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Max Out Your Workout with Cryotherapy

Max out your Workout with Cryotherapy

Many athletes (both professional and the rest of us) have recently turned to cryotherapy for an increase in strength and endurance – and to maximize the effectiveness of each workout. We are all busy people, trying to make the most out of everything we do, that’s why we are excited to share five ways you can max out your workout with cryotherapy.

 

How Cryotherapy Can Take Your Workout from 0-60

 

So many athletes use the natural healing and anti-inflammatory power of cryotherapy to boost their workouts. Here are just five reasons why:

 

  1. Increased Energy

We’ve all had our days at the gym where we just aren’t feeling it – the weights seem heavier, and the reps seem longer! One of the benefits of cryotherapy is an increase in energy. Many use it to handle the fatigue that sometimes sneaks in. Plus, this energy boost not only affects your workout but your daily routines, too.

 

  1. Decreased Muscle Soreness/Faster Recovery

As any health enthusiasts will tell you, recovering is just as important as the workout itself. With cryotherapy, you are decreasing inflammation and allowing your body to heal. Because of the unique nature of this treatment, many report that they feel less sore after their workouts and that any lingering discomfort dissipates faster. Anyone who has sat through an ice bath knows that achieving that result without the pain is truly magical!

 

  1. Endorphin Rush

What if you could achieve the “runner’s high” at the start of your workout? Many of our clients report an endorphin rush, causing them to jump-start their workouts with a burst of energy they wouldn’t typically have. This often results in longer, harder routines that produce results faster than usual.

 

  1. Cryotherapy Burns Calories

If you are working out to shed a few pounds or looking for a boost to get that rockin’ bod you’ve always dreamed of, you might want to try cryotherapy. One session can burn 500-800 calories as your body reacts first to the extreme cold and then acts quickly to warm itself back up. This probably isn’t going to be your only weight loss tool, but it’s definitely a perk!

 

  1. Better sleep

Within the first few days of cryotherapy, many of our clients report a better night sleep and wake up feeling more refreshed and energetic. Because rest itself has such a therapeutic effect on the body, this can dramatically affect your workouts!

To achieve the full benefits of Cryotherapy we recommend setting up a dedicated treatment schedule that coincides with your training and workouts. Book your treatment today!

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Capitol Cryo Is Offering More Than Cryotherapy

Capitol Cryo is more than just cryotherapy. We provide several holistic modalities for our clients in Salem and surrounding cities. You may be wondering what these treatments are – and today we’re here to tell you all about them!

Capitol Cryo’s Treatment Offerings

We are excited to offer several holistic treatments to help fight inflammation, provide pain relief, and so much more! Below are the four holistic modalities you can experience here at Capitol Cryo:

LED Light Therapy

Capitol Cryo is excited to provide Celluma LED Light Therapy. This FDA-approved technology uses photonic light energy to provide deep penetration through tissue and thereby reduce inflammation. This technology has been studied for years and is scientifically proven to alleviate symptoms caused by inflammation, relieve pain, improve circulation, kill bacteria, and stimulate tissue repair.

Our clients deserve the best therapies, which is why we have chosen to provide them with Celluma LED Light Therapy. This technology is FDA approved and has been researched extensively to prove its efficacy.

You can use LED Light Therapy to:

  • Reduce pain and inflammation
  • Decrease spasms, joint pain, tension, and aches
  • Speed tissue repair
  • Improve localized circulation
  • Treat acne, rosacea, and dermatitis
  • Relieve rheumatoid arthritis, muscle, and joint pain
  • Reduce fine lines and blemishes
  • Prevents acne breakouts
  • Decrease subcutaneous toxins in the face

This new treatment can assist anyone with pain reduction, accident recovery, acne healing and prevention, wound healing, and more.

NormaTec Compression

The massage system created by NormaTec assists in rapid post-workout recovery. NormaTech Compression Sleeves use their patented pulse massage pattern to mobilize fluid, breaking down lactic acid build up in the limbs. This is an effective treatment for runners and other athletes to speed post-workout recovery.

We chose NormaTec’s compression system specifically because it was developed by a bioengineer to work with your body’s systems, making it a fantastic holistic treatment modality.  

Local Cryotherapy

You’ve heard of our whole-body cryotherapy treatments, but have you tried local cryotherapy? These localized, ten-minute treatments allow individuals to use cryotherapy on specific areas of the body, targeting pain points and reducing inflammation.

You could think of localized cryotherapy as an extremely effective way to ice an area that is swelling, causing pain, stiff, or sore. Often, when a person has an area of discomfort, they must ice that area for as long as they can stand, sitting immobile and uncomfortable for extended periods. Local cryotherapy is much more rapid, comfortable, and effective.

Additionally, localized cryotherapy has a surprising use – it can be used to boost your skin’s health and rejuvenate its appearance with a cryo facial! The application of intense cold to your skin can stimulate collagen production, reduce the appearance of fine lines, and much more.

Here’s a shortlist of some of the benefits provided by local cryotherapy and cryo facials:

  • Reduces joint and arthritic pain while speeding recovery
  • Decreases soreness and inflammation in targeted areas
  • Activates natural regeneration
  • Speeds post-operative surgery healing
  • Stimulates tissue production
  • Improves circulation
  • Treats and soothes eczema, psoriasis, and contact dermatitis
  • Detoxes skin
  • Reduces fine lines, blemishes, and acne

The anti-inflammatory properties of cryotherapy are also used to treat chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, dermatitis, and eczema. With repeated applications, cryotherapy will assist in reducing affected areas, minimizing fine lines, age spots and giving the skin a natural glow, without downtime, needles, recovery times or having to remove makeup.

Whole-body Cryotherapy

Of course, we provide whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) with our in-house cryo chamber, as well. When experiencing WBC, you expose your body to subzero temperatures, triggering the body’s anti-inflammatory response, improving blood circulation, and helping your body to repair tissues. You can find out more about Whole body cryotherapy on our website, or by booking your $25 first appointment!

Are you ready to start your journey toward holistic health? Contact Capitol Cryo today to utilize our Celluma LED Light Therapy, try local cryotherapy, get a cryo facial, or book your whole body cryotherapy appointment.

 

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CrossFit Recovery

INJURY AND MUSCLE RECOVERY FOR ATHLETES

On the day after Slaughterfest here in Salem, Oregon I feel it is appropriate to talk about how Whole Body Cryotherapy can help athletes recover.  The Crossfit athletes who competed yesterday are waking up to massive lactic acid and soreness.  Their legs and arms are stiff and inflamed, no doubt from the massive reps they produced over a short period of time, pushing their bodies to the limit.  Cryotherapy can help with pain management.

Cryotherapy subjects the body to extreme cold and sends a rush of blood to your vital organs and core. As soon as you leave the cold, this new enriched blood is sent back to the rest of your body, including the injured areas.   The 2-3 minute session will increase your mobility, reduce stiffness and help manage your pain as you recover.

The endorphin rush you feel coming out of the chamber is your blood returning from your core, stripping inflammation and lactic acid and reducing the chance for future injury and helping you recover faster to get back to your next workout.  Whole Body Cryotherapy, unlike an ice bath can get you back to competition the same day versus the 24 hour recovery time of an ice bath.

Remember to fuel your body! We have some great partners in town that can help with those supplements as you prep for your next competition. Kamikaze has taken the valley by storm and now has a new shop in Keizer!  Check them out 😉

Book your appointment today at www.capitolcryo.co  $25 for new times with various membership options and punch cards.

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Reduce Inflammation!

Today we want to discuss what Whole Body Cryotherapy can do for you, starting today!  We often have clients ask, “Why should I do this and How often?” Depending on your inflammation index we advise our clients this is not a “One and done” treatment.  To make recovery part of your lifestyle, commit to therapy 2-3 times a week for the first month and evaluate your wellness after 30 days.  As stated in our first blog, after those first 3 sessions you will be sleeping better, have increased mobility, reduced inflammation and performing better in your daily activities of living!   Take a look below!

Our featured picture today is of ultra-marathoner Salem bad ass Mike Tyler.  He just completed the Georgia death race, a 70ish mile run with 28,000 feet of elevation change.  He placed 30th and uses both Whole Body Cryotherapy and our NormaTec compression therapy (pictured) to recover and keep him on his feet longer!

 

INFLAMMATION & PAIN MANAGEMENT

We all deal with the struggles of pain management, especially as we age. Daily activities like eating and exercising create excess inflammation in the body. Cryotherapy was invented by Japanese Doctor, Dr. Yamaguchi in 1979 with the sole purpose of reducing inflammation all over the body for his patients with rheumatoid arthritis

 

WORKOUT RECOVERY

In sports recovery, cryotherapy has gained momentum as an effective recovery modality for muscle and ligament injuries by significantly depressing inflammation after strenuous exercise and training by inducing a natural anti-inflammatory response.  Unlike “Ice baths” you can immediately return to physical activities after whole-body cryotherapy!

Combine whole body cryotherapy service with our NormaTec compression therapy before or after workouts to reach new personal records in your performance!

 

BEAUTY & WELLNESS

During cryotherapy, the skin vessels and capillaries undergo a period of vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation once the session is complete. This process causes toxins stored in the body to be broken down and flushed away.  Innovative cold therapy can activate collagen production, wake up energy systems and hammer away at inflammation leading to a better nights sleep.

 

Book today at www.capitrolcryo.co or call 971.301.2796