Two machines. One job each.

Vacuum underpressure and infrared heat, built in Europe by Vacu Activ. Nothing here is a variation on a gym machine — they do two different jobs, and the order you do them in is the point.

Capsule shell

Infrared roller bed

A session begins

02Capability

Rated out of 5

Measured against each other.

Neither machine wins outright, which is exactly why studios run both. The roller owns drainage and skin; the capsule owns burn and stubborn fat.

CapabilityRollerVacuTherm

Lymphatic drainage
Rolling directly stimulates lymph flow and fluid movement.
4/5
3/5
Water retention reduction
Drainage moves retained fluid out of the tissue.
4/5
3/5
Cellulite smoothing
Rollers break up the adhesions that cause dimpling.
4/5
3/5
Fascia & tissue release
Deep rolling mobilises fascia the treadmill cannot reach.
4/5
2/5
Skin texture & firmness
Infrared plus collagen therapy improves elasticity.
3/5
2/5
Fat burning
Heat plus movement mobilises and expends fat.
2/5
4/5
Calorie burn
Sustained cardio inside the capsule drives expenditure.
1/5
4/5
Circulation boost
Both machines significantly increase blood flow.
4/5
4/5
Stubborn fat targeting
Vacuum pressure concentrates the effect on problem areas.
2/5
4/5
Metabolic activation (heat)
Infrared heat zones raise metabolic activity.
3/5
4/5

03On the floor

The room they live in.

A row of VacuTherm capsules under green underglow — The bay01

The infrared roller bed — wooden rollers between lit lamps — Infrared bed02

Close detail of the VacuTherm shell and door seam — Shell detail03

Capsules on the studio floor, underglow along the timber

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