological effects exist and need further research. www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/radiation-electromagnetic-fields

@@loucollins6367haha. You’re my kind friend.

Hi, and thanks for taking the time to watch and leave your thoughts. Infrared heat is not dangerous to us at all, with the exception of thermal or heat injuries from extreme overuse. This link will give you further details. www.news-medical.net/health/Infrared-Therapy-Health-Benefits-and-Risks.aspx If you mean regrading infrared light, then this may cause damage to eyes in very intense concentrations, but it is highly unlikely that this would occur in everyday life. If you are working in close proximity to infrared lasers, wear the appropriate safety glasses or take appropriate protection measures but in saunas this is not such an issue, and my version does not have lights inside anyway. As for using a tent, it is not an issue that has ever crossed my mind and I have been using them for a year now since my gym closed due to social distancing restrictions. If you want more detail on IR and eyes, try this link. sciencing.com/infrared-light-effect-eyes-6142267.html I never thought of this being an issue otherwise I would have covered it in the video.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter thank you for responding :) I meant the concern of the EMF levels. I’ve noticed a lot will mention low EMF levels but people will test them and see that they actually are high and they end up returning the sauna.

I see, as someone who comes from a physics background and has trained as a health professional, this is not something I think manifests a risk. It has been studied and researched more thoroughly than just about any other subject and time and time again, no links can be found with any real world problems that are claimed. If you want to read further.. In the area of biological effects and medical applications of non-ionizing radiation approximately 25,000 articles have been published over the past 30 years. Despite the feeling of some people that more research needs to be done, scientific knowledge in this area is now more extensive than for most chemicals. Based on a recent in-depth review of the scientific literature, the WHO concluded that current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level electromagnetic fields. However, some gaps in knowledge about biological effects exist and need further research. www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/radiation-electromagnetic-fields

@@MakingTomorrowBetter thank you! ☺️

I’ve tried both types of home sauna tents. Personally I prefer the dry one (infrared). I tried the highest temperature (75 degrees centigrade), it takes a few minutes for it to feel reasonably hot and perhaps over 5 minutes to be really hot inside the tent. A while (several to over ten minutes) after that I start to sweat a lot , then I switch the power off and keep staying in the tent for another about 5 minutes (during which it’s still quite hot keeping me sweating a lot) then I get out the tent for a shower. It’s quite enjoyable. As to the wet one, the downside is that it generates a lot of steam in the tent which later on gets released inside the house, and the tent itself gets damp too. If you live in a hot sunny dry place it’s ok, but in the U.K. especially in winter it’s not ideal.

Hi there, and thanks for the question. You mention EMP, as far as I am aware that stand for electromagnetic pulse which is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy, such as with a nuclear blast or an EMP weapon designed to disable electronic devices. Did you mean this? In case you did not, I will address the most common concerns people have with infrared technology and electronic devices in the hope it answers your question. Infrared heat is not dangerous to us at all, with the exception of thermal or heat injuries from extreme overuse. This link will give you further details. www.news-medical.net/health/Infrared-Therapy-Health-Benefits-and-Risks.aspx If you mean regrading infrared light, then this may cause damage to eyes in very intense concentrations, but it is highly unlikely that this would occur in everyday life. If you are working in close proximity to infrared lasers, wear the appropriate safety glasses or take appropriate protection measures but in saunas this is not such an issue, and my version does not have lights inside anyway. As for using a tent, it is not an issue that has ever crossed my mind and I have been using them for a year now since my gym closed due to social distancing restrictions. If you want more detail on IR and eyes, try this link. sciencing.com/infrared-light-effect-eyes-6142267.html I never thought of this being an issue otherwise I would have covered it in the video. If you mean the EMF levels then, as someone who comes from a physics background and has trained as a health professional, this is not something I think manifests a risk. It has been studied and researched more thoroughly than just about any other subject and time and time again, no links can be found with any real world problems that are claimed, indeed, in the area of biological effects and medical applications of non-ionizing radiation approximately 25,000 articles have been published over the past 30 years. Despite the feeling of some people that more research needs to be done, scientific knowledge in this area is now more extensive than for most chemicals. Based on a recent in-depth review of the scientific literature, the WHO concluded that current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level electromagnetic fields. However, some gaps in knowledge about biological effects exist and need further research. www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/radiation-electromagnetic-fields

I do exactly that, and for the same reason, six times a week. Whether it is weights and HIIT, or steady state and intervals, or a low level steady state cardio, I always jump straight into the sauna after.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter Ordered the very popular $200 SereneLife Infrared sauna. So we will see if it's strong enough after a workout or if a steam sauna is needed for me!

Let us know how it holds up

@@MakingTomorrowBetter I just had my first session in the SereneLife infrared sauna. Here's my description: It felt like half the strength of a real dry sauna I would go to at the gym. In the beginning of a sauna session for me there's a pleasurable warm relaxing segment. You want that part to last forever. Over several minutes the pleasure diminishes and you enter a neutral phase. Then eventually something switches and it becomes challenging, time seems to go by slower, and you begin looking at your watch and counting down the minutes until you're finish time. Because the SereneLife is a weaker sauna, these sections lasted longer and changed more gradually. The initial pleasure phase in a real sauna lasts for me 5-8 minutes but in the SereneLife was twice as long. However, the difficulty phase that happens in a real sauna by 15-17 minutes only happened at minute 45 in the SereneLife on its maximum setting of 140F. I was sweating gently in the beginning and more in the middle and the most in the end and my heart rate was normal in the beginning and slightly up in the middle but around 45 minutes it quickly went up and became a challenge to stay in the sauna. Perhaps the sympathetic nervous system is turning on more at that point. Because I am looking for an endurance challenge for willpower training and the cardiovascular benefit of that challenging section that I get in a real sauna starting at 15-17 minutes and in this sauna at 45 minutes, this SereneLife is nice but way too time consuming. I'm hoping following a workout it can be just an extension of the workout. But I wish there were a way to hack my SereneLife so that its thermostat read 40degrees lower than it actually did and would keep the temperature at 180. It was frustrating for the first 45 mintues to hear the heating element turn off as its thermometer reached 140, then the air temp would drop and it would take several minutes for the thermometer to read a lower temperature and kick the infrared heater back on. I had the foot heater on and that became way too hot for my feet. I kept that on just to heat the air but I'm starting to think perhaps a strategy for hacking my sauna is to turn the foot heater off and to open the front zippers so that the air temperature stays cooler and cools the termostat and hopefully the infrared heater then stays on longer and heats my body by an amount larger than the cooler air cools my body compared to the way I did it today.

@@MakingTomorrowBetter Update: Two concerns, 1) I am 6'1" and at least with the chair provided, this is bad upper back/neck posture. 2) The instructions manual says no need to wash, just wipe dry, but I find there's still moisture after wiping it and even the next day there's still moisture and am concernd this will be a problem

Thanks for the idea, although I did a comparison based on what I own, and therefore have personal experiences of.

HI, there. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment and question. Although I would not suggest that a sauna could help reduce transmission or improve the rate of healing, they can help maintain and healthy body and immune system which are the next best thing, and not having to visit commercial saunas that are frequented by large numbers of people would definitely help reduce the chance of infection. That is one of the reasons I invested in them last year. That and the realisation of how important they are to my mental health and general wellbeing.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and decision.

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