The Twenty Minutes After
The part of the visit people most often skip, and most often regret skipping.
Athletic recovery
Recovering After a Half Marathon
Oklahoma has a long race calendar. Here is where an hour in the tank fits into it.
We see a reliable spike in bookings the day after any sizeable local race.
Afterwards is the easy call
An hour with no weight on your joints and nothing asking for your attention is a straightforward way to come down from an event. Give yourself some time rather than booking it for twenty minutes after you cross the line.
Before is more complicated
Some people like a quiet hour the day before. Floating the morning of an event is not something we would suggest, simply because you will not know how your body responds until you have floated a few times. Do not experiment on race day.
Three practical things
Do not shave in the twelve hours beforehand. Use the barrier ointment in the suite on any fresh scrapes or blisters — salt at this concentration finds all of them. And drink water afterwards.
If it becomes routine
A package brings the per-float price down and the credits can be shared, which works well for a training group.
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