The 6 Best Traditional & Infrared Saunas to Elevate Your Lifestyle This Year

If you’ve been searching for a way to make meeting your goals in the new year easier, an infrared sauna may be what you need.

Adding an infrared sauna to your home can be a powerful way to support your health and lifestyle. Including a quick 20-minute session in your regular routine can provide surprising benefits, making reaching your goals easier and more enjoyable.

While saunas have been around for thousands of years, they’ve developed and changed along with modern technology, leading to the introduction of the infrared sauna that’s most common today.

Over the last several decades, saunas have been traditionally found in gyms and spas. These days, it’s becoming more popular for people to invest in a personal sauna to add to their homes.

If you’ve considered investing in a sauna but are unsure where to begin, this guide is for you.

In this article, you’ll discover some of the best saunas on the market and get a deeper understanding of how these modern units can elevate your lifestyle.

What’s The Difference Between Traditional Saunas and Infrared Saunas?

If you’ve ever been in a steam sauna, you’ll likely remember the heavy air filled with moisture. Traditional saunas use water poured over hot rocks to produce steam, effectively heating the air around your body.

Infrared saunas, however, don’t use steam to heat the air. Instead, they work by heating your body directly with infrared light, making you sweat without creating humidity in the air, ensuring a more comfortable experience.

The easiest way to visualize the difference between these two saunas is by thinking of them like a hot summer day. While two days can be the exact same temperature, the amount of humidity drastically changes your experience during them.

Steam saunas resemble those days that are hot and humid, leaving you perpetually damp from the amount of moisture lingering in the air.

Infrared saunas are more closely related to a summer day that has minimal moisture, leading to a dry heat that is more comfortable to be in. Because of the lack of moisture, these days don’t often feel as hot as the one with high humidity, even when the temperature is the same.

This is one of the main reasons infrared saunas have become so popular. They provide a relaxing, comfortable experience, letting you get your sweat on without dense, humid air.

Infrared Sauna Benefits

Infrared saunas have been shown to have extensive health benefits.

Bathing in infrared light can help support your body, deeply penetrating your skin to promote better health in various ways.

By including regular infrared sauna sessions in your regular routine, you can experience:

• Better blood flow
• Less acne
• Improved muscle recovery
• More restful sleep
• Improved mood

Infrared saunas also help increase the value of your home, whether it be your perceived value through the increase of enjoyment or the retail value should you consider listing your house in the future.

How To Choose The Right Sauna

With so many modern saunas on the market, it can be challenging to know where to begin when starting your search.

There are some things you can consider that will help you get a better understanding of what you’ll want to look for in any potential saunas.

The Size

This is an important factor to consider before deciding on your model. Saunas come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with some providing ample seating for up to five while others were designed for a solo experience.

If you enjoy the thought of sharing your sauna with friends and family, you should explore some of the larger options. However, if you’re looking for the perfect solo escape from the world to add to your self-care routine, a small two-person unit would be perfect.

The Style

If humidity doesn’t bother you and you enjoy a more traditional experience, a steam sauna that provides both wet and dry heat options would be a great solution to meet your needs. However, if the thought of sitting in a damp room sounds less than ideal, you may want to consider an infrared sauna.

Location

Where you plan on installing your sauna will have a large influence over your options. With both indoor and outdoor models, you’ll have a variety to choose from.

If you’re choosing to install one indoors, you’ll want to consider what models will compliment your room without making it overcrowded. Not all saunas are perfectly square, and some units have been designed to maximize space while perfectly fitting into one corner of a room.

Your Budget

Each sauna will have its own price point, and your budget will naturally influence which models are preferable.

The price of your sauna can be influenced by various factors. Working alongside industry experts, like the team at Legacy Hot Tubs, can help you find a model that can meet your needs while staying within your budget.

The Best Traditional Saunas

Outdoor Saunas

Investing in an outdoor sauna can elevate your backyard, giving you a new way to relax after a long day. These saunas provide a way to escape the busyness of your home life. Whether you have kids, pets, or simply need a change of scenery to destress, an outdoor sauna can provide that.

1. Metro Sauna

This is one of the most luxurious outdoor saunas we offer. With various sizes, they’re designed to fit nearly any yard, making them suitable for sharing with friends or enjoying a solo session.

The Metro Sauna boasts a unique design that pairs a sauna with a separate dressing room, ensuring you have everything you need in one place. Made with nordic spruce, this unit provides a rustic appearance that lasts, as the dense wood maintains its color for many years.

During use, this wood produces a subtle aroma, ensuring you’ll experience a therapeutic session that stimulates various senses as the steam fills the room.

2. Patio Sauna

This compact model didn’t compromise on quality. With a strong nordic spruce interior and a durable red cedar exterior, you can enjoy a quality steam session rain or shine. Due to its small size, this unit is easy to fit in most backyards, making it a popular selection.

Designed as a free-standing unit, the Patio Sauna makes it easy to experience your first sweat session just minutes after delivery. If you’re looking for a steam sauna built for two, this unit will be a perfect addition to your backyard. Share it with your favorite person, or enjoy quiet alone time after a long day. The choice is yours.

Indoor Saunas

Want a traditional experience while maintaining the ease of access and privacy of an indoor sauna? Investing in one of these models will help boost the value of your home and make enjoying a secluded steam session as easy as walking into the next room.

1. Hallmark HM55C

With its unique corner design, this model easily fits into any corner of your home and can be easily installed within an hour. This indoor sauna was designed with flexibility in mind, allowing for wet or dry heating, ensuring a top-quality experience no matter your style.

To further the therapeutic benefits you can experience during your regular sweat session, the Hallmark HM55C includes a color therapy lighting system. Pair that with soothing ambiance sounds pouring from the Bluetooth speakers, and you’ll feel the stress melting away in just minutes.

2. Hallmark HM44

This portable, compact unit makes enjoying a solo steam session possible in any sized space. Designed with Canadian Hemlock wood and outfitted with an elegant glass door, this unit boasts a high-end feel to elevate any room it’s in.

The Hallmark HM44 makes it easy to enjoy a wet or dry sauna experience and can be plugged directly into your existing outlets, allowing for maximum flexibility and ease of use.

The Ultimate Indoor Infrared Saunas

One of the most impressive aspects of infrared saunas is their ease of use, making them the perfect addition to any home. These units don’t require special ventilation like traditional saunas often do, making them easier to install and minimizing the work to maintain them.

Installing your sauna inside can make relaxation even easier. There will be no need to step out of your home to enjoy the powerful benefits these saunas provide.  Additionally, an indoor infrared sauna can help make use of open space in your home that is currently going unused, like a basement or garage.

Whether you have limited yard space or simply want to maximize the ease of access to your sauna, here are the best indoor infrared saunas on the market.

1. S-810

The S-810 offers a quality infrared sauna experience in a compact size designed for one. With EvenHeat technology, this unit ensures you’ll never experience cold spots, maintaining an even temperature from top to bottom.

This unit was designed with setup in mind, using prefabricated panels for fast assembly without needing tools. To make installation even easier, its low voltage requirements allow this unit to be plugged directly into your home outlet, making it easy to add to any room.

2. S-840

Want the same easy installation and low voltage requirements with maximized seating? This unit was designed with social gatherings in mind.

The S-840 has a U-shaped bench, making it easy to invite your friends and family over to soak up the sauna benefits with you. With an elegant floor-to-ceiling glass front, this unit brings an element of sophistication to any room.

Enjoy a luxury sweat session in any of our S-Series infrared saunas with ease. Every model has been designed with the lowest EMR/EF of any other infrared sauna on the market and can be plugged directly into any outlet in your home.

The Best Infrared Saunas For Sale in Sarasota

Ready to upgrade your lifestyle in the new year with a top-of-the-line sauna? Legacy Hot Tubs has a wide variety of models to choose from, offering traditional experiences or modern infrared saunas to transform your home.

Our team of experts can easily help you find the model that’s right for you. Visit our showroom to explore your options today, or contact us to learn more.