I am currently enraged by the bad press tanning beds are receiving. Reports that they are 'as dangerous as arsenic' are absolutely ludricous and completely unfounded.
Just one fact that these reports fail to tell the public is that tanning beds emit UVA and UVB rays, just like the sun. The sun actually emits approximately 95%UVA and 5% UVB depending on the tme of day, where as tanning beds produce a more balanced exposure, apart from high pressure beds that are primarily UVA.
Telling people to stay out of tanning beds is like telling people to stay out of the sun, the only difference being, is that tanning indoors is a more controlled environment. Outdoors you are open to the elements of time of day, altitude, cloud cover, time of year etc etc. Therefore, you have to be be more careful about overexposure.
You may be thinking. Well , she's only saying this because it's her business. Yes, it is my business but I'm also a health and fitness professional, with a Bachelors degree in Sport Science and numerous certifications in Group Fitness and Personal Training. I would not get into a profession that I thougth would be harmful to the body. I'm all about health and well being and the fact that sunlight in moderation, whether it be indoors or outdoors, is beneficial to your health in so many ways.
As mentioned in my last blog, MODERATION is the key.
Happy Tanning !