Unleashing the Healing Powers of Contrast Therapy: Everything You Need to Know
What can contrast therapy do for you? Read on to find out!
Discovering the Potential of Red Light Therapy in Pittsburgh
This innovative approach to healing and rejuvenation offers a wealth of potential benefits. But what exactly is Red Light Therapy, and why is it gaining such prominence?
Embracing Nutrition
Embracing nutrition to improve overall wellness - get some tips, tricks, and insight from Lindsey in this month’s blog post!
Finding Your Balance: The Ideal Frequency for Floating in Flotation Therapy
By eliminating external stimuli such as light, sound, and gravity, the brain enters a deep state of relaxation. This state triggers the production of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good hormones, promoting a sense of calm and well-being.
The Science Behind Cold Plunges and Mental Health
From a mental health perspective, cold plunges have been shown to have a positive impact on mood and anxiety. The cold water triggers the release of adrenaline and dopamine, which can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. Additionally, the release of endorphins can also improve mood and provide a sense of euphoria.
Float Your Stress Away: How Float Therapy Helps with Natural Stress Relief
One of the key benefits of float therapy is its ability to reduce stress and anxiety. A multitude of studies have shown that float therapy can help to lower cortisol levels, the hormone that is released in response to stress.
Couples Who Float Together, Stay Together: A Guide to Couples Floats
Couples floats offer a unique opportunity to share and explore a new experience together, and the benefits can be profound. In this piece, we’ll explore couples floats and how to make the most of this experience.
Discover the Benefits of Floating in a Sensory Deprivation Tank While Pregnant!
Pregnancy is a special time for expecting moms. The physical and emotional changes can be overwhelming and can take a toll on an expecting mother’s mental and physical wellbeing (hello sciatica pain!). Floating in a sensory deprivation tank (also known as a float tank, float spa, or flotation therapy) is an excellent way for pregnant women to find relief from the stress and discomfort of pregnancy.
Beat Winter Depression
“Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody.
How Sensory Deprivation and Float Tanks Impact the Brain
This is the most restful brain wave available to the human mind. And in that state, we’re able to reconnect with ourselves while we disconnect from all of the aforementioned stressors that daily life throws our way.
Float for Anxiety
Can floating help with anxiety? Studies suggest yes, but why? Or better yet, how? Dive into Victory’s latest blog to brush up on the benefits of floating to help alleviate symptoms of anxiety.
Halotherapy - Anecdotal Evidence to Support Breathing Easy
Halotherapy, or salt therapy, is generally defined as ‘breathing in air with tiny salt particles to improve your respiratory function.’ The halogenator is the machine that makes this process possible by grinding up salt to distribute micronized salt particles into the air, allowing you easily and effortlessly breathe in…you guessed it, salty air.
Floating for Athletic Recovery
One 2019 study sought to find out how floating affected both an athlete’s sleep quality AND various performance metrics (the explosive kind specifically: jumps and very short sprints). Ultimately, the authors wanted to see how floating measured up against passive recovery performed for the same period of time. The results were phenomenal and will hopefully spur further study with larger sample sizes (N=19 in this study).
A Natural Back Pain Reliever
We find people asking themselves, “how can I relieve back pain naturally” or “what is the best treatment for back pain?” While there is no exact antidote for an individual, a lot of people from both our experience and industry wide have found their way into the world of floating to answer one or both of those questions.
Health Benefits of Cold Immersion
The practice of cold immersion has an immense cascade of health benefits including but not limited to strengthening the immune system, increasing metabolism, improving fat loss, and improving overall mood and motivation.