Red Light Therapy

Serving the Greater San Bernardino County Area including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Upland, CA

Red light therapy is a service at Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga to stimulate your body’s cells. The light in this therapy takes advantage of both red and near-infrared light wavelengths, which are thought to stimulate the mitochondria inside each one of your cells.

The mitochondria is the piece of your cell that gives it energy, so stimulating it may help support your cells as they carry out their delegated tasks.

Red Light Therapy

How Does Red Light Therapy Help with Fitness?

Although red light therapy is often used to support better sleep, relaxation, and numerous other things, it also has some great potential to help you get fit. Potential benefits include:

May Support a Healthy Inflammation Response
May Support Joint Comfort
May Support Your Body's Natural Recovery
May Help Ease Muscle Tension

The idea is that your cells already do these things on their own; the extra energy from red light may simply help support them along the way! Some people also include it as part of an active lifestyle that supports their weight management goals.

Preparing For Your Red Light Therapy Session

Before starting, a Recovery Specialist will give you the basic guidelines. One of these is the need to remove any lotions or creams from your skin before you start to ensure the red light is not blocked by anything and can get straight to your cells.

As jewelry reflects the light, this should also be removed. Otherwise, the only other preparation needed is to get ready to relax and to absorb the light!

How Long Does Red Light Therapy Take?

For most, it’s best to start with briefer sessions to get your body used to red light. Short sessions can be as little as 5 to 10 minutes long each, but you will gradually increase these to 20 to 30 minutes.

However, this doesn’t include your preparation time, or however long it takes you to pull yourself away from this often-relaxing therapy, so you’ll want to allot extra time in your schedule for those things!

When To Use Red Light Therapy

You can schedule red light therapy sessions either before or after your workouts at our fitness center. Another option is to use this therapy on your rest days. Using it with other recovery methods, like mobility stretching, is also possible.

The only truly vital thing is using red light therapy consistently, whether a couple of times a week or only a couple of times a month. Since red light benefits are thought to be cumulative, regular sessions may help you get the most out of it.

Is Red Light Therapy Safe?

Red light therapy is basically safe. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t ever look directly at the red lights, as this is bad for your retinas. For this reason, Recovery Lab provides what you need to protect your eyes.

Also, skin conditions that make your skin more sensitive to light can make this therapy harmful, as it could cause redness, itching, or burning. This is part of why a Recovery Specialist will talk with you about if this service is a good fit for your needs.

Red Light Therapy

Serving the Greater San Bernardino County Area including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Upland, CA

Red Light Therapy

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