RECOVERY
VFit Athlete Recovery Services
WHEN YOU TRAIN LIKE AN ATHLETE, YOU NEED TO RECOVER LIKE AN ATHLETE.
Recovery is an integral part of every athlete’s sports performance, and this is especially true at the elite training level at VFIt Athlete. Recovery is not just for injured athletes.
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Designed specifically for the VFIt athlete, our goal through these programs is to establish recovery as an integral part of our adult and youth athletes’ training regimens in order to reach peak performance on and off the Turf and optimal levels of health and activity.
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Whether you’re looking to manage repetitive physical stress from training, prevent injury, or improve/enhance overall performance, our RECOVERY Partners programs are designed to get you to those goals.
In an effort to provide premium recovery services to our VFit athletes, we have partnered with Cryotherapy Indy, a full service physical therapy and wellness provider in downtown Indianapolis as our official recovery partner. Cryotherapy Indy offers an array of services available to VFit athletes, included but not limited to: Normatec, Infrared sauna, float therapy, Cryotherapy, Chiropractic services and acupuncture.
Normatec Pulse System
THE NORMATEC PULSE RECOVERY SYSTEM
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Get fresh legs faster. NormaTec is the leader in rapid recovery— the system gives a competitive edge to the world’s elite athletes, coaches, and trainers. The NormaTec PULSE Recovery Boots are dynamic compression devices designed for recovery and rehab, using NormaTec’s patented PULSE technology to help athletes recover faster between training sessions and after performance.
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WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?
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The system uses compressed air to massage your legs, mobilize fluid, and speed recovery with the patented NormaTec Pulse Massage Pattern. When you use the system, you will first experience a pre-inflate cycle, during which the connected attachments are molded to your exact body shape. Similar to the kneading and stroking done during a massage, each segment of the attachment will first compress in a pulsing manner and then release. This will repeat for each segment of the attachment as the compression pattern works its way up your legs.
HOW LONG ARE THE SESSIONS?
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30-minute sessions are offered to help you recover faster between workouts by reducing muscle soreness and improving circulation. Sessions can be done pre or post-workout.
Whole Body Cryotherapy
Whole Body Cryotherapy
Whole Body Cryotherapy can be used to effectively treat a number of conditions and to improve clients’ overall health. If you’re looking to decrease pain, accelerate muscle healing, improve general health and wellness, or solutions to any of the other conditions below, WBC may be right for you.
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Health & Wellness
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Treating degenerative disease of joints & spine
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Reduced inflammation of tendons, bursa, and joint capsules
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Treating fibromyalgia
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Immune system enhancement
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Recovery & Performance
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Decrease muscle soreness, pain, and inflammation
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Reduce Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
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Increase energy
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Decrease recovery time
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Does Cryotherapy Hurt?​
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Unlike when you go outside on a cold day, WBC is a dry process. Because dry cold does not penetrate the body like cold air with moisture, WBC temperatures are able to be much colder than what would be possible on a normal winter day without the extreme discomfort.
Infrared Sauna Therapy
Get the amazing benefits of a sauna, with the peaceful relaxation of a spa. Plus, leave feeling energized and refreshed! Infrared light is a kind of light that we can’t see with our eyes. But we can definitely see the amazing benefits.
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Body Detoxification
Infrared therapy heats your body evenly, causing you to sweat out toxins from deep within the body.
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Pain Relief
Infrared heat penetrates tissue, joints, and muscles—relieving pain from injury and chronic conditions.
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Stress Relief
Our infrared sauna gently heats your body from the core, promoting peaceful energy and improved sleep.
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Improved Circulation
When you heat your muscles, you increase blood flow—just like when you work out. This improves circulation and reduces blood pressure.
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Cellular Regeneration
By oxygenating the body’s cells, infrared therapy helps muscles recover, strengthens the immune system, and improves skin tone.
What Is Infrared Therapy?
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Unlike ultraviolet light, which can damage cells (like when we get a sunburn), infrared light helps our cells regenerate. It’s invigorating heat encourages oxygen-rich blood to pump through your body—relieving pain and promoting healing of deep tissues.
Floatation Therapy
Floatation Therapy is used to release stress and tension in a magnesium-rich bath. Throughout your session, the high concentration of magnesium is slowly absorbed through the skin helping to restore and rejuvenate your body. The effect is peaceful. Calming. Perfect.
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Physical Benefits
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Decreases pain
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Enhances athletic performance
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Promotes healing of micro-tears in muscle
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Decreases build-up of lactic acid in muscle
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Increases overall energy levels
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Improves sleep quality
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Decreases muscle tension
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Reduces blood pressure and heart rate
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Improves circulation and oxygenation of blood
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Emotional Benefits
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Decreases stress, anxiety, and depression
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Enhances creativity and problems-solving skills
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Heightens production of endorphins
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Decreases production of stress hormones
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Improves memory and concentration
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Promotes peaceful relaxation
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Builds heightened awareness of all senses
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Creates left/right brain synchronization
What Goes Into Your Flotation Tank?​
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Magnesium sulfate, known commonly as Epsom salt, is added to the water in the floatation tank. Of course, this is more than simply adding salt to your bath at home. Floatation therapy uses over 800 pounds of magnesium sulfate. This huge concentration of salt is what gives the water the buoyancy to hold you in a weightless suspension. This is also one of the ways your body benefits