Professional Sport Recovery for high-performance sport

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Athletic performance requires both mental and physical effort: training sessions, matches and away games come in quick succession.

In professional sport, rest and recovery play a paramount role, as much as training and effort. If adequately integrated in athletes’ preparation programs, they allow not only to achieve top performance in a short time, but also to maintain it in the medium to long term.

This is the reason why, today, the actual focus – which makes the real difference in performance and, as a consequence, in the results of sport clubs and teams – is precisely recovery.

Why choose us

All-round offer

We’ve long supported athletic trainers and sport doctors, as well as the best international sport teams. We don’t just provide equipment: we are a reference, an all-round partner for the realisation of effective and practical spaces dedicated to recovery and to the enhancement of psycho-physical performance.

Revolving around individuals

Our approach to recovery in sports revolves around individuals, their physiology and psychology. A kind of wellness that is founded on scientific research and defines bespoke solutions for recovery and self-care, through products that combine quality and innovation with programs of use that are functional to individual goals. Meeting the needs of professional athletes is the first step in ensuring they make the most out of each performance.

Effective results

We support medical and athletic staff with all of our solutions dedicated to psycho-physical recovery: we help them identify the best programs of use to integrate in their athletic preparation routine. Our innovative format ensures the utmost effectiveness of the time devoted to recovery, thanks to the best technologies stemming from Starpool’s experience.

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The value of recovery

Many are the elements that impact the performance of athletes. Some trends may vary over time, but the fundamental elements at the base of the best performance strategies are sleep and recovery time, closely followed by nutrition, hydration and cold therapy.

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Dustin Gazley, Hockey player at Hockey club Bolzano Foxes, during a recovery session through the Infrared Therapy

Physical recovery

After physical activity, it is necessary to grant your body an appropriate rest period so that it may activate the necessary processes of reconstruction and regeneration to regain balance and enhance one’s capabilities before the next physical effort. However, in the world of professional sport, the calendars are packed with matches and training sessions, which make it difficult for athletes to take the necessary time for physiological recovery. Which is when it is necessary to focus on the quality of recovery – fundamental to restore effective muscle strength.

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Dorothea Wierer, Biathlon World Champion, doing mental training on Zerobody Dry Float

Mental Recovery

Mental readiness, understood as actual training and correct recovery time, can have a significant impact on athletes’ sport capabilities: it reduces the risk of injury, increases precision, promotes fast decision-making ability, and favours better sleep and fast recovery after intense physical effort. In particular, Mindfulness programs help athletes to manage stress better, as well as maintain good focus and motivation; conscious breathing and relaxation, on the other hand, contribute to improving athletic performance in the medium to long term.

Discover the format the best suits your sports

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Recovery Lab

A format dedicated to clubs and teams, designed to adjust to different contexts and spaces inside the performance centre. It can be installed in an area entirely dedicated to recovery, or included in the spaces dedicated to training.

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Recovery Room

A format designed to allow athletes to benefit from the best technologies for recovery even at home, and make the most of the training and sport performance programs at all times.

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Champions recover with Starpool

We stand by the side of major international professional sport clubs and athletes. This allows us to offer the best innovation and the most effective programs of use to the world of fitness, for champion-proof performance.

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Elliot Williams

Director Functional Performance, 49ers

“We started with one [Zerobody Dry Float], but our guys loved it so much that we ended up buying another three. If you are looking for an effective solution for recovery that all athletes will want to use, I strongly recommend Zerobody Dry Float and Starpool’s solutions for sports!”

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Francesco Cuzzolin

Head of Performance, Olimpia Milano Basket

“Cold has positive effects on physical, cognitive and emotional stress and it is also useful before physical activity, as it quickly activates the nervous system. For our athletes, we chose Starpool and the innovative Zerobody Cryo, adding the benefits of floatation, which promote relaxation and blood flow, to those of the cold therapy. This solution is much more effective than the traditional cold plunge.”

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Anton Bernard

Hockey Player, HCB Foxes

“Using Zerobody Dry Float in combination with the Finnish sauna and the Infrared Therapy by Starpool helps me recover fast after training and matches, and to prepare for athletic challenges in the best possible way. With Starpool, we found a valuable ally for both our physical and mental preparation.”

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Christian Thuile

Medical Partner, HCB Foxes

«The protocol that we have designed will be of great help to the mental and physical well-being of athletes. Hockey is a highly energy-consuming sport, and a very dense agenda necessarily results in less recovery time: for this reason, with the combination of systems such as Zerobody Dry Float, cryotherapy and sauna, we’ll be able to monitor the players’ physiological values constantly and participate in their regenerative process. A Performance Center at this level is undoubtedly an excellence for a high end club such as the HCB Alto Adige Alperia: successfulness on ice depends primarily on the players’ health.»

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Jaylon Smith

Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys

“As an NFL pro athlete and business owner I’m on the go all the the time. My days can be so busy that I can’t properly rest. I love Zerobody Dry Float because I can get the chance to relax my mind and reset my body in 30 minutes.”

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Denise Herrmann-Wick

Gold Medal at Biathlon World Championships 2023

As a biathlete and an Olympic champion, I train for about 1,000 hours a year. It is important for my body and mind to recover effectively after each competition or high training effort. That’s why I’ve been closely working with the wellness experts at Starpool since the beginning of this season. In addition to relaxing sauna sessions, the sessions on Zerobody Dry Float are ideal to actively support my recovery.

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Dorothea Wierer

Biathlon World Champion

“To me, Finnish sauna, Infrared Therapy, cold reactions and Zerobody Dry Float have a really important role and, thanks to the Recovery Station developed with Starpool, I can really enjoy all the benefits in the time and way that suits me best, integrating recovery in both my sport and private schedule.”

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Ernest Briganti

Co-owner & Head Coach, Reebok CrossFit Officine

“We are very happy with the results Zerobody Dry Float and the ideomotor rehabilitation programme have granted us. The medical team involved in check-ups have tested that the shoulder joint has really worked during mental training and they have been extremely satisfied with how quick recovery took place after surgery”.

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Evan Neal

Offensive Tackle, Alabama Crimson Tide

“Man, Zerobody Dry Float feels amazing! As far as training goes, it takes pressure off my back. It’s really good for recovery, in my opinion. I like to come in here after workouts and take a couple minutes and relax. This relieves a lot of strain and pressure off my back. I’m really grateful that we have these.”

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Fabian Tait

Defender, Football Club Südtirol

“Zerobody Dry Float is extremely useful to me, especially so if I have very close matches during the week, or during periods of maximum load training. Zerobody Dry Float allows me to recover better and faster.”

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Fabio Diana

Team Doctor, Aquila Basket Trento

“The reduced perception of soreness and muscle stiffness in the sessions with Zerobody Dry Float improves the feeling of recovery and favors both relaxation and mood. This benefit is particularly important for athletes who have a hard time getting rid of physical and mental tension. We use dry floatation also to improve the quality of sleep and the recovery caused by muscle relaxation after long trips or close together events. This is also helpful to facilitate the work of the physical therapist and massage therapist.”

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Franco Jachemet

Massage Therapist, Aquila Basket Trento

“The use of Zerobody Dry Float with our athletes and staff members aims to favor the recovery from close together trips and competitive appointments, with good results. The chance to recover the hours of sleep that are lost for the frantic ryhthms that we all experience is excellent. This product also allowed us to create a good synergy with the post-activity physical treatments.”

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Jeff Allen

Associate Athletics Director, Alabama Crimson Tide

“We were incredibly strategic with how we planned what we wanted to go into our Sports Science Center when it comes to recovery,” Allen said. “We wanted things that no doubt would have physiological benefits for our athletes, something that we knew would help them. It would have been really easy, I think, for us just to build a room full of nap beds, and that would have been OK. But we wanted to try to take it a step above and do something unique, and I think we’ve done that. Really excited about the opportunity to use ZerobodyDry Float.”

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Federico Pellegrino

Olympic Medal - Cross Country Skiing

“Cross-country skiing is a discipline that requires great commitment and constant travel. After an exhausting training or a long trip, being able to recover mental and physical energy in a fast and effective way is fundamental for me. That’s why I chose Starpool as my Wellness Partner!”

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Giacomo Becucci

Head of Performance, Aquila Basket Trento

“Zerobody Dry Float helps us with load response and recovery strategy, both in terms of sleep recovery and in general with the quality and quantity of sleep, and in terms of the overall mental and physical condition of our players.”

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Gianni Moscon

Italian Talent of Road Racing Cyclism

“Maintaining the focus and the intensity of my training was difficult during lock-down. That’s why I have chosen to install Zerobody Dry Float at home: it helps prepare my muscles fast for the next effort, and – thanks to the combined Mindfulness programs, it allows me to also train my mind effectively to achieve my goals with determination!”

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Steve Tashjian

High-Performance Consultant, former Head of Performance US Mens Soccer National Team

Zerobody Dry Float was an important addition to our recovery lab during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. With Zerobody Dry Float, we were able to improve muscle recovery, central nervous system tone, and sleep quality, by decreasing the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. I would recommend it to any sports team or athlete without reservation.

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Sebastian Aho

Captain, Carolina Hurricanes

“Recently, we became the first professional sports team to have a Zerobody Dry Float by Starpool installed in our facility. We use Zerobody Dry Float for a broad range of purposes, from general recovery and wellness to treating a spectrum of injuries, including concussions, neck, back, and joint related injuries. The ability to bring the body to a calm, stress free, relaxed state is a great way to recover from the physical demand of a brutal NHL hockey season.”

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Stefano Migliorini

Italian CrossFit Champion

“In 2019 I suffered a bad injury right before the qualification round for the Games. Besides the pain, I had to deal with many negative emotions: fear, frustration, rage. I started a program of ideo-motor rehabilitation on Zerobody Dry Float, supported by my coach and a mental trainer. Even the medical staff was surprised by how much dry floatation combined with visualisation techniques helped me move past the psychological trauma, and how much faster I recovered from my shoulder injury!”

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  • Italy
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Kyle Jones

Co-founder iCRYO

Zerobody Dry Float has been a great offering for our franchise model. It’s the one service that truly creates a zen-like experience from a mental perspective and provides an array of physical benefits simultaneously. Our franchise owners, staff, and guests find great value each time they do a treatment.

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Saul Martinez

Sports Scientist at San Francisco Giants

There is always a great effort within the San Francisco Giants organization towards the well-being of their players, because they are people before athletes. Zerobody Dry Float is an amazing tool in their daily routine, to gain focus during the pre-game phase, or for relaxation after a game,to reduce muscle soreness, to activate parasympathetic nervous system and to enhance sleep, which is mandatory for good rest.

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