The Dry Heat Sauna

There’s been a lot of back-and-forth about physical fitness over the years, and it’s only increased as our society has gotten fatter and become more obsessed with our looks. The dry sauna vs. traditional sauna debate is one such issue. Most will agree, however, that a dry sauna is better.

A dry heat sauna differs slightly from a traditional sauna in how the heat is supplied. A traditional sauna uses a heater with (usually) volcanic rocks over it. Water must then be poured onto the rocks to create steam and therefore heat. A dry heat sauna, on the other hand, doesn’t use steam or water at all. A dry heat sauna may also lacks rocks, depending on what you want. And that’s the main difference: a dry heat suna does not use steam.

It’s All About The Benefits

As stated previously, a dry heat sauna is by and large considered better than a traditional sauna. Primarily, a dry sauna lacks steam. Traditionally, the belief was that a traditional sauna’s steam accelerated perspiration. In reality, dry heat is actually much faster in this regard.

Why is this? Because the fact of the matter is that steam can in fact cool you down, rather than hear you up. Steam is water after all and therefore has a cooling effect. If you have a dry heat sauna, on the other hand, the heat hits you directly and you seat quicker.

Another added benefit from using a dry heat sauna is that the absence of steam helps prevent accidents caused by accumulated moisture on surfaces, which makes them slippery. It’s normally not a huge issue, but better safe than sorry. You also know that the moisture beading up on you is actually sweat and not steam condensation, which lets you know the sauna is actually working. It’s nice to have this kind of firsthand affirmation.

Both traditional and dry saunas accelerate your heart rate. An elevated heart rate means that your body is reacting as if you are in the middle of cardiovascular exercises, helping you sweat and lose weight. A dry heat sauna is much better at this than a traditional sauna, getting you to the heart rate you need to be at to sweat faster.

In other words, you don’t have to hand out in a dry heat sauna as you would with a traditional sauna. This is a good thing because dry saunas are also much more comfortable than traditional saunas, which can be hard to breathe in because of all the steam.