When you take a holistic approach to health and fat loss, different approaches are important. For example, you may not have considered the benefits of an infrared sauna when it comes to fat loss. Infrared (IR) saunas use infrared lamps to warm your body directly rather than heating the air the way traditional saunas do. The lamps used in an infrared sauna provide radiation beyond the visible light spectrum which penetrates the skin and heats up your body. They can be used at