We all want to live healthy, happy lives, which is why we do our best to eat well and exercise. Sometimes though, in spite of our best efforts, all of those long, sweaty hours at the gym just don’t give us the results we want. For some people, it’s stubborn love handles, and for others, it’s just a bit of flab that won’t go away no matter how many crunches you do.
If you are the type of person to who eats well, lives an active life and gets a healthy amount of sleep every night, you are really doing all you can to achieve the sleek, sculpted body you want. Unfortunately, sometimes factors outside of your control can prevent you from losing those last few stubborn pounds.
When that happens, you may need a bit of a boost to keep you on track with your fitness goals. Luckily, there is now an alternative to liposuction and invasive surgeries, and it’s called whole-body cryotherapy.
What is whole-body cryotherapy?
This procedure essentially works by freezing targeted fat cells in your body. Fat cells that have been frozen cannot survive, which means they will die, be absorbed as waste and then excreted from your body. The best part about this procedure is that it is quick and relatively painless, plus the fat is permanently eliminated.
For whole-body cryotherapy, the entire session only takes minutes. You will stand in a large chamber, similar to standing in a tanning booth, and your body will be exposed to supercooled liquid nitrogen gas. While the temperature of this gas can be as low as minus 256 degrees Fahrenheit, it is not a painful process. It may feel uncomfortable, but your extremities and genitals will remain covered to ease any discomfort.
How Does Cryotherapy Work?
Briefly exposing your body to extremely low temperatures causes your internal body temperature to rise in a process called “cold thermogenesis.”
This rapid change in body temperature not only burns hundreds of calories but kills unwanted fat cells in your thighs, abdomen, buttocks, obliques, back and arms. Additionally, the cold exposure from this procedure can help increase your metabolism by roughly 300 percent, burning even more calories.
What are the benefits of whole-body cryotherapy?
Aside from the metabolic boost and fat burn, whole-body cryotherapy can also promote lymph drainage and help athletes recover from competition or tough training faster.
Another great reason to try whole-body cryotherapy is that it can be done multiple times a week, and it only requires a few minutes out of your day.
The best part about this procedure, however, is that once the fat is frozen off, it is gone for good. As long as you continue to make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain your schedule of diet and exercise, you will be able to keep the pounds off for good.
If you think whole-body cryotherapy sounds like the fat loss accelerator you are in need of, schedule your first session today and see the difference for yourself.
