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Video: Ribbon cutting, Rest & Revive Float Center, Batavia, NY

By Howard B. Owens
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One of Batavia's newest businesses held a ribbon cutting on Thursday with representatives of the Chamber of Commerce -- the  Rest & Revive Float Center at 596 E. Main St.

Partners Gary VanValkenburg and Brandon Buckle converted the former location of The Bed Room, where they sold beds, into a place where people can come and float in water field with epsom salts to help them relax and deal with any number of different health issues.

To find out more, watch the video.

Howard B. Owens

They discussed that. I didn't include it to help keep the video short and tight and I just didn't like how some of those shots where it was discussed were framed.

But you have to shower thoroughly before getting into the pods. You wear no clothing whatsoever in the pods. There is also a filtration system.

May 11, 2019, 12:21pm Permalink
jeff saquella

Thank you howard.....I'm sure there is no way of being 100% positive that people are showering..so until they come up with a better way of guaranteeing that these are sanitary i'll pass on the float

May 11, 2019, 3:08pm Permalink
Billie Owens

Jeff, there are Float Tank Standards recommended by the North American Float Tank Association for sanitary and public health reasons. Here's a PDF link to view them:

https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/publichealth/documents/FCS/North-Americ…

Children are not allowed in most if not all float tanks, since they tend to have more "accidents" regarding body functions.

Ozone filtration systems are used; there's UV sanitation and the magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) itself is a natural antimicrobial. In testing, bacteria injected into pods died quickly.

There have been no reported illnesses or contamination. They are probably cleaner that most municipal pools. I'll bet there are more germs on the handle of a shopping cart than in a float pod.

May 11, 2019, 3:36pm Permalink

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