Blue LED lights flicker. You step in, wearing socks, gloves, earmuffs, and a face mask. The door shuts behind you, and a blast of icy subzero air wraps around your body. You feel an instant bracing, hair-on-end teeth chattering cold, and your breathing heightens. When you step out, you feel an instant rush—your body feels energised, your mind clearer, and your countenance more taut. This is what a typical cryotherapy session looks like. And if our island city’s growing number of wellness spots offering this therapy are anything to go by, the freezing treatment has long established an iron grip on the local wellness scene.
But what exactly is cryotherapy, and how do we incorporate it into our fitness routine? At its core, cryotherapy is about exposing the body to freezing temperatures, usually between -85°C and -140°C, typically for up to three minutes. The idea is simple: when the body is exposed to the cold, its nervous system is on high alert. This causes blood vessels and tissues to constrict, followed by increased circulation once you step back into normal temperature. This process is associated with reduced inflammation and faster muscle recovery, which is why athletes were among its earliest adopters. The benefits could range from instant muscle recovery, better mood, visibly tighter skin, and improved sleep. Over a longer period of time and with consistent sessions, one can also see a stimulation of the body’s metabolic rate, with around 400 to 800 calories burnt per session, alongside overall improvements in anti-inflammation plus a boost in collagen, in turn, helping with skin elasticity.
So ready to brave the cold? Below, Vogue Singapore shortlists some cryotherapy spots to experience this subzero chill.
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Mett Singapore
Nestled within the lush, historic grounds of Fort Canning Park, the tranquil Longevity Suite at the Mett offers advanced biohacking technologies and curated wellness rituals. Their hero treatment is a Cryosuite Total Body session of down to -95℃ which will get the body burning fat fast as well as recover and rejuvenate the body, alongside a localised cryo which supports targetted pain relief, muscle recovery and joint support. What sets them apart is its four pillars: cold exposure, photobiomodulation, intermittent fasting, and mindfulness. Each of these pillars is connected to therapies such as mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy, stress and burnout relief, and even dry float therapy, all bundled into curated rituals.
11 Canning Walk, Singapore 178881
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Rekoop Flex
A literal wellness sanctuary awaits you at Rekoop Flex—a social wellness club that is sister club to Rekoop’s private members outpost at Robinson Road. Founded by Yinon Vardi, it is built around science-based technology and personalised protocols offering a host of healing therapies, including cryotherapy, infrared sauna, ice baths, lymphatic drainage therapy, and oxygen hydroxy therapy, to name a few. Encouraging individuals to walk in as they please, Rekoop Flex aims to make performance-driven recovery more accessible and time-efficient, so you could pop in after a hardcore gym session or if you simply need a breather in the midst long day.
Rekoop Flex, 108 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427401
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The Longevity Science Centrum
A space dedicated to compact ageing and finding treatments to increase the quantity and quality of life. Their cryo treatment sits alongside hyperbaric oxygen, shockwave therapy, photobiomodulation, and more, with a focus on reducing inflammation, supporting recovery, and enhancing overall well-being.
Guthrie House 1 Fifth Ave, #02-12, Singapore 268802
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Sphere
The all-white interiors of its Holland Village and Millenia Walk outlets invite you in to clear your head for a day of healing and tranquillity. Step into Sphere‘s holistic recovery approach, which includes not just cryotherapy but also cold plunges, LED red light therapy, and a guided contrast therapy suite.
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Evolve
If you’re an athlete or simply looking for a space dedicated to aftercare for professional athletes, head to Cryo Fit, located within Evolve MMA‘s Far East Square space. Trusted by several well-known athletes, the centre spotlights whole-body cryotherapy using an industry standard cryosauna that reaches –150°C and is built around recovery outcomes such as inflammation, soreness, and an instant energy boost.
26 China Street, #02-02 Far East Square, Singapore 049568
