Yes, you can do both. If you choose to workout before your treatment, we ask that you allow enough time for your core body temperature to cool down before your session. In addition, you must be completely dry (no sweat). We strongly recommend working out after your cryotherapy session so you can reap the full benefits of feeling more energised and flexible.

A general session will be around -130 degrees Celsius. The temperature and duration are adjusted to suit your specific comfort levels and personal goals.

The Whole Body Cryotherapy cabin is cooled with liquid nitrogen. The liquid nitrogen is introduced  to the atmosphere via a metering process within the mechanics of the cabin. The machine turns the liquid nitrogen into a fog like vapour.  A nearby storage vessel supplies the liquid nitrogen. The fog is then circulated in a vortex around you for up to 3-minutes.

A Whole Body Cryotherapy session is a maximum of 3 minutes. The time and temperature are adjusted to suit your specific comfort levels and goals.

While a single session will instantly change your mood, we recommend doing 2-3 treatments a week to fully reap the benefits of cryotherapy and maximise your potential.

The most common feeling is being energised. During your session, the cold acts on your hormone levels. Your body’s natural fight or flight response is activated and dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin levels are elevated. Most clients report a revitalised or energised feeling for 6-8 hours after a session. The next most common experience reported is analgesic or pain mitigating effect. This is primarily affected in 2 ways. The first way is removal of pain caused from inflammation. The second way pain is minimised is by disallowing white blood cells to enter damaged muscles thereby circumventing muscular inflammation. Other normal experiences are shortened recovery periods, minimisation of delayed onset muscle soreness, alleviation of joint pain and stiffness, increased flexibility, and increased muscular performance.

Absolutely. This technology was invented specifically for those afflicted with Arthritis. Whole Body Cryotherapy now maintains a secure foothold in the treatment and management of Arthritis. Inflammation of the synovial membrane, caused by degradation of the joint, can be extremely painful. Whole Body Cryotherapy acts by removing swelling and inflammation, and returning enriched, oxygenated blood to the joint.

Yes. The air you are breathing right now is 78% nitrogen.  To ensure your safety, we employ the most advanced cryotherapy technology available and a trained technician will accompany you in-room for the duration of your session. Additionally, your head remains above the top of the chamber at all times via an adjustable lift that allows for varying heights – this measure keeps you from breathing in the cooling nitrogen.

Clients are required to wear underwear or a bathing suit without metal during the session. The more skin you can have exposed the better. We will provide you with speciality socks, gloves and shoes to be worn. Additionally, all metal jewellery must be removed from the neck down before the session.

This treatment is completely dry which allows your body to withstand the extremely low temperatures. For some people, a slight pins & needles sensation may occur during the final 20-30 seconds but disappears immediately upon exiting the session.

The following conditions are contraindications to whole body cryotherapy:

Pregnancy, severe Hypertension (BP> 180/100), acute or recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, arrhythmia, symptomatic cardiovascular disease, cardiac pacemaker, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, venous thrombosis, acute or recent cerebrovascular accident, uncontrolled seizures, Raynaud’s Syndrome, fever, tumour disease, symptomatic lung disorders, bleeding disorders, severe anaemia, infection, claustrophobia, cold allergy, age less than 18 years (parental consent to treatment needed), acute kidney and urinary tract diseases. 

Whole body cryotherapy is very well tolerated and has minimal risks: Fluctuations in blood pressure during the procedure by up to 10 points systolically (this effect reverses after the end of the procedure, as peripheral circulation returns to normal), allergic reaction to extreme cold (rare), redness, and skin burns (only if exposed to low temperatures longer than recommended).

• Untreated Hypertension
• Heart attack within previous 6 months
• Decompensating diseases (oedema) of the cardiovascular and respiratory system
• Congestive Heart Failure
• COPD
• Chronic liver disease
• Unstable Angina Pectoris
• Pacemaker
• Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or known circulatory dysfunction
• Acute febrile respiratory (Flu like respiratory conditions)
• Acute kidney and urinary tract diseases
• Severe Anemia
• Cold Allergenic Phenomenon (known allergy to cold contactants)
• Heavy consumerist diseases (abnormal bleeding)
• Seizure disorders
• Bacterial and viral infections of the skin
• Wound healing disorders (open sores or discharging wound/skin conditions)
• Valvular heart disease
• Recent heart surgery
• Ischemic heart disease
• Raynaud’s disease
• Polyneuropathies
• Pregnancy
• Vasculitis
• Hyperhidrosis – heavy perspiration

If you are unsure if you are effected by any of these conditions, contact your doctor to see if Whole Body Cryotherapy is right for you