Monday, March 21, 2011

Healthmate Sauna NSE3 – A 3-Person Far-Infrared Sauna

Anyone who is in the market to buy an infrared sauna is most likely aware of Healthmate brand. It’s popular in the United States most likely because it was the first to sell far-infrared saunas. It sold the first units in 1979 and continues to do so.

If you are married with children, you might want to go for the Healthmate Sauna NSE3, a three-person sauna made of red cedar that easily plugs into an into 120(110)V/20AMP power outlet.

You can buy the Healthmate Sauna NSE3 can be bought for over $5,000 brand new, although you can buy a second hand unit for less than half the original price.

Users of the Healthmate sauna only have glowing review of the product. It’s a well-built unit that heats up easily, and is clearly built to last with the manufacturer’s keen attention to detail. Standard features of the Healthmate sauna include:


  • Standard CD player with AM/FM radio
  • Reading light, 
  • Backrest, 
  • 20 amp outlet, 
  • Towel set


For a little bit more, you can you can have the optional ‘starlight’ ceiling, little pinpoints of light that range through colors red, green, blue, white in a pattern, giving you a more relaxing experience.

If you live in Wisconsin or anywhere else where it’s cold in the winter, it can take an hour to heat up to 150 degrees. You can set the temperature up to 170 degrees. You can set the preheat time for normal use for up to one hour.

The inside bench is just under feet foot long, allowing one you to stretch out with your knees up, or to lean against the side wall with your legs out in front of you, which is something you hardly do with a two-person healthmate sauna model.

The back rest goes against the side wall, not the back wall which contains two heaters. The whole unit contains a total of 5 heaters.

I you have a bad hip, this unit is excellent for easing stiffness and pain. Most people who buy it use it almost every night. This unit is highly recommended, although you’re better off buying a second-hand unit if you’re on a budget. Or you can find cheaper alternatives to the 3-person Healthmate sauna.

Find cheaper three-person infrared saunas here.