The Lionesses have been making fine progress at the World Cup and with preparation crucial for each game they are taking it to the extreme as they immerse themselves in a -130C chamber
The secret boost behind the Lionesses’ cold as ice performances has been revealed… and the Mirror gave it a go.
With cool goals, the England squad have been freezing out their World Cup opponents one by one. But between matches, as well as having essential downtime and training days, they are going to the ultimate extremes to keep their bodies in fighting-fit condition.
Georgia Stanway, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Bethany England, Ella Toone and Keira Walsh are among the players who have been undergoing cryotherapy sessions, immersing themselves in a chamber which drops to -130C. The squad shared snaps of them laughing and dancing to Chaka Khan’s Ain’t Nobody while taking turns in the cyrochamber and calling each other âCryobabies’.
Wearing fluffy earmuffs, wooly socks and gloves, Ella Toone emerged from the ice cold pod and declared: “My elbows are freezing”. The benefits of cryotherapy in football have been heralded by legends including Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Harland who use it to speed up their recovery.