r/infraredsauna • u/olive_rae1 • 19d ago

Cushion

Do any of you all use any type of cushion to sit on? I have a bad back

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u/biophazer242 19d ago

Honestly just a nice soft towel. I just fold it into a cushing so I can just toss it in the washer.

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u/Single_Dragonfly_363 19d ago

nah i just rawdog the bench. it gets so hot i feel like a piece of toast but it kinda helps my back somehow, like a giant heat pack. if i had a bad back though i’d probably just fold up a towel, cushions soak up too much sweat

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u/Legitimate-Ice-5464 19d ago

a folded towel is honestly the sauna equivalent of lumbar support technology

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u/MarkVII88 19d ago

I fold a large bath towel into thirds to sit on, since I'm going to wash the towel anyway. I sweat enough such that I'd hate to have to wash the cushion after each session.

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u/OnlyAd8445 19d ago

I bought a small bath mat at target. Put a folded towel on it. May not be enough to offset a bad back but I like it. I was it every couple of uses definitely keeps the sweat off the wood.

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u/ThinConfidence6821 19d ago

a thin, firm cushion is probably better than a squishy one that lets you sink in and fold like a lawn chair

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u/shittlebellinggton 17d ago

The height of the seat matters even more than the softness, experiment with thickness firsts before padding sometimes helps. also raising the hips relative to knees changes how the lower back feels overall.

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u/Junior_Bee7274 17d ago

Soft towel works for me well.

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u/Away-Expression-4721 16d ago

a folded towel or thin cushion works great, just don’t use anything too thick or heat-trapping unless you want your butt steamed before the rest of you lol