Whole body cryotherapy
Are you interested in improving your immune system? Do you want to cleanse your body of toxins, speed up your metabolism and lose weight? Or maybe reduce stress and improve your mood? Cryotherapy is an excellent biological renewal for the whole family! It allows healthy people to feel even better, helps athletes achieve better results than ever before, and quickly gets sick or injured people back on their feet!
All it takes is three minutes
By entering the chamber where the temperature is extremely low for only 3 minutes, you activate a complex mechanism that has a very beneficial effect on your body. After such drastic cooling, blood circulates in your veins faster than ever before. Your metabolism works at full speed, so you lose weight (you can even burn up to 800 kcal during a session!), and your skin becomes smooth and firm. The endorphin rush puts you in a great mood and gives you energy.
BENEFITS
For the body
- Accelerates metabolism
- Acts as a detoxifier
- Speeds up muscle regeneration
- Acts as an anti-aging agento
For the mind
- Improves mood (endorphin release)
- Relieves stress (decreases cortisol levels)
- Acts as an antidepressant
- Improves sleep quality
- Adds energy and vitality
For athletes
- Speeds up muscle recovery after exercise
- Facilitates rehabilitation after injuries and procedures
- Increases body endurance
- Supports strength and endurance training
- Improves flexibility and power
For beauty
- Reduces cellulite
- Delays aging
- Assists in weight loss
- Removes toxins from the body
For health
- Reduces pain and inflammation
- Reduces swelling and accelerates healing
- Reduces degenerative changes in the joints
- Alleviates symptoms of chronic conditions such as: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and fibromyalgia
For longevity
- Strengthens the immune system
- Improves blood circulation
- Reduces inflammation
- Helps maintain a youthful appearance, good condition, and great mood
How it works
You may be wondering how it’s possible that a brief moment in the cold can bring so many health benefits. Remember, this is not just any cold – it’s an extremely low temperature of -195°C, which your body is exposed to for 120 to 180 seconds. Will you freeze? Yes. Will you endure it? Of course! The length of a cryotherapy session is so short that thanks to adrenaline and endorphins, you feel nothing but excitement. Meanwhile, your body, in a state similar to hibernation, triggers mechanisms necessary for survival – metabolic processes and blood circulation slow down. But the best is yet to come. After the session, your body, wanting to warm up, expands blood vessels, and blood begins to circulate up to 4 times faster. It boosts metabolism, reduces muscle tension, and makes tissue more oxygenated. A true cascade of reactions is triggered, which lead to such a rapid improvement in your health and mood.
Procedure
A session of whole body cryotherapy is, due to the conditions in the chamber, a slightly extreme experience. That’s why it’s worth entrusting yourself to specialists who take care of your comfort and safety at every stage of the treatment and together with you determine the optimal therapy plan. At SI Strefa Regeneracji, we have a modern CryoSpace Hybrid chamber. Before the treatment, we show you the device and conduct an interview with you for contraindications. We discuss the course of the session, determine its duration, and…start. You enter the chamber in underwear, a swimsuit, or nude (this only applies to women, but it’s for your own good, gentlemen), without jewelry, watches and other accessories. Only you and the cold.
Professionals oversee everything, and your task is to relax, feel positive energy, and the strength to act.
“If we always choose comfort, we will never discover the deepest possibilities of our body and mind.”
Book nowMost frequently asked questions about whole body cryotherapy
It is a treatment in which the entire body is exposed to extreme cold in a modern cryochamber, where temperatures can reach as low as -195°C. You are inside the chamber for a maximum of 3 minutes, during which your body enters a state of survival mode, similar to hibernation. After exiting the chamber, your blood circulation increases up to fourfold, which speeds up metabolic processes and results in an incredible surge of energy. We recommend this treatment as a preventive measure for healthy individuals, as well as a supportive therapy for those dealing with injuries or illnesses.
Yes, Whole Body Cryotherapy is a safe treatment with no side effects. There is, however, a list of contraindications. Because it is an extreme kind of therapy, we recommend doing it under a qualified crew’s control. The crew will make sure the session goes as planned and create an individual plan, based on your needs.
The duration of the treatment is tailored to each client’s individual needs and lasts between 120 and 180 seconds.
During the intense cooling of the body, the blood vessels constrict and the blood circulation slows down significantly. You may feel a slight tingling sensation and numbness, as well as the intense cold penetrating your body. However, this discomfort is only temporary as the treatment lasts for only 3 minutes. Additionally, the release of hormones during the session, such as cortisol, testosterone, adrenaline, and endorphins, can induce a somewhat euphoric state and help to minimize the unpleasant sensations.
No, it doesn’t hurt at all. The uncomfortable feeling of numbness lasts for only a moment. After leaving the cold chamber, you will get warm super quickly due to blood circulation going faster. Thanks to that, you and your muscles will feel nice and relaxed.
It doesn’t matter. At Si Strefa Regeneracji we offer you a modern CryoSpace Hybrid chamber, in which your head is outside. Claustrophobia is not a contraindication.
On the day of the treatment, avoid alcohol and other substances. Do not apply creams, ointments, or balms before the treatment. Remove all jewellery and watches. The best clothing to wear is swimwear or underwear. Women may enter the cryochamber naked (men may not due to the risk of frostbite). That’s all you need to know. Our staff will take care of everything else.
Yes, whole body cryotherapy can help in the fight against cellulite due to the extreme cold’s effect on the circulatory system. Cryotherapy speeds up blood and lymph flow, improves metabolism and tissue oxygenation, and also improves their firmness and elasticity. The treatment can be used independently or in combination with other therapies.
Both use cold as a therapy tool. The health benefits and quite similar then. However, the whole body cryotherapy has a few more advantages. First of all, you can use this therapy all year, not only when it’s cold outside. The second, important difference is safety. While winter swimming is quite a risky activity that could end with a thermal shock, whole body cryotherapy is 100% safe. You can read more about the differences between winter swimming and the whole body cryotherapy here.
Whole Body Cryotherapy dilates blood vessels and helps with blood circulation. Thanks to that it has a good impact on people who are always cold. Faster going blood helps to keep the feet and hands warm. One of the benefits of cryotherapy is that it strengthens the immune system. That is why regular session may help with staying away from sickness.
Cryotherapy stimulates your immune system, which allows for avoiding colds and mitigating their symptoms. However, it is important to be healthy during the treatment. In case of infection, we recommend waiting until it has passed.
Taking a shower is not necessary before, nor after the session. Your skin does not get wet. Many clients come for a session on their lunch breaks, as the treatment is only 3 minutes long.
There is no easy answer to that question, as cryotherapy is great for your body either way. Having the treatment done before a workout makes your blood circulation go faster and helps with the mobility of joint. That is why we invite runners, cyclists and endurance athletes before their workouts. A session after a training helps with regenerating tissues, which is why we invite you after an intensive day at the gym!
It depends ? After the first treatment you are going to feel less pain and wake your immune system up. However, for the whole body cryotherapy to really work, you need to plan out 10-20 visits in a month. It is a bit different if you are having problems with a specific sickness. In that case, we will make the number and timing of sessions suit your needs. You can read more about it here.
Yes, cryotherapy is totally safe while on your menstrual cycle.
No. At Si Strefa Regeneracji we use a modern CryoSpace Hybrid chamber, in which your head is out. Your hair and makeup are safe.
One of the primary advantages of cryotherapy used in medicine is its anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. Whole body cryotherapy, in particular, is recommended for people suffering from the following conditions:
- Rheumatic diseases of soft tissues (fibromyalgia, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis) and connective tissues
- Inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
- Metabolic joint inflammation – gout
- Degenerative diseases and secondary degenerative changes that distort joints or spine and discopathy
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Overload syndromes and post-traumatic injuries to the musculoskeletal system (bruises, sprains, dislocations, fractures, muscles)
- Paralyzes and spastic contractions of limbs due to neurological and orthopedic disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Alleviation and/or elimination of menopausal symptoms
- Mental fatigue (stress)
- Depressive and neurotic disorders
You can read more about the strong anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects of cryotherapy here.
Fortunately, there aren’t many of them. The most important contraindications for using a cryo chamber are:
- Cancer
- Previous heart attack and other heart diseases
- Cold sensitivity and frostbite
- Hyperthyroidism
- Circulatory failure
- Skin damage and purulent changes
- Anemia
- Kidney and bladder diseases
- Pregnancy
- Excessive sweating