to be honest, the unknown gets me a
little nervous, and the thought of me
being in such cold temperatures was
not making it any easier. (Oh, by the
way, did I mention I am not a strang-
er to cold? I grew up in Siberia.)
to the attendant. The cold vapor
surrounded my body but I did not
feel the cold shock one will experi-
ence when being submerged in ice
bath. Since the temperature in the
chamber drops gradually, you get ac-
climated to the changes. The whole
I made it there … as nervous as one treatment takes only three minutes.
can be. The friendly staff assured me The first time ever you can cut down
that the treatment can be stopped to two. As I was in the chamber I
at any minute and the door is not kept my mind off being cold by talk-
locked, which gave me comfort. I ing to the cryotherapy technician
had to strip to my undergarments. all the time. The fact that she was
I was given two sets of gloves, socks there through the whole time closely
and slippers, a towel to wrap myself supervising me made me feel ver y
in. When I walked out of the fit- comfortable. The chamber cuts off
ting room, there was a cryocham- after three minutes, because going
ber cooled with nitrogen gas and longer is not advisable. I was handed
the vapors that were coming from back my towel and helped out of the
the top made it look like something chamber. I walked back to the fitting
from a sci-fi movie. Since I have a room to get dressed.
curious nature, I got a little excited.
The cryotherapy technician opened You probably want to know how I
the door and I walked in. The floor felt afterwards. I felt great! Rejuve-
in the chamber was raised to where nated, energized, my mood alleviated
my head was above the chamber. I and most importantly my back pain
learned that inhaling too much ni- was not there! I called my skeptical
trogen will make you feel dizzy and friend right away and started pouring
is not advisable. I handed the towel on how great I am feeling and told
him that he needs to try it for sure!
Needless to say, I got hooked on
cryotherapy! I signed up for month-
ly unlimited membership and started
going there four to five times a week,
despite the long drive. Because cryo-
therapy is the only therapy that helps
me live a pain-free life, I became a
strong believer and advocate for it.
After seven months of starting cryo-
therapy treatments, I have my own
cryotherapy spa now. Better sleep,
elevated mood, and stress reduction
are just icing on the cake. Plus, I
can splurge on dessert without fear-
ing the weight-gain because doing
cryotherapy daily helps me keep my
metabolism high and I burn some
calories while my body is trying to
keep warm in the chamber. Doing
cryotherapy became a part of my
daily regimen along with working
out and practicing yoga. Our body
is an amazing machine; it’s designed
to heal itself, if you give it a chance.
Larissa Steinruck
CEO, Founder of Arctic Healing
Cryo
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