EILO Saunas and Infrared_english version - Flipbook - Seite 43
Infrared cabins even have similar health benefits to Finnish saunas, although temperatures here are comparatively low at 55 to 65°C.
This makes them a gentle alternative, especially for older people. According to reports, studies have shown almost twice as much
perspiration and three times as much elimination of body toxins and waste products as in a conventional sauna.
Increasing wavelength
10-16
10-14
m
Electromagnetic spectrum
10-12
m
10-10
m
Gamma rays
1024
Hz
1022
Hz
Decreasing frequency
10-8
m
X-ray
1020
Hz
1018
Hz
10-6
m
m
UV
1016
Hz
10-4
10-2
m
Infrared
1014
Hz
1012
m
102
10 m
104
m
Microwave
Hz
1010
Hz
106
m
108
m
m
Radio
108
Hz
106
Hz
104
Hz
102
Hz
10 Hz
visible
Infrared radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It includes electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between
about one and one thousandth of a millimetre. Even though the rays lie outside the visible spectrum, the nerves in our skin
perceive them as heat. However, infrared radiation should not be confused with, harmful UV radiation.
43
