Latest Generation Crygenic Chambers
Every year something new comes out in cryogenic saunas. Now that they are becoming more regulated, being UL listed is the big thing now which makes them super pricey. The biggest change is the vortex types. The early generation cry saunas did not circulate around the body unlike those that circulated on the body causing frostbite.
The newer generation cryo saunas get colder and have a less direct circulation. Note: A big red flag is when companies tell me their chambers get colder than their competition but they don't know how to answer when I ask them how the fluence of their nitrogen is felt on the body.
The latest generation cryosaunas have ZERO defrost times. Only a few models have this. This can be very helpful in high traffic clinics. The higher end models have both the coldest temperatures and a better circulation.
Another latest safety feature which now many people are putting out on their latest models to copy a company that came up with it is the feature that if someone is standing and they fall or their head goes below the top edge then the cryosauna automatically shuts down.
It is funny how every time one company comes out with a new feature many of the other companies rush to copy it. If I see a same feature on two competitors, I always look to see if that part is UL listed.
Note: the latest Cryosaunas that go to lower temperatures and also have nitrogen fluence that does not directly hit the body, sessions can be much shorter. A 4 minute session at -220 degrees gives me much more pins and needle feeling than a 3 minute session -260 degree model that has a non direct nitrogen fluence. I urge anyone looking to start a cryotherapy clinic to try both types before buying. Many clients who are going to use cryo saunas on a regular basis usually try out several different places in their area and pick the one they like the best.
Once I have been in the newer types, I cannot go back to the older style. I do 2 sessions back to back and I cannot use the direct contact types anymore. This is the first question I ask when I hear about a new company. They give me their sales pitch and will not mention this unless they actually have it. People need to know to ask the right questions. All of them flow nitrogen around the body but how it's done they won't answer.
Note: the ones that go down to -280 must have this type otherwise frostbite and severe irritation.
Most of the professional sports teams have these types as they can afford them. Many team managers usually have to go through 2 or 3 different brands before they find this type. It's really hard to get what a team manager really wants when every cryo sauna site says theirs will do the best. I busted 3 companies already for claiming their temperature goes as low as their site claims. (putting the thermometer in just the right place can give fake specs that make them legitimately claim their chamber goes 50 degrees cooler than it really does. It's the same bullshit that motor companies claim on horsepower with bare motor speed with no resistance on the machine. Every company seems to find a way to manipulate people to screw up their logical buying process.
I know the differences between the different cryosaunas out there and which ones that are best for high traffic clinics and which are better for smaller boutique clinics. Many gyms are starting to put freeze chambers next to their saunas. In the executive member locker rooms at many gyms they are being introduced to.