The difference between ice bathing and a cryotherapy chamber
Wet cold in an ice bath and dry cold at up to -110°C work differently – in effort, cold stimulus and everyday practicality.
- Water conducts heat away very quickly: an ice bath feels shock-like, intense and is often experienced as painful.
- In the cryotherapy chamber the air is dry, and the cold reaches the skin's surface in a controlled and noticeably more pleasant way.
- A chamber session takes only about 3 minutes – no changing at a lake, no long warming-up period.
- Temperature and duration are exactly reproducible and professionally supervised – this increases safety and consistency.
- Neither method replaces medical treatment; caution is advised for people with cardiovascular disease.
