Red light therapy in Leixlip

What it is

Red light therapy uses a panel of powerful LEDs that shine two kinds of light on your body. Red light, which you can see, works at the surface: skin, and the tissue just beneath it. Near-infrared light, which you cannot see but can feel as a gentle warmth, travels deeper, into muscles and joints.

The idea is simple. The energy centres inside your cells, the mitochondria, absorb this light and use it to produce more of the fuel your body runs on. Better-fuelled cells repair and recover more efficiently. Scientists call it photobiomodulation. You will call it twenty minutes of peace.

There is no UV in it, so it does not tan or burn. Modern panels combine several wavelengths of red and near-infrared light at once, up to six in the latest generation, so skin and deeper tissue are treated in the same session.

What people use it for

• Faster recovery and less soreness after training
• Easing everyday aches, stiffness and inflammation
• More energy through the day
• Better sleep and a clearer head
• Skin tone and texture
• Simply switching off for twenty minutes

Research into red and near-infrared light is active and encouraging, particularly for skin and for muscle recovery, but it is not a medical treatment and results vary from person to person. We will always tell you that straight.

The perfect partner for EMS

An EMS session gives your muscles twenty minutes of hard work, and then they need 48 hours to rebuild. That recovery window is exactly where red light fits. Many of our members book a red light session on the day after training.