It is has been said that a 60 minute session can actually burn about 1500 hundred calories. Now let it be noted this really depends on the person’s particular body type and how well they can handle the heat. With keeping your caloric intake to a reasonable level based on your particular active or non-active lifestyle, over the years I have seen client’s lose up to 25 pounds per month using an infrared body wrap at least three times a week.

Main Function of Infrared

Let’s discuss for a moment the main function of infrared and how a infrared benefit your body to function at a more optimal level, shall we? Yes, we shall!

When our body accumulates fat, circulation can slow down. In fact, when most of us gain weight we begin to slow down because of that excess weight and instead of moving more we tend to move less and then a vicious cycle begins to develop.

Good circulation is vital to helping keep our bodies warm and give it the ability to also burn fat. When fat begins to accumulate in such places as hips, thighs and tummies, circulation slows and fat just stays. With infrared and the ability to penetrate so deeply, it helps to heat up the area, in turn creates better circulation and fat can be loosened and moved into the blood stream and can be now used as energy and our metabolism rate will rise.

With circulation moving better and your metabolic rate raised the body is able to also detoxify and help rid itself of toxins, wastes and impurities not only through the blood stream, but also through our largest organ; the skin.

Traditional Wraps vs. Infrared Body Wrap

Most of us have had body treatment wraps that use clay, seaweed, aloe, minerals and mud with great results, but are really only used for toning and tightening the skin. Inch loss can be achieved through the compression of the body wraps and cellulite can be diminished through the particular products being used, but none of those wraps are used and can actually claim weight loss results.

These body wraps are applied warm. The elastic bandages or gauze-type wraps are soaked in a warm solution and then applied to the body. The heat from these applications only last for a few minutes. Although after the body wrap is applied, you will most likely covered with a poncho or blankets to keep warm. This warmth is really from your own body heat.

These particular body wrap products (clay, seaweed, aloe, minerals and mud) are very effective, but cannot achieve the level of penetration or results that can be obtained from an infrared body wrap treatment.

The Best of Both Worlds

Alone each type of body wrap can provide fabulous results. However, an infrared body wrap which helps to promote circulation, raises metabolism, promotes detoxification and weight loss when combined with a more traditional mineral compression wrap for inch loss, for example, can help you to look and feel your best.

Because of their effectiveness, ease of use and very little attention is required to set up and get the client ready, an infrared body wrap is becoming a very popular choice at spas, salons and massage businesses.

To learn more about why you should be using an infrared body wrap as part of your healthy lifestyle and the best one to use then contact Andrea Pekarik Welch for all the latest information.

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The Infrared Body Wrap seen on The Doctors today can be seen here .

I have been body wrapping and getting body wrapped for over 10 years. In fact I have body wrapped over 5000 clients!

The body wrap seen here is a double whammy of helping the body to rid itself of toxins, but also gives the body a good dose of minerals.

I am a little disappointed how The Doctors only ended with it being a water loss and to use caution. Of course you need to drink water….just as if you were exercising and sweating; which is beneficial to your health. I do understand their concern and as when you are ever in a situation which causes you to sweat and can dehydrate, it is always crucial to replace the water and even drink something with electrolytes.

The water your body gets rid of during an infrared body wrap is filled with toxins and impurities within the skin. After using infrared body wraps and even infrared saunas myself, I know the benefits and what can actually be expelled. I really realized it when I was using infrared wraps to help my daughter after her chemo treatments to rid the body of the excess. As you can see by the picture.

(I took it against a white door so you can be able to see the difference. Most often the fluid that is expelled during the infrared body wrap is clear to cloudy under normal conditions. However, my daughter has been battling T-Cell Lymphoma and had to have 8 rounds of 4 days of Chemo treatments every 21 days….when she got up and I gathered the fluid in the plastic sheet, we were amazed to see the yellow color! It is the exact color of one of the types of chemo that she was injected with!!!)

Frequent infrared body wraps noticeably help reduce the appearance of cellulite because infrared works at a deeper level and helps to rid the body of excess toxins which give us that “orange peel” texture. You can do your own research on infrared body wraps and you will be amazed as to how healthful using infrared body wraps can be.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Infrared Body Wraps work the same as infrared therapy, and is similar to the infrared energy found in FIR Saunas. The heat produced causes the heart rate to increase. This is a lot like when you are exercising, you get your heart rate up and over the course of the treatment you will also begin sweating.

Infrared Body Wraps

Infrared Body Wrap systems use infrared therapy and 2 wavelengths of infrared, long wave and short wave. When you are using short wave and long wave, this will allow the treatment on this system to provide the best infrared therapy results.

The heat produced by these infrared body wraps also cause our body to sweat, and when you are sweating your body will release Toxins and therefore causing the skin to feel smoother. A lot of people have reported that their skin feels like silk after just a few treatments.

The heat produced by these infrared wraps cause thermo-lipolysis to happen. If you did not know thermo-lipolysis is the process of using infrared heat to break down stored fat cells in the body.  When that starts to happen the fat is then released back into the blood stream and metabolized and are released out of the body through urine.

The infrared wrap produces heat, and the heat being produced by the system increases your body’s metabolism in a way that it will burn calories not just during the session but for approximately  30 hours after  you have finished your session.  Yes you will sweat and lose some water weight during the session, some of the water weight will return. But the good thing about the wrap is, the calories burned will not return.

Improve Appearance of Cellulite

Also after a few sessions you will see an improvement in the appearance of cellulite. Customers have reported losing several inches after just 4 sessions. When doing infrared wraps you need to do about 10 sessions, and then just regular maintenance thereafter. It is recommended that you do 5 sessions within your first 2 weeks followed by two sessions per week thereafter, till you get to the size you are wanting to be.

You can find Infrared body wraps at your local day spas, medical spas, and wellness centers or fitness centers. The typical price at these types of businesses is approximately about $85-$175 per session. The great beauty of using this system is that if you use it in conjunction with a diet, you will see a lot quicker results with your weight loss and inch loss. Plus just a great way to clean out your body, and get a great detox.

What is the targets fat loss opportunity from using infrared body wrap heat therapy?
As every individual is different, fat loss from an infrared body wrap will depend upon the physiological make-up of that person.  So the greater the excess weight someone has, the faster and more dramatic results will be seen.  Some people may not experience a great weight loss, but will see an improved body appearance by losing inches or dress sizes.

Extremely physically fit people that don’t carry excess weight or inches can experience much improved muscle tone.  The more physically active a person is, the greater the benefits that can be achieved from an infrared body wrap.  A less active person may take longer to see results as their body must grow accustom to the infrared body wrap heat therapy.

Of course if a client who is using an infrared body wrap eats or drinks excessively, most of the results from the infrared body wrap treatment will be for not.  Commons sense tells us that as with any body treatment or system to help one attain a better physical appearance, one must adjust their nutritional needs.  Ideally, an infrared body wrap treatment will be most beneficial for those who stick with a balanced exercise and eating program.

Clients that lead a very sedentary lifestyle can still achieve great results, but will require a longer period of time.  Again, they too must take control over their exercise and eating habits to obtain their desired results.

My experience using the infrared body wrap on myself and on clients provides a body reduction of at least one size in approximately 6 – 10 infrared body wrap sessions and spacing the sessions on with 2 to 3 days between each session. Although this is the standard results I have experienced and I have seen, but as I stated earlier results are different on every person and dependent upon their body type and lifestyle.

Infrared helps the reduction of cellulite (fatty clogged, water logged tissue), and promotes weight loss by helping to breakdown fat.
By helping the body to burn many calories per infrared body wrap session (as much as a 1000), it is revving the metabolism with the calorie burn and, therefore, supports the body fat reduction which leads to weight loss.

Because infrared heating the body from the inside to outside of about 1 ½ – 2 inches deep into the skin, an infrared body wrap encourages detoxification of accumulated toxins and metabolic waste through sweating.

It is important to drink water before and during the infrared body wrap and to replenish electrolytes after using infrared because the infrared body wrap can help the body rid itself of excess fluids that prevent the body functioning at its optimal levels.

Using infrared improves circulation, cleanses and tones, as well as improves the skin’s elasticity.

I like to promote the weight loss benefits to my clients because of the revved up circulation and metabolism, but most come back for the total benefits of the way their bodies feel:  clean, younger, tighter and more relaxed.  Weight loss, well that’s a bonus!

What the heat does is softens the fat and cellulite tissue, that breaks it up. After it breaks it up it is going to be released from the body, and burned up as energy.

Although mud seaweed and clay body wraps try to achieve the same results, there are major differences between how the Infrared Body Wrap works.

For example, for the clay body wraps and mineral body wraps bandages are heated in a pan and once removed, quickly decrease in temperature. Time is then spent in the wrapping process, which will take about 15 minutes or so during that time the bandages will continue to decrease in temperature.

Cellulite is like hard muscle that is hardened from the lack of blood circulation. Cellulite is a gel-like substance make up of fat, water and waste, which is trapped in pockets below the skin surface. The Infrared body wrap will help release the fatty pockets, and break down the cellulite.

This is why the Infrared body wrap is a lot easier to perform on yourself, or on a client. There is a lot less work involved in performing a Infrared body wrap instead of the clay or mineral body wrap. Both wraps work very well, it is personal preference to which on you want to perform.