Top Ten Reasons to Buy a Finnleo Far Infrared Sauna

1. Finnleo's CarbonFlex Far-Infrared “Organic Carbon” Heating Technology:
2. • Provides the softest, most enjoyable far-infrared heat available.
   • The wall-to-wall heating system ensures a complete enveloping heat with no cold spots or hot spots.
   • More square inches of heater coverage than any IR sauna in the market.
   • In-floor heated ceramic tiles
   • With carbon technology and raw material imported from Japan, it operates at safer and more comfortable sauna temperatures.
   • Its radiant heat penetrates deeply and produces more sweat than competitor saunas.
3. Digital Controls Inside and Out.
   Easy to use digital controls have set temperature, actual temperature, set time and time remaining. Controls also include light switches for internal and external lights and color light therapy system.
4. Outstanding Sauna Design.
   "Design" is the most obvious reason to choose Finnleo. But design is more than skin deep. There are no visible external buckles. Furniture quality detailing includes the fine-grained wood throughout, custom-made molding, comfortable seating, doors and windows that are thoughtfully designed to complement the sauna.
5. Luxurious Canadian Hemlock and Western Red Cedar.
   Our designs include hand selected tongue and groove, vertical grain Hemlock and Western Red Cedar - all from the sustainable forests of Canada. Exquisite beauty, great performance and environmentally friendly - great reasons why a Saunatec IR sauna is your best choice.
6. All models can be plugged into standard 120-volt household outlets.
   Call it an amazing technological feat - the huge sq. footage coverage of the wall-to-wall heaters, and the energy efficiency of the carbon heater panels. Finnleo rooms heat up as quickly as any other rooms in the industry, yet can be safely plugged into standard household outlets - even the roomy 4 person models. All rooms are ETL safety listed.
7. Fast Assembly With No Tools.
   The sauna can be simply installed in minutes. Each sauna arrives in six pieces (floor panel, ceiling panel, and four wall panels.) Each wall panel includes an exclusive integral latching system - for seamless good looks and great durability. Every panel is pre-trimmed and pre-wired at the factory.
8. Lighting Systems and Color Light Therapy.
   Standard on Finnleo Premium Line of far-infrared saunas, each room includes color light therapy - easily activated with the push of a button on the sauna control panel. Choose the light color you're in the mood for (or choose rotating colors) - for added relaxation and serenity. Each sauna also includes integral mini-spotlights in the interior ceiling and on the exterior ceiling overhang.
9. Sound and Video System.
   Each Finnleo Premium far-infrared sauna room includes a high - quality CD/AM/FM player and ceiling-mounted speakers. Controlled with a remote control, you can easily select the music you want to hear. The E-Series includes a DVD player and TV monitor.
10. Finnleo Reputation.
    Not only do you get the finest Far-Infrared sauna available, you get the company behind the product. With so many companies "here today, gone tomorrow", isn't it reassuring to make such an important purchase from the world's largest and oldest sauna company? Since it's beginning in Finland in 1919, Finnleo/Saunatec has been a world leader in sauna innovation, technology and design.
11. Finnleo Warranty and Customer Service.
    As noted in Reason #9, when you buy a Finnleo IR room, you get the backing of the world leader in saunas - Saunatec. The Finnleo warranty gives you peace of mind. It's simple, to the point and the most powerful in the industry. Furthermore, you have toll-free access to our dedicated staff of customer service professionals. We expect you will get many, many years of trouble-free performance from your Finnleo IR sauna; however, if you should ever need technical assistance, we'll be here to serve you - just as we have for the past 88 years.

Health and Wellness

The benefits of heat bathing become tangible once you've experienced an authentic Finnleo traditional sauna or far-infrared sauna room. Muscles relax. Aches fade away. Heart and circulation improve. Calories are burned. Skin is renewed. Tension and discord slip into harmony. Body and soul are refreshed.

A few minutes a day is all it takes to look and feel better. The body's response to gentle, persistent heat is well-documented and proven day in and out by people all over the world. Which is why more and more doctors are recommending its purifying benefits.

Ten key health & wellness benefits

1. Saunas relieve stress.
   Not surprisingly, sauna bathers most frequently cite stress reduction as the number one benefit of sauna use. Medical studies often determine that stress in our daily lives can negatively affect our health. In fact, the vast majority of disease (i.e. heart disease) is at least partially stress-related. Heat bathing in a sauna provides stress relief in a number of ways. It's a warm, quiet space without any distractions coming from the outside. As we like to say, step into a Finnleo sauna and close the door on the rest of the world. The heat from the sauna relaxes the body's muscles, improves circulation and stimulates the release of endorphins. Endorphins are the body's all-natural "feel good" chemical, and their release provides a truly wonderful "after sauna glow."
2. Saunas relax muscles and soothe aches/pains in both muscles and joints.
   Under the high heat provided by a sauna, the body releases endorphins (see health and wellness benefit #1). Endorphins can have a mild, enjoyable "tranquilizing effect" and the ability to minimize the pain of arthritis and muscle soreness other from, say, an intense physical workout. Body temperature also rises from the heat of the sauna.. This causes blood vessels to dilate, therefore increasing blood circulation. This increased blood flow in turn speeds up the body's natural healing process via soothing aches and pains and/or speeding up of the healing of minor bruises or cuts. After participating in physical sports, use the heat and/or steam of a sauna to promote muscle relaxation by helping to reduce muscle tension and eliminate lactic acid and/or other toxins that may be present.
3. Saunas flush toxins.
   Many - if not most - of us do not actively sweat on a daily basis. Deep sweating, however, has multiple proven health benefits. Benefits derived from a deep sweat can be achieved via regular sauna bathing. Due to the heat of a sauna, the core body temperature begins to rise. The blood vessels then dilate, causing increased blood flow (see above). As heat from the blood begins to move toward the skin's surface, the body's nervous system then sends signals to the millions of sweat glands that cover the human body. As the sweat glands become stimulated, they produce sweat. Sweat production is primarily designed to cool the body, and is composed of 99% water. However, deep sweating in a sauna can help reduce levels of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, mercury and chemical - which are all toxins commonly absorbed just from interacting with our daily environments. There is no shortage of books from Doctors and practitioners, who describe the benefits of detoxifying our bodies regularly. As many doctors will agree, a big reason for the popularity of saunas is that they are one of the best ways to detoxify our bodies.
4. Sauna cleanses the skin.
   Heat bathing is one of the oldest beauty and/or health strategies in terms of cleansing one's skin. When the body begins to produce sweat via deep sweating, the skin is then cleansed and dead skin cells are replaced - keeping your skin in good working condition. Sweating rinses bacteria out of the epidermal layer and sweat ducts. Cleansing of the pores has been shown to improve the capillary circulation, while giving the skin a softer-looking quality. Dr. Ben H Douglas, a professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and author of "Ageless: Living Younger Longer," attests that "Sweating is a way of energizing the skin almost the way exercising a muscle energizes it." He goes on to explain that, when you sweat, the rush of fluid to the skin "bathes skin cells with a liquid rich in nutrients," which "fills in the spaces around the cells" and even "plumps up" tiny wrinkles. He also mentions that the nutrients and minerals in sweat "are essential to maintaining the collagen structure of the skin." Bathing skin in sweat on a fairly regular basis therefore deters collagen breakdown that can ultimately result in wrinkles and sags. By continually flushing body waste through individual cells, one eventually brings back vitality, tone and a healthy glow to the skin. Sauna usage is certainly not a cure for acne, but it can very often help - due to the deep cleansing it provides from a deep sweat (that is, cleaning the pores from the very inside out - instead of just cleaning the top of the skin).
5. Saunas can induce a deeper sleep.
   Research has shown that a deeper, more relaxed sleep can result from sauna use. In addition to the release of endorphins (see above), body temperature is raised in the late evening only to fall once bedtime comes around. This slow, relaxing decline in endorphins is key in facilitating sleep. Numerous sauna bathers worldwide recall the deep sleep experiences that they feel after bathing the calming heat of a sauna.
6. Saunas bring about recreational and social benefits.
   While the social benefit is rarely talked about, it's really actually quite important. The sauna can be a private, personal area of relaxation and solitude. However, it can be just as easily a relaxing environment for socializing with family, friends and soon-to-be friends. The sauna room environment is conducive to open, intimate and quiet conversation.
7. Saunas improve cardiovascular performance.
   In the high temperatures of a traditional or infrared sauna, skin heats up and core body temperature rises. In response to these increase heat levels, the blood vessels near the skin dilate and "cardiac output" increases. Medical research has told us that the heart rate can rise from 60-70 bpm (beats per minute) to 110-120 bpm in the sauna (140-150 with more intensive bathing), and can often sink to below normal after the cooling off stage. With regular sauna usage, we not only train our heart muscles and improve the heart rate/cardiac output, but we also help the body's regulatory system. Even more cardiovascular conditioning takes place when the sauna bathing is taken in multiple "innings", with sessions in the sauna separated by a cool shower or a quick dip into a cool pool or lake. Each time you rapidly change temperature (from hot to cool or vice-versa), your heart rate increases by as much as 60%, which is very comparable to the increase experienced during moderate exercise.
8. Saunas burn calories.
   Outlandish claims are often made by some sauna sellers (primarily those who sell infrared saunas) to promote saunas as an end-all weight loss tool. While some individuals may experience high amounts of calorie burn at first - particularly those individuals in poor shape to begin with - over the long term, saunas are simply treated as one of many tools in our arsenal when it comes to burn additional calories. The sweating process itself requires a notable amount of energy. That energy is derived from the conversion of fat and carbohydrates in a bodily process that burns up calories. According to U.S. Army medical research (Ward Dean, M.D.), "A moderately conditioned person can easily sweat off 500 grams in a sauna in a single session, consuming nearly 300 calories in the process. "The body consumes said calories due to the acceleration of heart activity (the cardiovascular section). As heart activity increases and as these processes demand more oxygen, the body begins to convert more calories into usable energy.
9. Saunas can help fight illness.
   German sauna medical research shows that saunas were able to significantly reduce the incidences of colds and influenza amongst participants. As the body is exposed to the heat of a sauna and steam (in the case of traditional saunas), it produces white blood cells more rapidly, which in turn helps to fight illnesses and helps to kill viruses. In addition, saunas can relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of sinus congestion from colds or allergies - especially when used with steam (tip: add eucalyptus to the water for added benefit and overall enjoyment). The steam vapor action helps to clear up unwanted congestion and is a wonderful aspect of the Finnish sauna experience.
10. Saunas just feel good.
    A sauna not only feels good, it's good for your body. Whether it's the physiological changes that occur during the warmth of a sauna, or if it's simply the time spent in the calming and still retreat of the sauna, every seasoned sauna bather agrees - it feels wonderful! As we progress through our stressful everyday lives, the sauna provides a pampering retreat - where we can relax and restore body and soul. Sauna bathing truly makes you "Feel Better", "Look Better" and "Sleep Better"!