On the surface, one might think red light therapy is some sort of hoax. It can seem too good to be true. However, anyone who has gone through a session or few knows how impactful this service can be for their overall wellbeing. So, what exactly can consistent red light therapy sessions do? Read on to find out some of the potential benefits. Calms Down Inflammation Inflammation isn’t just due to injuries or underlying medical conditions. It can appear due to chronic stress, a poor diet, a lack of sleep, excessive exercise, or living a sedentary life. Getting rid of it by resolving the latter is often easier said than done. When you need a fast, natural, and easy way to reduce inflammation in your body, red light therapy comes into play. The type of light involved during this session penetrates the skin and has a direct effect on us on a cellular level. It can calm inflammatory pathways, remove inflammation-causing waste products in the body, and give our cells energy to repair the body faster, which, in turn, lessens inflammation. Enhances the Production of Collagen Collagen plays a bigger role in our bodies than you might imagine. It ensures our joints and tendons remain strong, keeps our skin firm, and keeps our muscles resistant to everyday wear and tear. Attending red light therapy sessions regularly is one way to boost your collagen production. It does this by stimulating certain cells in the body to make more collagen. By improving inflammation, boosting blood flow, and increasing cellular energy, red light therapy can create an environment where producing collagen is more efficient. Shortens Downtime After Intense Workouts Nothing’s worse than having certain fitness goals, only to have to put off workout sessions because you’re still recovering from the last one. If you want less downtime and more results from your workouts, red light therapy can be helpful in this way, too. Red light therapy helps you recover quicker from post-workout soreness, muscle tears, and inflammation. This way, you’ll need fewer rest days between exercise sessions. More days working out means less time waiting to achieve the results you’ve always wanted. It can also mean less downtime in your day-to-day life. Encourages Faster Tissue Repair Recovering faster from muscle tears and other workout-related or non-workout-related injuries isn’t just about achieving less downtime between workouts or daily activities. Faster tissue repair is also important for your general well-being. After all, injuries can lead to pain and discomfort, loss of sleep, and reduced mobility or flexibility. Red light therapy is a great tool when it comes to speeding up the repair of tissues. It achieves this thanks to its ability to improve blood flow, calm down inflammation, energize the cells responsible for repairing tissues in the body, and stimulating the production of collagen. Do the benefits of red light therapy appeal to you? Consider starting your first session soon at Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga. Call us today to reserve a spot on our schedule.