SAUNA

What are the supposed benefits of using an infrared sauna?

The supposed benefits of using an infrared sauna are similar to those experienced with a traditional sauna. These include:

  • Better sleep
  • Relaxation
  • Detoxification
  • Weight loss
  • Relief from sore muscles
  • Relief from joint pain such as arthritis
  • Clear and tighter skin
  • Improved circulation
  • Help for people with chronic fatigue syndrome

There are guidelines you can follow, but ultimately, how you choose to use an infrared sauna is up to you. Here are some tips to get you started.

  • Drink water. Make sure you’re hydrated before going into an infrared sauna. Drink a glass of water before your session. You can also bring water into the sauna, especially if you’re sensitive to higher heats.
  • Choose the temperature. The average temperature for an infrared sauna ranges from 100˚F to 150˚F, with beginners starting out at the lower end and more experienced users at the higher end. If this is your first time, start with 100˚F. You may want to stay at this temperature for a few sessions. You can always increase the temperature each session until you reach 150˚F.
  • Length of time. For first-time users, start with 10 to 15 minutes. You can add time each session until you reach the suggested time of 20 to 30 minutes. Saunas come with a timer, so make sure to set it. You don’t want to stay in there too long and risk becoming dehydrated.
  • Clothing. How you dress is your choice. Some people will wear bathing suits, while others prefer to go in naked.
    What you can do while in the sauna. Relax, read, meditate, listen to music, or visit with friends. Just don’t go to sleep.
  • After the session is over. When your session is done, it’s suggested that you take your time and let your body cool down. Once cooled down, feel free to take a shower or bath. Just make sure you are drinking plenty of water.
  • Number of sessions per week. Most facilities that offer infrared sauna treatments recommend using the sauna three to four days per week. If you are healthy and tolerate the four days, you can use the sauna daily.

FLOAT

What Are the Benefits of Float Therapy?

  • Promotes calmness and relaxation
  • Eliminates fatigue and jet lag and enhances mental clarity
  • Improves sleep
  • Alleviates stress and energizes and revitalizes body and mind
  • Reduces depression and anxiety
  • Stimulates left/right brain synchronization
  • Increases creativity and ability to problem solve
  • Improves visualization and deepens meditation by shifting brain waves from beta to lower frequency alpha, theta, and delta
  • Expands awareness, intensifies acuteness of the senses and accelerates learning
  • Enhances hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis
  • Decreases the production of cortisol, ACTH, lactic acid and adrenaline
  • Increases production of endorphins
  • Speeds up rehabilitation and recovery
  • Relieves pain
  • Boosts immune function
  • Improves circulation and distribution of oxygen and nutrients
  • Reduces blood pressure and heart rate
  • Improves athletic performance, helps prevent sports injuries and speeds up the healing process

How Often Should You Do Float Therapy?
Life is always hectic, chaotic, and stressful. Ideally, we recommend setting time aside for a float tank session once or twice a week to gain the greatest benefits. If you’re unable to come that frequently, consider forms of meditation to supplement the mental and physical restoration offered with sensory deprivation therapy.

How Do Float Tanks Work?
Float use an Epsom salt (magnesium) solution to make the water extremely saturated. With almost a thousand pounds of Epsom salt is dissolved in a few hundred gallons of water, it’s literally impossible not to float. Plus, magnesium is known to help balance calcium levels in the body, reduce stress, balance hormones, normalize blood pressure, reduce risk of cancer and other diseases and much more.

We’re so happy to be able to provide float tank therapy to anyone in CrossFit FX or the greater St George area. If you’re ready to relax, rejuvenate, and restore your body, schedule a session today through Wodify and start enjoying the benefits of this exceptional healing technique!

NORMATEC

What Are the Benefits of Normatec compression therapy?

  • Reducing swelling and inflammation.
  • Speeding up muscle recovery.
  • Preventing delayed-onset muscle soreness.
  • Relieving muscle pain.
  • Improving athletic performance.
  • Increasing flexibility and range of motion.
  • Removing exercise-related wastes, like lactic acid.
  • Decreasing muscle fatigue.

The NormaTec system is comprised of a control unit, and separate attachments that can go either on the legs, hips, or arms. The most popular among runners and triathletes are the legs. The attachments use compressed air to massage your limbs and speed up recovery by mobilizing fluid from your limbs toward your core.

NormaTec has a patented massage pattern that is believed to be the most effective way to mobilize fluid in and out of the limbs, which is what creates that “fresh legs” feeling after taking the boots off.

What happens in a Normatec Session

A session in the boots can vary in time, you can start seeing benefits from as little as 20 to 30 minutes.

A session in the NormaTec boots will start with a “pre-inflate cycle”. During this cycle, the attachments (legs, arms, or hips) will be molded to the limbs exact shape. Once this session is complete (less than 90 seconds), the compression will start in your foot (assuming you are using the leg attachment). Similar to the effect of kneading in a massage, each segment will first compress in a “pulsing” manner then release. This compression pattern process repeats all the way up the limb.