Whole Body Cryotherapy
@ Social Capitol
Give our new cryotherapy chamber a try
Have you heard of Cryotherapy?!
At its most basic form, Cryotherapy is simply the use of cold temperatures to heal the body. Using the cold to help our bodies recover from injury, inflammation, soreness, or for relaxation has been used since the beginning of time. Putting ice on a wound or bruise, jumping in a cold lake, or taking an ice bath are all forms of basic cryotherapy. All of these methods cause stagnant blood to start moving again, promoting new blood flow which brings healing. It is a very basic, well understood principle that has been widely accepted and used as a means of after the fact recovery but can be quite uncomfortable, inconvenient, and extremely inefficient compared to modern day cryotherapy through the use of cryotherapy chambers.
As many of us know, the hospitality industry can be challenging work and does a number on your body. April did tons of research on the most efficient and effective way to support our team with recovery so we partnered with Cryobuilt, based in Sacramento, California.
But what does it do?
The goal of true whole body cryotherapy is to expose as much skin as possible to temperatures of -166F or below for a short period of time (2-3 minutes) to create a drop in the external skin temperature of 30-40 degrees. The best way to measure this is to use an infrared temperature device before and after the session on the back of the upper arm, measuring the delta between two temperature readings. The results are illustrated in this thermographic image below that shows the outer skin temperature dropping while the core temperature remains intact.
Effects of Whole Body Cryotherapy on the body…
Blood rushing to the core is our body's natural way of protecting our core organs from extreme cold. When exposed to extreme cold temperatures, blood rushes from our extremities to our core, creating a systemic response throughout the body that produces a myriad of benefits. As mentioned above, cold promotes increased blood flow which brings fresh, oxygenated blood full of white blood cells to areas of the body that need it.
Feeling bold and want to give it a try?!
Pick your time block and sign the waiver form digitally so you don’t have to worry about it when you get here. So many of us here have seen (and felt) the benefits of this new addition to our facility. It’s been a game-changing amenity that we use daily! You can choose to opt out of this experience.
Benefits of Cryotherapy
Improves sleep
Reduces anxiety
Relieves chronic pain
Increases energy
Reduces wrinkles
Faster recovery
Decreases acne
Relieves inflammation
Burns calories
Boosts immune system
Increases metabolism
Reduces stress
Releases endorfins
Decreases eczema
Relives joint pain
Tightens skin cells