HEYFORD RECOVERY HUB
Benefits of Heat and Cold Therapy
Recent studies are proving the connection between the practice of extreme heat and cold exposure and its direct effect on mental well-being, sports performance/recovery, biochemistry and hormonal composition, physical muscle and joint repair through growth hormone stimulation as well as conditioning and recovery.
Sweat out the toxins and cleanse yourself in our infrared sauna. Then reenergise, repair and peak your focus and concentration in our cold plunges.
Physical health benefits include:
- Immune system support
- Improve circulation
- Reduce chronic pain
- Boost metabolism
- Improved sleep
- Increased brown fat
- Improve lung function and risk of infections
Mental health benefits include:
- Spike mental focus
- Boost in energy
- Elevate mood
- Practice discipline
- Increased resilience
- Improved sleep and rest
- Reduced stress and anxiety
Recovery and repair benefits include:
- Lower inflammation
- Reduce muscle soreness
- Boost performance
- Resets nervous system
- Reduce acute and chronic pain
Cold Plunge Bath
Cold water therapy can change your outlook on life and allow you to break through your own boundaries and make you feel you can take on the world with increased energy and resilience.
Boosts muscle and joint recovery while reducing inflammation and chronic pain
Elevates mood and reduces depression/anxiety
Over time can dramatically reduce overall resting heart-rate as your body reconfigures your cardiovascular system to a more efficient state of heat-loss control and skin temperature regulation, thus reducing lifetime pressure on the heart muscle and longevity of the heart.
Increases the level of alkaline PH within your body boost an oxygen rich biochemisty.
Releases endorphins and stimulates focus, an excellent way to tackle the day or wind-down with perfect clarity.
Improves deep sleep and restfulness.
Infrared Sauna
An infrared sauna is a type of sauna that uses light to create heat. A traditional sauna uses heat to warm the air, which in turn warms the body. An infrared sauna heats your body directly without warming the air around you.
The appeal of saunas in general is that they cause reactions similar to those elicited by moderate exercise, such as vigorous sweating and increased heart rate. An infrared sauna produces these results at lower temperatures than a regular sauna does, which makes it an all round more comfortable experience.
Our infrared sauna can help lower the level of cortisol in the body, allowing you to release stress and tension.
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Our infrared sauna warms your body but not the air around you. Feel relaxed and comfortable while relieving pain, aiding recovery, improving your skin amongst many other positive benefits.
Boosts circulation. This can have far reaching benefits including lowered blood pressure. Infrared sauna therapy can significantly improve blood vessel function.
Heat saturation dramatically reduces joint inflammation and chronic pain created from daily activities and gravity.
Boosts collagen growth, muscle recovery and tissue repair.
Improves skin tone by dilating the blood vessels and increasing circulation. This increased circulation not only helps remove waste products, but also helps deliver more oxygen and nutrients to the skin.
Enhances temperature regulation through vasoconstriction exercise through the cardiovascular system. Infrared sauna therapy has been shown to be good for your heart. The effects have proven so powerful that studies have associated sitting in an infrared sauna with a reduced risk of sudden cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease and even all-cause mortality. These effects are due to the increased heart rate, blood flow, and improved blood pressure. Interestingly, researchers have compared the cardiac output experienced in the sauna room to going for a brisk walk.
Improves blood pressure and all physical balance.
Deep relaxation and brain stimulation
Pain relief from reduced inflammation which lessens the friction between joints that result in chronic pain.
Can speed up the wound healing process by increasing tissue growth and cell regeneration due to the mitochondria readily accepting infrared light.
Compression/Recovery Boots
Dynamic compression therapy is a massage like treatment that causes compressed air and a pulsing massage pattern to squeeze and release the treatment area, effectively mimicking the muscle pump. It increases blood flow in the body and releases tension in the damaged or sore areas.
You should NOT do compression if you suffer from lung problems such as acute pulmonary adema or pulmonary embolism, congestive heart failure, deep vein thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, any acute infection, or have dislocated or fractured bones, wounds or lesions on or near the treatment area.
Massage Gun
A powerful recovery product that changes the way your body feels in seconds, banishing DOMS, niggles and pain from injuries.
Massage Chairs
Recline and relax as part of your experience on our massage chairs with various settings to sooth your back.
Hand/Head Massager
Hand Massager
Self administer dual hand massagers with heat and compression therapy to soothe and rejuvenate tired hands.
Head Massager
Self administer our head massager with multi directional vibration to massage and soothe your scalp.
Spike Mats
Spike mats are used as a wellness tool for overall health and vitality. They are used to support deep sleep, healthy circulation, relaxation of tense muscles, relief from stress, relaxation and general vitality. These benefits are accessible through the principles of acupressure.