FIT Body Wrap | Spa Services

Science of Weight Loss and Calorie Chart

When body fat is accumulated, blood circulation continually decreases. Due to a lack of blood circulation, burning and metabolizing of body fat does not occur. In addition, very little heat is being circulated to troublesome areas of the body. This is called "cold spots." When you take away the heat from that area of your body and it cools, the fat then turns from subcutaneous fat into cellulite. Subcutaneous fat is very soft and easy to lose. Cellulite is almost like muscle that is hardened from lack of blood circulation, which makes the FIT body wrap instrumental in cellulite reduction.

The purpose of a body wrap is to apply heat to the body in order to get underneath the fat tissue and thin the blood where fat tissue exists. Bringing the blood back into the areas that have had restricted blood flow causes the metabolism rates to rise. The heat softens the fat tissue causing it to break up and be released into the blood stream in the form of calories to be burned up as energy. When we have an excess of calories, the body stores them as fat. FIT body wraps reverse this process by breaking the fat down into calories and placing them back into the blood stream to be used as energy.

The FIT body wrap is able to aid in the breakdown of fat tissue with the use of Far infrared (FIR) energy. FIR energy is part of the natural light spectrum of sunlight, without the use of Ultra Violet rays. FIR energy falls within the same family of Infrared Rays in the light spectrum, but has longer wavelengths, similar to UV rays.

FIR energy is beneficial to everyone because it can be easily absorbed by the body. When FIR penetrates the skin, it transforms from light energy into heat energy. The thermal effect within the deep layers of tissues causes blood vessels in capillaries to dilate, promoting better blood circulation. The heat produced helps to rid your body of toxins and metabolic wastes by causing you to produce sweat.

Dilation of peripheral blood vessels leads to positive results of attracting oxygen to joints and extremities. This relaxes stiff muscles and expedites the healing of sprains and strains. The increased blood flow and metabolic rate allow toxic waste to be purged in the form of sweat, which potentially leads to faster recovery of aching and injured muscles.

What is a Calorie?

A calorie is a measure of energy expenditure. The calories referred to in diet and exercise, are kilocalories (kcal) which are 1,000 of the calories referred to in science labs for measuring chemical reactions. A pound of fat stores 3,500 calories (kcal). To lose half a kilo of fat a week a person must eat approximately 500 fewer calories (kcal) per day than he or she expends. The range of daily calorie burning is from 1,600 for a sedentary woman or older people, to 2,800 for active men, very active women and teenage boys.

You can burn between 900 and 1,400 calories or more in just one 50 minute session. Best of all, the inch loss from infrared is permanent.

Caloric Burning Equivalents Per 50-Minute Session

Activity	Calories
Infrared Body Wraps	900-1400
Marathon Running	1,186
Racquetball	1,020
Swimming	600
Jogging	600
Tennis	530
Cycling (10 mph)	450
Walking (3.5 mph)	350

Testimonials

"I would like to let you know how grateful I am to have experienced the FIT Body Wrap at your salon, iTAN. I was very skeptical of it in the beginning, then I had seen the results of a few people I knew. I decided to try it myself. It was definitely a positive experience and I have been extremely pleased with the results. The process was easy and comfortable and the results were much more than I expected. I can say, with no hesitation, that this program works and I strongly recommend it to others." –Stephanie V.

"In just 30 days with diet, regular exercise and the body wrap system, I've already toned my figure losing 7 pounds and almost 4 inches! If you haven't tried the body wrap system, try it - all you have to lose is inches!" -Robin M.

"I love the way the wraps help me to relax after a long day and work at burning toxins from my body and help you to keep tone." –Cynthia J.

Locations

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