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Complement your Pilates practice with science-backed wellness therapies designed to accelerate recovery, reduce inflammation, and restore your body from the inside out.
At Charis Pilates + Wellness, we believe that how you recover is just as important as how you train. Our wellness services are available at our Scripps Poway studio and are designed to work synergistically with your Pilates practice, reducing inflammation, improving mobility, and helping you feel your best every day.
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Heat That Heals from the Inside Out
Unlike traditional saunas that heat the air around you, infrared saunas use invisible light waves to warm your body directly at a comfortable 120 to 150 degrees F, rather than the punishing 185+ degrees of conventional steam rooms. The result is a deeper, more therapeutic sweat that works at the cellular level.
Sessions typically run 30 to 45 minutes. You will emerge relaxed, refreshed, and with noticeably clearer skin. Infrared sauna pairs exceptionally well with Pilates. Use it before class to loosen tight muscles, or after to accelerate recovery.
Key Benefits
Infrared heat penetrates 1.5" into muscle tissue, accelerating repair and reducing delayed-onset soreness after Pilates or any workout.
Sweating at the cellular level helps flush heavy metals, environmental toxins, and metabolic waste for a deeper cleanse than traditional steam.
Core body temperature rise mimics a mild cardiovascular workout, boosting blood flow and supporting heart health with every session.
The gentle warmth triggers a parasympathetic response, lowering cortisol and setting the stage for deeper, more restorative sleep.
Increased circulation delivers oxygen and nutrients to skin cells, promoting collagen production and a natural, healthy glow.
Consistent infrared sessions have been shown to reduce chronic pain, stiffness, and inflammation associated with arthritis and fibromyalgia.
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Two Minutes. Transformative Results.
Whole-body cryotherapy exposes your body to ultra-cold nitrogen-cooled air (typically -200 to -250 degrees F) for 2 to 3 minutes. It sounds extreme, and the first 30 seconds will get your attention, but the session is brief, dry, and remarkably tolerable. The benefits are profound.
Used by professional athletes and wellness enthusiasts alike, cryotherapy is one of the most efficient recovery and rejuvenation tools available. A single session can reduce muscle soreness, elevate mood, and leave you feeling energized for the rest of the day.
Key Benefits
Exposure to sub-zero temperatures triggers vasoconstriction followed by a powerful vasodilation rebound, flushing inflammatory markers from tissues.
Studies show whole-body cryotherapy reduces muscle soreness more effectively than cold-water immersion, getting you back to training faster.
The cold shock stimulates a flood of endorphins and norepinephrine, leaving most clients with elevated mood and mental clarity for hours.
Your body burns significant calories generating heat during and after a session, supporting metabolic health and body composition goals.
Regular cryotherapy has been linked to increased white blood cell counts and antioxidant activity, strengthening your body's natural defenses.
The post-session drop in core temperature closely mirrors the natural temperature drop that initiates deep sleep cycles.
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Vibration Training That Works Smarter
Power Plate uses precision-engineered whole-body vibration (WBV) technology to create a tri-planar oscillating surface. As your body responds to the instability, your muscles fire in rapid, involuntary contractions up to 50 times per second, amplifying the effect of every movement you perform on the platform.
Whether you are using it for a 10-minute warm-up, a targeted strength session, or post-workout stretching, Power Plate compresses the benefits of a much longer workout into a shorter, more efficient window. It integrates seamlessly with Pilates principles of controlled movement and core engagement.
Key Benefits
Power Plate's tri-planar vibration causes rapid, involuntary muscle contractions, activating significantly more muscle fibers than conventional exercise alone.
Just 5 minutes on the Power Plate increases circulation and primes muscles for movement, making it an ideal pre-Pilates warm-up or post-session recovery tool.
The unstable vibrating surface continuously challenges your proprioceptive system, building the deep stabilizer muscles that support every Pilates movement.
Whole-body vibration has been shown in clinical studies to stimulate bone-forming cells, making Power Plate valuable for peri- and post-menopausal clients.
The rhythmic vibration acts as a pump for the lymphatic system, reducing fluid retention and supporting the body's natural detoxification processes.
Stretching on the Power Plate increases range of motion up to 40% more than static stretching alone, thanks to the vibration-induced muscle relaxation response.
Wellness services are available at our Scripps Poway studio. Contact us to learn about packages that combine Pilates and Wellness for the ultimate whole-body experience.