Can you lose weight from cryotherapy?

March 26, 2017 Ashley 0 Comments

We’ve heard about freezing fat off before.

But, with all the risks it comes with, what about a less direct way of freezing to burn that fat?

What about cryotherapy?

(Not sure if genuine grin… or death grimace.)

No, it doesn’t directly jettison jiggly tissue from your body. (Protip: nada, short’ve a surgeon’s Hoover can do that.) But what it does do, is a litany of fitness related awesomeness on a long term scale. How? How can standing around in a chamber that’s -264 degrees, doing zilch, help me meet my fitness goals? Well, when it comes to weight loss, there’s an element of wear n’ tear from the activity that goes on in our bodies. All athletes experience this. We wheel around on foam rollers and faceplant into a shiatsu table. We take rest days and do yoga. We recharge. And, if we’ve got the dollars for it, we try novel therapeutic approaches… like this cryotherapy thing. All of it allows us a body holiday so we can get back on track with our weight loss goals in top form. All of it’s helpful. But, when it comes to approaches where I’m doling out large chunks of paycheck (like cryo requires), I need to see results.

But, before either of those things, I need to know exactly what I have to do. Well, we already mentioned the cost. I mean, sure, if you’re Tony Robbins, you’ve got one plopped in the middle of your living room, ready to go all Princess Elsa on ya after breakfast. But for we mere peons? Yeah, the cost of this cold coffin’s gonna run a hot $70 or so a sesh. And, for your funds, you get to deck out in anti-frostbite duds and your undies. (’cause what goes cuter with your bikini than socks, clogs, and gloves, am I right, ladies?) Then, after that, you’ll spend about three minutes involuntarily vibrating like a pager from the 90’s, thanks to the unfathomable freeze factor.

And what do you get out of it?

Except the better bit of a Benjamin poorer?

(And some fun Instagram snaps?)

We, we talked about “results” a moment ago.

And results are exactly what you’ll hear about from those who’ve done it. I have trouble trusting online reviews. Lucky for me, though, I’ve got some fun and experimental friends. For instance, my buddy from the dojo, David, posted online that he tried this therapy not long ago after injuring his leg. He’d been out of training for what seemed like ages. But after this stuff? Yeah… he was back on the mat within a week. Then, not long after seeing his post about it on Facebook, I saw another pal’s snaps as she stood, swathed in nitrogen fog herself. Her review? How about her review, plus everyone in the comment section’s: not only did she get relief; our mutual friends who’d tried it before also confirmed relief (from injuries to post-activity aches, alike). More than that though, their testimonials confirmed other fitness friendly side effects – like endorphin boosts (great for lowering fattening cortisol levels), energy surges (great for motivating your next workout), and (…wait for it…) a caloric burn of up to 800 calories.

So, if your flesh vessel could use a beauty reboot, try this chilly chamber.

After all, where else can you lose weight by literally just chillin’?