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How Cryotherapy Can Improve Your Health?

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Cryotherapy has become increasingly popular as a large number of people are taking its sessions from many parts of the world. Celebrities and well-known athletes are also using Cryotherapy to improve their performance and exercise recovery . Cryotherapy is supported by providing extreme gush of cold temperature that helps in elevating mood by supporting healing and reducing pain. For hundreds of years, cold therapy has been used to reduce pain and inflammation. It has been noticed that Cryotherapy has anti-inflammatory, antioxidants and anti-analgesic effect. Studies have suggested that Cryotherapy has many advantages such as treating joint pain , fatigue, sore muscles and bones etc. Allegedly after a cryotherapy session, muscles discharge the same compounds as they do after work out. This Is How Cryotherapy Improves Your Health. Fights inflammation: It is very well-known that cold therapy boost Adiponectin that helps inhibit inflammation. It lowers many pro-inflammatory ...

Client success story: Parker Butler

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Parker Butler, goalie at the University of Massachusetts, has been coming in for regular whole body cryotherapy sessions complemented by compression sleeve treatments . He shared the benefits of regularly coming into Revivify with us. "I had heard about cryotherapy from a friend of mine at the gym who swore by the results," said Parker "I had been recovering from a herniated disc in my back and my mom suggested giving cryo a try so I got the monthly unlimited package. I have been coming to Revivify at least five days a week all summer long. As a college hockey goalie doing on and off ice training, this has been a huge part of my recovery from intense daily workouts." Since he has been coming to Revivify, Parker said he's been able to recover faster and keep going at a high intensity—every day. Another benefit he cited was being able to sleep better at night. "I feel like a brand new person when I come out of the chamber after three minutes ...

Client success story: Annette Riccuiti

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Annette Riccuiti was familiar with cryotherapy through strength and conditioning coaches she's worked with in the past. But she never tried it until this year. Annette wanted relief from always being sore after working out. In addition, she wanted relief from nagging injuries from her days as a basketball player at Villanova University. She discovered Revivify and decided to give cryotherapy a try. "At first I was nervous," Annette told us. "I thought it be so cold it would be unbearable. But it wasn't nearly as bad as I assumed it would be. After the session I felt energized the whole day and slept amazingly that night." She was so convinced of cryotherapy's benefits she signed up for our Unlimited Monthly Package. Annette also mentioned that since making regular cryotherapy as a part of her lifestyle, she has been able to recover a lot quicker from workout. After completing the Brooklyn Half Marathon this spring she was not even sor...

Stretching in bed

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Before you even get out of your pajamas you can jumpstart your day with some easy and effective stretches. This will not only prepare your body for the day ahead, you can use stretching to help you gradually wake up and ease into your routine. 1. Full body stretch: Simply extend your arms over your head and straighten your legs out as much as possible while lying on your back. Hold this for about 20 seconds, release and repeat. 2. Leg over stretch: While keeping your shoulders flat against the bed, bring your right leg over to your left side until it touches the bed. Depending on your flexibility levels, you can either use a straight leg or keep your knee bent. Hold for 30 seconds and switch sides. You should feel a nice stretch in your lower back and sensation of releasing the spine. 3. Knees to chest: While lying on your back bring your knees to your chest feeling the stretch in your lower back. Hold it for 20 seconds, release and repeat. These are three solid...

Best high-protein snacks

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Everyone knows eating a protein-rich meal or snack can help you feel satiated and assist in keeping your weight in check. You’ve been working out, watching what you eat, doing cryo and making sure you get enough sleep, but sometimes it’s hard to eat nutritious foods when you are on the go. The Revivify team has compiled some of our favorite high-protein snacks that are delicious and easy to prepare. Beef jerky: Just make sure there’s not too much added sugar in the brand you choose. Each serving contains about 9 grams of protein. Greek yogurt and blueberries: Plain Greek yogurt packs in plenty of protein and adding blueberries gives you a bit of natural sweetness and antioxidants. Hard-boiled eggs: The easiest way to make them is to place your eggs in a large pot and cover them with cold water. Bring to a boil and let them sit for 12-15 minutes. Add a touch of vinegar for easier peeling. Assorted nut mixes: Go for the unsalted version for the healthiest option. Celery a...

4 Key Tips For Springtime Skin Care

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The cold winter months are finally leaving us and spring is here! The flowers are blooming; birds are singing…spring cleaning begins with your wardrobe and home; but what about the way you are taking care of your skin? In winter months our skin tends to be more sensitive and dry due to the cold but as the temperatures change and the sun begins to shine your skin care routine may need a little cleaning up too. Here are 5 ways to ramp up your spring skincare routine and uncover your radiance this season: Start fresh! The cold weather causes buildup of excess dead skin cells on the face hiding that springtime glow underneath. Before washing, exfoliate using a gentle scrub such as almond, sugar or oatmeal depending on your skin type. (Not sure what your skin type is? Click on this link to find out!) Wash and moisturize. Check your face wash...is it for your skin type? Were you using an extra moisturizing wash and face cream during these last few cold months? Depending on your sk...

6 Ways to Relieve Stress

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Stress. We all experience it. Your heartbeat races, breathing shortens, chest tightens, temper rises...or maybe your stress response is exhaustion, depression, aches and pains in the body. Whatever your reaction to stress in your life; the result is unhealthy and dangerous. While experiencing stress is inevitable; suffering with it is not. There are ways you can manage it that will make a difference in your overall health.. Stress is known as the silent killer. And while our bodies are fully equipped to handle stressful situations short term, chronic stress leads to consequences on both your physical, mental and spiritual health. This includes depression, anxiety, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, eating disorders, skin problems and gastrointestinal problems—just to name a few. The good news is there are things you can do on a regular basis to help you cope with stress inducing situations easier. Here are 6 easy ones to start with! Regular exercise : Regula...

Sunburned Skin Tips

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Be careful out there. We all know there’s no such thing as a safe tan however inevitably many of us do end up getting outside this time of year and end up with a bit too much sun exposure ending up with more of a burn than a tan. Here are a few tips from Revivify to protect and heal your sun exposed skin this summer: • Try a sunless tanner with SPF: Forget about the orange, sticky, self-tanners of the past. These days there are more advanced sunless tanners that leave you with a beautiful, natural looking glow and protect your skin at the same time. • If you’ve already past the point of no return and that glow is more rosy than golden; apply a burn-relieving lotion with aloe: Replenish your natural moisture and relieve the burn with these aloe vera healing lotions. • Over-the-counter pain reliever: If the pain from the burn is just too much to bear, an over the counter pain relif such as Motrin every six hours might help do the trick. • Cool your skin with...

Pneumatic Compression for Recovery

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You worked out. Hard. You feel like an Olympic athlete. Then a day or two goes by; tension, soreness and stiffness set in and have you feeling more like a spectator. Your muscles have a dull ache, often combined with tenderness and rigidity. It’s what fitness buffs these days call D.O.M.S., which stands for Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. D.O.M.S. is caused by intense workouts that result in buildup of lactic acid in the muscles. When we are working out and our body cannot produce enough oxygen to feed all of the muscles, it produces lactic acid to give the body the energy it needs to get through. D.O.M.S. is the result of lactic acid build up, as the body has no way of releasing the excess once it is produced. Enter Pneumatic Compression and instant relief. (For more information about lactic acid buildup click here .) Pneumatic Compression is ideal for runners, cyclists, Cross Fitters and really anyone with aches, pains and tension in their legs. Just slip on our ...

Five recovery tips for runners and fitness enthusiasts

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Now that the weather is consistently warmer, a lot of people will suddenly increase their outdoor exercise activity. Of course, we know regular cryotherapy sessions help with decreasing aches and pains and increasing your energy and recovery time, but we wanted to share some recovery tips from our neighbors, JackRabbit, a store for runners and fitness enthusiasts located at 355 Springfield Ave. in Summit. We spoke with store manager Luke Harper, who stressed self-care, proper equipment and variety.... “We see a wide variety of injuries from performing multiple activities that could have been avoided by developing certain habits and utilizing specific techniques when exercising,” said Harper, whose store caters to a range of fitness enthusiasts and carries cross trainer shoes along with traditional running sneakers. Here are Harper’s Top 5 Recovery Tips: 1. Listen to your body: So often we see people rush into things or push through certain ailments because they ca...

Positive Benefits of Cryotherapy - Revivify

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BOOK NOW Whole body cryotherapy elicits a strong healing process in the body, healing and fighting aches and pains from physical exertion, injury or autoimmune conditions. Upon initiation of a cryotherapy session, temperature sensors in your skin begin to detect the cold temperature surrounding you—anywhere from -200 to -256 degrees fahrenheit. The body responds by eliciting a physiological response in which hormones are released, nerve activity is decreased and immune function and antioxidant activity are stimulated. Each of these responses results in a self-healing process in the body. Revivify Email: info@revivifyyourbody.com Phone: (908) 273-2222 Address: 316 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 Reference - https://www.revivifyyourbody.com/cryotherapy-treatments

How Cryo Facials Can Save Your Skin Against The Stress Of Everyday Living

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Out of all the skin that covers your body, your facial skin health is actually the most exposed to the environment. Harsh weather, sunlight, bacteria get in touch with skin every day. It’s always recommended to use as many natural and chemical-free products and processes on any skin as you can. While you can do a lot of things to systematically improve your skin health, one of the awesome ways to regain the lost vitality and get clear, improved skin health is to choosing a quick and easycryo facial. There are a number of ways cryo facial can help you fight the stress you incur every day. Firmer facial skin Cryotherapy is one of the popular forms of detoxification and it relieves your skin health. It stimulates your body to produce collagen - which ultimately leads to good skin health. Reduced number of pigmentation Age spots are difficult to remove completely but cryotherapy reduces pigmentations from aging, sun damage etc. This helps your skin to get relieved. Redu...

The effects of cryotherapy treatment on back pain

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Cryotherapy Most people who are absolutely new to cryotherapy often ask this question - Why Cryotherapy and how far could the property of cold agents relive stress and pain? Then, the experts suggest them to consider the case studies that would naturally include celebrities and sportsmen who are readily opting for cold therapy! Learn more NOW! The benefits of cryotherapy are many; one of its positive outcomes is that it can heal back pain. Please find below to which extent cryotherapy has been found to heal back pain! The advantages When it comes to the question how could the procedure alleviate back pain, what do you think? Actually, cryotherapy can reduce swelling which is tied to back pain. It can even reduce your sensitivity to back pain. When you use cryotherapy treatment for relieving pain along with the management of swelling, it can be effective. Usually, cryotherapy has a number of standalone benefits and is known to yield a number of positive long-term b...

How detoxification is accomplished with infrared sauna therapy in NJ 

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Learn the many benefits of infrared sauna and how it helps! Infrared sauna is becoming popular for its many benefits . Infrared sauna causes your body temperature to rise, which leads you to sweat and rids your body of impurities. Detoxification It is the process of removing toxic substances from the body. Basically, it means purifying blood of toxic properties. Usually, detoxification can come in many forms. Some methods include: Resting the vital organs by fasting Stimulating the liver to drive out toxins from body Promoting the habit of toxic elimination through kidneys, skin and intestines Promoting proper circulation of blood Refueling your body by energizing it If you are facing any of the following issues, experts recommend you perhaps require detoxification Unexplained fatigue Menstrual problems Allergies Infection Puffy eyes or bags under the eyes Irritated skin Bloating How does infrared sauna help in the process of detoxification? Well, wha...

Cryotherapy and its Immense Benefits for Recovering from Training

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Cryotherapy has been known to have a number of benefits . It is slowly gaining improved popularity around the world for restoring the body's core function to heal, manage the challenges of today's world that is reflected in health. Athletes from around the world are leveraging its ability to boost performance and recovery. Cryotherapy is increasingly being used for a number of health conditions. Cryotherapy can speed up the recovery process post sustaining a sports injury. It can help you reduce pain, stiffness, swelling which can be raised out of an injury. The intense cold of the cryotherapy chamber can help you to reduce inflammation in the body's joints and muscles; which can help to eliminate inflammation of the body's joints and muscles. Cryotherapy therefore works well when it comes to assisting anyone recover from injury. So, when it comes to recovering from injury, Cryotherapy can help you. Overall, Cryotherapy can have a number of positive long-s...

Benefits from infrared sauna in NJ

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Until now you might have heard of many cosmetic and beauty saunas but do you know that the latest addition in it is the infrared sauna? And this sauna is being used as a healing tool for many disease preventions. It actually works on technology in which infrared rays are emitted in order to create heat that can help your body to cope up with various physical problems. Here, we are listing down few benefits of it to let you know more about this treatment. Take a look: Detoxify your body Although our bodies are capable enough of detoxing itself but still sometimes even our body can dysfunction. So, if you are sweating enough then you can prefer taking infrared saunas which detoxify your body in best possible way . Although there are many other ways of detoxing your body but this one is the most preferred, quickest and easiest way of doing it. Increases your metabolic rate Believe it or not but the infrared therapy is also called as the passive cardio because the high temperat...

How Cryotherapy can help to assuage Back Pain

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Sedentary lifestyle, long working hours, improper seating postures and heavy consumption of unhealthy food has started taking toll on our collective health. Acute and severe back pain is one of the most common health issues among us today. There could be various reasons of acute chronic pain like sprain in back bone ligaments, slip disc and straining muscles. Apart from this there could be many other reasons of causality too like accidents, arthritis, obesity etc. Whatever the root cause, back pain is actually a very complicated issue. Science is now coming up with various alternatives that can help people get rid of this problem. From surgeries and physiotherapies to pain killers and exercises; there are lot many things that are being done to treat this health issue. Nowadays, cryotherapy is gaining popularity . Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal diseases the second main cause for which physicians are actually referred. Where the pharmacologic treatment of this ...

Cryo Facial: The new Freezing Beauty treatment in NJ

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Have you heard that Cryotherapy can even make you look younger? Yes, this treatment nowadays is a preferred beauty treatment in NJ. Making your skin look radiant with a soft and supple face skin texture , cryo facials are the newest beauty trend to opt for. So, get ready to let your face experience the cool temperatures to get rid of wrinkles and achieve radiant skin. Doesn’t it sound good? Also, there are no red marks on your face you can a cryo facial right before a big event. Use this treatment to look your best and feel your best that too without the use of harsh chemical treatments, pain-free procedure and non-invasive techniques . Although this beauty treatment is less involved, it can completely transform the way you look. So, if you too want to get rid of your aging skin and other facial skin problems then this is the best option to look out for. Also book an appointment with those who have a trained and skilled staff. It is very necessary to get it done under the profess...

Cryo Therapy: Wellness Trend Ruling Hollywood

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The literal meaning of the word cryo is ice which has been derived from the Greek word ‘krous’. Cryotherapy nowadays is the most popular treatment in beauty and sport industry. From helping you looking young to treating your sports injury; this treatment is being used everywhere. The main idea of cryotherapy first popped in the year 1978 to treat rheumatoid arthritis in Japan. And since then its functionality of this treatment has been analyzed, studied and researched to discover more benefits out of it. Even today, this treatment is widely practiced in parts of Europe and Japan. The whole idea of cryotherapy actually involves exposing your bare skin to freezing sub zero temperatures. With insane low temperatures, this treatment might sound weird at first but once you experience it you will definitely experience a good change. Being a non-invasive, pain-free and quick procedure this treatment nowadays is a most preferred wellness trend of Hollywood and celebrities. Although it is ...

3 Benefits you can get from Local Cryotherapy in NJ

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Cryotherapy is a treatment in which extremely cold temperatures are used to cure problems like body pains, skin related issues, joint problems and many other health issues. This treatment was first developed in the year 1978 in Japan to treat problems of rheumatoid arthritis and this treatment was further studied, refined and developed in Europe and US to treat other ailments. Many people also explain this treatment as a “dry cold” therapy in which liquid or vaporize form of nitrogen is used for curing the various problems. Generally, this treatment has been classified in two major categories, namely; whole body cooling and partial/local body cooling cryotherapy. Here, we are discussing the whole body benefits that one can get from local cryotherapy treatment . Take a look: Helps in giving relief from various kind of pains Known to have analgesic effect, this treatment can be used to cure pains. When the cryotherapy is applied on specific part of the body, it helps in pain r...