Evidence
Every modality in the portfolio earns its place. Here is the science in plain language — and how we keep it safe.
Whole-body cryotherapy exposes the body to approximately −110°C for a precisely timed session of about three minutes. The brevity is the point: cold this deep, held this briefly, triggers adaptation without strain.
The mechanism is well described. Extreme cold causes rapid vasoconstriction, drawing blood toward the core; on rewarming, freshly oxygenated blood returns to the tissues. The exposure dampens inflammatory cytokines and produces a rise in norepinephrine of two to three times baseline — the source of the alertness and mood lift guests describe as a "clean surge of energy."
The evidence base centres on recovery from intense exertion: studies report meaningfully faster muscle recovery and reduced soreness when cryotherapy follows demanding activity, alongside consistent findings on sleep quality and perceived recovery.
It is also why we guide it. Three minutes, precisely held, with a voice marking every phase, outperforms longer, unsupervised cold exposure — in comfort and in safety.
Photobiomodulation — red and near-infrared light at wavelengths around 630 and 850 nanometres — is one of the best-studied recovery technologies in the portfolio.
The mechanism sits in the mitochondria: these wavelengths are absorbed by the cellular machinery that produces ATP, measurably increasing cellular energy output. Downstream, that shows up as collagen synthesis, tissue repair and reduced inflammation — benefits to skin, muscle and joints alike.
Meta-analyses of trials on delayed-onset muscle soreness report reduced soreness and faster strength recovery when light therapy is applied around exercise. The effect is dose-dependent, which is why the protocol matters: fifteen to twenty minutes per session, several times a week, at the correct distance and intensity.
It also sequences beautifully with cold. Cryotherapy followed by red light — constriction, then cellular stimulation — is a classic contrast protocol, and one the AVEA intelligence composes routinely.
Safety
Openness about limits is part of the evidence. Every guest is screened before every protocol — no exceptions.
Guests who are pregnant, have uncontrolled high blood pressure, significant cardiovascular conditions, or cold hypersensitivity are screened out before a session begins. The system asks first; the protocol adapts or declines.
Guests taking photosensitising medication are flagged during screening and offered an alternative protocol.
AVEA runs hospitality-appropriate parameters — conservative durations and intensities, a guided voice at every step, and sessions a guest can stop at any moment.
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