Still little widespread and yet very effective, a particular way of playing sports would increase calorie expenditure. Explanations.
Even in the world of sport, new trends are constantly emerging. The proof is with the Pilates Reformme and the Lagree who stormed our favorite rooms. Recently, a different way of practicing certain physical activities has emerged. Coming from the United States where it has already been used for many years, it promises a more efficient sport, a greater caloric expenditure and real improvement in performance. The little extra? It adapts to all practices: Pilates, yoga, muscle strengthening, interior bike, and even the racing carpet.
You may have already tried them during a visit to your gym, or perhaps you have already heard of it. Long dedicated to well-being spaces, infrared lamps are now a place of choice in our sports practices. And for good reason, they are full of profits for the body and our performance. They heat the sports halls between 35 ° C and 38 ° C, just enough to cause slight discomfort, while pushing the body to adapt. And, it must be said, in winter the prospect of locking up in a room with tropical heat is dreaming. From a physical point of view, high temperature promotes vasodilation, that is to say the widening of blood vessels, which improves blood circulation throughout the body. Simply explained, this means that the muscles receive more oxygen and nutrients, which improves their functioning. The key? Better sporting performance, greater endurance, and increased muscle resistance. Better still, infrared penetrate deep into the skin, reduce inflammation and the risk of pain, certain movements then become easier to make. The risk of injury is also significantly reduced.
In terms of weight loss, infrared sport can also have certain benefits. It allows better calorie consumption and offers excellent elimination of toxins through perspiration. Be careful however, “It is not scientifically proven that there is weight loss. This can promote the objective if it is accompanied by a balanced diet … When you are in this type of objectives, you need support for professionals anyway“, Prevents Alexandre Verret, sports coach at Episod. The Parisian brand also offers courses mixing explosive intervals and muscle strengthening under infrared heat in order to improve cardiovascular capacity but also resistance and definition of muscles. ? Heat tone and heat blast.
There is no contraindication to the practice of sport in the heat. However, some cases require the approval of a healthcare professional before launching pregnancies, and cardiovascular disease.
