Cryotherapy means standing naked in a chamber at -240 degrees. We gave it a try.

Cryotherapy(ˌkrīōˈTHerəpē) means standing naked(ˈnākid) in a chamber(ˈCHāmbər) at -240(manə) degrees(dəˈɡrē). We gave it a try.

By Christen(ˈkris(ə)n) A. Johnson(ˈjänsən)

Back in my days as a Division(dəˈviZHən) I women’s basketball(ˈbaskətˌbôl) player, many post-training sessions and practices(ˈpraktəs) ended with dips(dip) in the cold tub(təb).

We’d muster up the energy(ˈenərjē) to strip(strip) down to our compression(kəmˈpreSHən) shorts and slip into the shallow(ˈSHalō) square(skwe(ə)r) pool, with temperatures(-ˌCHo͝or,ˈtemp(ə)rəCHər) typically(ˈtipik(ə)lē) around 30 degrees Fahrenheit(ˈfarənˌhīt). About 10 minutes later, 15 minutes on the brutal(ˈbro͞odl) days, we’d emerge(əˈmərj) from the water, feeling OK enough to do it all again the next day.

As adulthood(əˈdəltho͝od, ˈadəltho͝od) has tried to turn me into a NARP (Non-Athletic(ˌaTH(ə)ˈledik) Regular(ˈreg(ə)lər,ˈregyələr) Person; yes, this is what student-athletes(ˈaTHˌlēt) call you behind your back), I’ve learned that even though my workouts have become shorter and less intense(inˈtens), I still need to properly(ˈpräpərlē) recover(riˈkəvər).

I learned about the growing trend of whole body cryotherapy, a somewhat controversial(-ˈvərsēəl,ˌkäntrəˈvərSHəl) treatment technique in which the body is exposed to extremely(ikˈstrēmlē) low temperatures for a limited time, and thought it would have similar effects and benefits as the cold tub.

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-life-cryotherapy-health-trend-cb-0610-story.html