How cold should an ice bath actually be?
Six to eight degrees, two to three minutes, and why colder is not better. What the numbers mean and how to get through your first one.
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Recovery, explained plainly
What each therapy actually is, what a session feels like, and where the evidence runs out. Written by the people who run them, at 1 Tennis Lane in Parnell.
Your first recovery session: what actually happens
Where to park, what to bring, what you wear, how long it takes and what nobody tells you before your first contrast therapy session in Auckland.
Which recovery therapy should you book after the gym?
Five therapies, one honest guide. What to book for heavy legs, a hard session, a long week, or an injury you are still carrying.
Sauna and ice bath in Auckland: what it costs and what you get
Private rooms, a rooftop, and the difference between the two. Prices, capacity and how contrast therapy in Parnell compares to doing it at home.
The science behind red light therapy
Red and near infrared light, what it does in the body, and where the research is genuinely strong versus where the marketing has run ahead of it.
The benefits of contrast therapy
Alternating heat and cold: what it does to your circulation, what the research supports, and what a session in Parnell actually looks like.
What is pressotherapy, and is it right for you?
Compression therapy explained: what the sleeves do, who books it, what it feels like, and the few people who should check with a doctor first.
An introduction to PEMF therapy
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, in plain language. What the bed does, what you feel, who books it, and the one group it is not for.
Reading about it only goes so far. Two weeks of contrast therapy, PEMF, red light and compression is $160.