Whole-Body Cryotherapy (WBCT)

Whole-body cryotherapy is a treatment whereby a person's whole body is briefly exposed to extremely cold air for up to three minutes. This extreme cold triggers natural anti-inflammatory and physiological responses that reduce inflammation and pain, encourage fat reduction, improve muscle recovery, and enhance overall wellness.

Please note: Our 2-person cryotherapy chamber is truly whole-body, unlike nitrogen chambers that only cool you from the chest down. This gives a very different sensation, with more widespread, far-reaching benefits.

In addition to the significant inflammation control that cold exposure is widely used for, through regular use, whole-body cryotherapy has recently been found to turn indolent white fat cells into calorie-burning brown cells in a process called browning or beiging. This provides a very potent way to boost metabolism and dramatically reduce fat.

These effects are felt throughout the body, not just peripherally, so the benefits are profound.

Those with acute or chronic conditions

• Living with obesity.
• Arthritis (both osteo and rheumatoid) and tendonitis.
• Non-specific lower back pain.
• Chronic Pain Syndrome (CPS) and fibromyalgia.
• Eczema (atopic dermatitis) and psoriasis.
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
• Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.
• Cancer treatment side effects.
• Long COVID, ME, glandular fever and CFS.

Athletes

• Sports Training and competition recovery.
• Sports injuries.
• Performance improvement.
• Pre-competition fat reduction.

Biohackers

• Those in pursuit of healthy longevity.
• Those in pursuit of personal wellness.
• Delaying and helping prevent the onset of age-related conditions.
• Reversing age-related cognitive, memory and attention decline.

1. If it is your first session, we will conduct a short consultation and screening session which will include a quick check of your blood pressure, blood saturation, pulse and temperature to ensure that you are OK to partake in WBCT. It's also a chance to talk about your goals and any concerns.
   
   
2. You will then be shown to the private changing rooms and given the protective thermal accessories and a robe if you require. After you have been shown how the accessories should be worn, you will change into your shorts and top as necessary and put on the protective thermal accessories.
   
   
3. When you are ready, you will be asked the all-important question: "Which tune would you like played during your session?".
   
   
4. Having chosen you favourite track, you will be given brief guidance on how to enter and exit the chamber safely.
   
   
5. When you are ready, you can remove your robe and we will take the skin temperature of your upper arm with a non-contact thermal camera.
   
   
6. Our member of staff will then commence a short countdown after which they will open the door for the shortest time possible and ask you to step in.
   
   
7. It will feel cold! But it's not uncomfortable like an ice water plunge. You can move around in the chamber or keep still; it's up to you.
   
   
8. At any time, you can indicate to our member of staff that you wish to end the session or you can simply exit the chamber yourself by pushing the door open and stepping out.
   
   
9. The chamber will automatically inform you when three minutes is up, at which point our member of staff will open the door and ask you to step out.
   
   
10. We will then measure your skin temperature again to determine the difference from the start and thus the effectiveness of the treatment. We then recommend that you retreat to the sauna for at least twenty minutes.
    
    
11. You will almost certainly feel an energizing, tingling sensation for an hour or so after your session. This is quite normal and demonstrates that the treatment is working.