If you step into a modern recovery lounge or a high-end wellness studio, you’ll likely find a sauna waiting for you. But as the popularity of heat therapy has exploded, a debate has emerged: Should you sweat it out in a traditional Finnish sauna, or step into a modern infrared cabin?

For the high-performing professional or dedicated athlete, both offer incredible benefits, but they work in fundamentally different ways.

As a performance coach, my philosophy on recovery is simple: Understand the mechanism so you can choose the tool that actually aligns with your goals.