What is Cryotherapy?
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The whole body cryotherapy (WBC) we use at Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga is supposed to trigger your body’s “fight or flight” mode.
This may prompt your body to release endorphins and adrenaline, among other things. Endorphins are often described as the body’s natural painkillers!
Because of this, cryotherapy may help you feel less achy after one of your tough workouts and can be part of your recovery routine, supporting one of our main goals at Recovery Lab: We want to make whatever fitness goal you have as comfortable as possible for you!
CRYOTHERAPY
- What are the Benefits of Cryotherapy?
Cryotherapy has far too many potential benefits to go into them all in detail. The main potential benefits of a cryotherapy session may include:
- Support for Your Recovery Routine
- May Support Immune Function
- May Help Reduce Inflammation
- May Support Metabolism
- May Support Better Sleep
- May Help Ease Muscle Soreness
- May Support Collagen Production
With all of these potential advantages from cryotherapy, you can see why we are so pleased to offer it at Recovery Lab!
- Is Cryotherapy Cold?
Of course cryotherapy is cold! “Cryo” literally means “cold.”
During cryotherapy at Recovery Lab, your body will be surrounded in one of our chambers by cold air that is all the way down to -200°F to -250°F!
However, cryotherapy uses a dry cold. So, while you may get uncomfortably cold, it should never be painful for you.
It’s perfectly normal for your skin to get a sort of tingly feeling while you are in our chamber for your cryotherapy session, but this should stop at the end of your session when you step out of the cryo chamber, and you should soon feel back to normal.
- Is Cryotherapy Dangerous?
If you were doing cryotherapy by yourself and were not paying attention to the time, it could be dangerous. However, this is why Recovery Labs has a recovery specialist nearby for your entire session.
More than this, our recovery specialist will walk you through each step and monitor your safety. Without these precautions, your skin could be damaged due to the cold.
We encourage you to speak in depth with your Recovery Specialist about the many safety measures we take!
- How Long Does Cryotherapy Take?
Not long at all! The cryotherapy session itself only takes around 3 minutes.
You will want to ensure you allot more time than those 3 minutes, though, as you will need time to make sure you are dry, change clothes, etc., before and after the session.
- What Is a Cryotherapy Session Like?
Our cryotherapy sessions are done in upright chambers slightly resembling upright tanning beds. Before you go inside one of these, our Recovery Specialist will ensure you are completely dry and are wearing the gloves, socks, and slippers we provide to protect your hands and feet.
After you are inside the cryotherapy chamber, the Recovery Specialist will make any necessary adjustments for your comfort, including raising or lowering the front so your head pokes out the top.
You will stand there for your session, and then you exit and get back into your regular clothes. That’s it!
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