Cryotherapy, the act of exposing yourself to freezing conditions up to -230 degrees Fahrenheit for two to three minutes, is hot right now. Whole Body Cryotherapy, which achieves its Arctic chill through liquid nitrogen, is becoming increasingly popular in sports science, and has taken the method of ice baths to the next level as it helps athletes/players recover and heal from competition.
If you want proof of what athletes think of cryotherapy’s benefits, then look no further than this impressive list of those who have used it: basketball’s Stephen Curry, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant; boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez; the world’s fastest ever 100m sprinter Usain Bolt; current world No 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic; soccer stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, and retired multi-Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps. Showbiz celebrities – Will Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Anniston, Hugh Jackman and singer Katy Perry among others – have also been won over by cryotherapy’s supposed age-defying benefits and have adopted it as part of their wellness and fitness regimes.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith not only uses cryotherapy to recover from NFL games and practice sessions, but last month reportedly invested in Houston-based iCRYO, a cryotherapy franchise.
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