Independent reviews · Home recovery
Home recovery gear, reviewed on the numbers
Sauna cabins, cold plunge tubs, red light panels, and percussion tools cost real money. We compare them on running cost, install requirements, build quality, and safety certifications, then say plainly who should skip each one.
957 reviews and guides How the Chill Score works
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Our main buying guide in each category.
Picked for a specific need
Shortlists for one kind of buyer, space or budget.
Before your first session
Setup, power and safety guides for each kind of recovery gear.
Sauna
Cold plunge
Red light
Massage and rollers
Five things every Chill Score weighs
The same published weights for every product, from what the maker and the listing state.
- 35%
Performance
Heat output and temperature range, chilling capacity and pull down time, wavelengths and rated irradiance, amplitude and rated stall force.
- 25%
Build quality
Materials, construction, insulation, serviceability, and whether replacement parts are available.
- 25%
Value
What you get for the money, including running cost and first-year consumables, not just the purchase price.
- 10%
Safety and certifications
A UL, ETL or CSA listing, FCC or FDA clearance where relevant. Mains-powered gear with no stated listing scores zero.
- 5%
Warranty and support
Length and scope of the warranty, what it excludes, who pays return freight, and how reachable the company is.
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