How It Works
How RECON
Works.
Compression, PEMF & Red Light Therapy: How Recovery Technology Actually Works.
Three pillars. Three tools. One routine. Your body doesn't care about marketing. We're going to walk you through what each tool is, how to set it, and what order to run it in.
No hype. No empty promises. No mystical fluff. Just the settings, the specs and the order.
Quick Answer
The RECON recovery system runs on three pillars. Compression (Activate / Circulate) runs sequential pneumatic pressure in two modes: Recovery Cycle at 100 to 180 mmHg for daily sessions and High-Pressure Mode at 200 to 260 mmHg for 1 to 2 sessions a week. PEMF (RECON Renew) runs pulsed electromagnetic fields from 1 to 30 Hz in 1 Hz steps, with four presets: 3 Hz Wind-Down, 8 Hz Unwind, 10 Hz Everyday and 23 Hz Pre-Training. Red light (Restore Red Light) runs 8 wavelengths from 630 to 1060nm, including 670nm and the NIR wavelengths 810/830/850/1060nm, absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme in the mitochondria, with dose calculated as J/cm² = irradiance (mW/cm²) × time (seconds) ÷ 1000. After training, run Compression → PEMF → Red Light. Before training, run Red Light → PEMF → optional light compression (about 10 min at 50 to 80 mmHg), then 1 to 2 min of percussion and your normal warm-up.
Architecture
The Three-Pillar Recovery System: Compression, PEMF & Red Light Therapy
Recovery is not one button. The body runs three systems on three clocks.
Boots vs. mat vs. panel gets framed like a cage match. It's not. Each one has its own job in the routine. Each one works on its own, and they stack when you run them in sequence. This is the operating manual for all three.
The Operating Rules
Four Principles of Multifactorial Recovery
Four rules. The body enforces them.
These four lines run every protocol decision on this site. Break them and the system stops working. Follow them and the system compounds. There's no marketing version of these, they're either true or they're not, and the body is the only one keeping score.
Pneumatic Compression: Modes, Pressure & Use
Hard session done. Compression goes first.
Sequential Pressure, From the Feet Up.
Compression boots wrap each leg in air chambers that inflate in sequence: feet first, then calves, knees and thighs. You sit back. The chambers do the work. No straps to tighten, no technique to learn, and after a Hyrox workout that's exactly the kind of recovery session you'll actually run.
It's why compression leads the post-training routine. Twenty to thirty minutes, feet up, phone down. And it's why pneumatic compression exists: a recovery session you can run every day without thinking about it.
Compression boots are not magic. They're a dedicated recovery session for your legs. Sit, zip in, pick a mode, run it. Consistency beats intensity.
The Recovery Cycle · 100 to 180 mmHg
Sequential pneumatic chambers inflate from the feet up, one after another, then release. Repeat. This is the daily setting, and it's the mode you'll run most.
The 60 to 100 mmHg range is the lighter end. The 100 to 180 mmHg range is firmer and still comfortable for most people. This is the daily lane. Run it post-training. Run it after travel. Run it after anything that loaded your system. Consistency is the protocol.
- 01 Chamber inflates to 100 to 180 mmHg · firm, comfortable pressure
- 02 Sequential pressure, distal to proximal · feet → calves → knees → thighs
- 03 Chamber deflates · a short release before the next cycle
- 04 Cycle repeats 20 to 30 min · the session is the dose, not the single pulse
High-Pressure Mode · 200 to 260 mmHg
Above 200 mmHg, the session feels very different: a firm squeeze, a short hold, then a full release. It's the high end of what the boots do. Short, firm and deliberate. Run it on the days you want a firmer session, not every day.
Important line: High-Pressure Mode is a passive compression session. You sit still. No training under pressure, no straps, no exercise. Keep it to 1 to 2 sessions a week.
- 01 Chamber inflates to 200 to 260 mmHg · a firm squeeze
- 02 Pressure holds briefly · a short, firm hold
- 03 Chamber deflates · a full release before the next cycle
- 04 Cycle repeats · keep high-pressure sessions to 1 to 2 a week
High-Pressure Mode Is Not the Daily Driver.
High pressure is a firmer session, and it gets used sparingly. Run it 1 to 2× per week max. Leave 48+ hours between high-pressure sessions on the same limb. Default to Recovery Cycle the other 5 to 6 days. Consistent, comfortable sessions beat constant max pressure.
Do not run High-Pressure Mode if: you have uncontrolled hypertension, a recent DVT or vascular surgery, a known clotting disorder, a fresh acute injury, or you're pregnant. When in doubt, run Recovery Cycle. When still in doubt, talk to your doctor. High pressure is serious. Respect it.
Compression Runs the Session. Soft-Tissue Work Fills the Gaps.
Underneath the compression story is a quieter one. Tight spots build up across consecutive training days. A camp block, a race week, a stack of double sessions. The body still works, but every rep feels like it's fighting friction.
This is where percussion guns, foam rollers, and trigger-point balls earn their keep. They're not recovery, they're maintenance. Five minutes of targeted soft-tissue work between full protocol sessions keeps the routine going. It's the lowest-friction layer of the RECON system and the one most people skip because it doesn't have a $400 price tag attached to it.
That distinction is the whole game.
RECON's fascial layer runs four tools: Pulse Massage Gun for percussive release across large muscle groups, Deep Pulse with 4 heads, including a hot and cold flat head (40, 45 or 50°C heat; 20, 15 or 10°C cool) and a red light head, Power Roller for self-massage on IT band / quads / lats / T-spine, and Power Ball for focal trigger-point precision on plantar fascia, sub-occipital, glute medius. Different tools, different jobs. None of them are interchangeable.
Start With the Legs.
Here's the sequencing argument in one sentence: after training, compression starts the routine, PEMF winds it down, and red light finishes it.
Compression goes first post-training because it's the easiest session to start: sit down, zip in. PEMF goes second because the wind-down belongs in the middle, when you're ready to lie still. Red light goes third to finish the routine.
→ Deeper dive: The full Activate / Circulate pillar, products, protocols, and pneumatic compression specs
PEMF: Frequencies, Presets & How to Use Them
A pulse you can't see or feel, at a setting you choose. This is the pillar where you turn a knob, and the knob matters.
PEMF Isn't Magic. It's a Setting You Choose.
A RECON Renew mat runs a pulsed electromagnetic field through 6 or 8 coils under the surface, at a low intensity you won't feel. You choose the frequency, from 1 to 30 Hz. You choose the heat and the timer. Then you lie down and do nothing else, which is harder than it sounds.
When you change the frequency, you change the session. That's the whole game. 3 Hz is the evening wind-down setting. 23 Hz is the peak-day pre-training setting. The mat doesn't change. The setting does. Different presets aren't "more" or "less", they're different.
- 01 Pulsed electromagnetic field from the coils · low intensity (RECON Renew: max 3 Gauss) · non-thermal, non-invasive · no felt sensation
- 02 Pick the frequency · 1 to 30 Hz in 1 Hz steps, or one of four presets
- 03 Add heat if you want it · far-infrared heat up to 70°C
- 04 Set the timer and lie down · 20 to 30 minutes is a typical session
Four Presets. One Dial.
RECON Renew runs from 1 to 30 Hz. Four presets cover the day. 3 Hz for the evening wind-down. 23 Hz before peak training days. RECON Renew gives you four quick presets, one per moment, and the ability to tune anywhere between them in 1 Hz increments.
If you can't tune the frequency to the moment, you don't own the setting.
What We Tell You Before You Buy.
PEMF gets oversold. We'd rather tell you what the mat is and how to use it than promise what it does. Here's the read, organized by lane:
PEMF + FIR Heat + Photon + Negative Ions. Four Modalities. One Mat.
The Renew mat doesn't just deliver PEMF. It stacks far-infrared heat, on the Renew+ models a 660nm red-light photon array, and a negative-ion emission layer from the gemstone surface composition. Each layer has its own spec. Stacked, they make one mat do four jobs.
On the gemstones (amethyst, tourmaline, jade, clay): these aren't mystical. They're real materials with real physical properties. Tourmaline is a piezoelectric/pyroelectric crystal, when heated, it generates a measurable surface charge that's the source of the negative-ion emission. Amethyst has documented far-infrared emissivity that contributes to the thermal layer. We don't claim crystal energy or chakra alignment. We claim the physics of the materials, because that part is verifiable.
Every number should be on the box.
Every layer has a number. Every number has a source. That's the difference between a tool and a talisman.
The Wind-Down Belongs in the Middle.
Compression started the routine. Now what? Now you lie down and let the day end. That's the entire job of PEMF in the post-training sequence.
Training ends, but the day keeps going: the commute, the emails, the screen. You can't out-supplement, out-dose, or out-train a day with no off switch. You have to build one in. The 8 Hz Unwind or 3 Hz Wind-Down preset does that. Then red light finishes the routine.
→ Deeper dive: The full RECON Renew pillar: PEMF mats, frequency presets, and the Photon Mat lineup
Red Light Therapy: Wavelengths, Dose & Timing
Real specs. Real dose math. Zero miracle claims. We're going to walk you through the wavelengths, the irradiance and the timing, and nothing we can't back up.
Eight Wavelengths. One Dose Equation. Done.
Red light has the simplest story of any RECON pillar. Every Restore panel runs eight wavelengths, from 630 to 1060nm, from dual-chip LEDs that fire red and near-infrared from every diode at once. 660 nm red and 850 nm near infrared are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme in the mitochondria. Distance, time and irradiance set the dose.
That's the whole story. It's not glow therapy. It's not "biohacking." It's a panel, a distance and a timer, run consistently. The specs are clean. Keep the marketing honest.
- 01 Set the distance · 6 inches is the standard · 8 to 10 inches before training
- 02 Pick the preset · Muscle Recovery runs all 8 wavelengths · Sleep runs red only
- 03 Set the timer · 10 to 20 minutes per zone
- 04 Run it consistently · same distance, same timer, session after session
Cytochrome C Oxidase and Red Light
660 nm red and 850 nm near infrared are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme in the mitochondria. Its copper and iron centers have absorption peaks in the red (630 to 670 nm) and near infrared (810 to 850 nm) bands. Pick a wavelength and a tissue layer below to see which bands reach which depth.
Eight Wavelengths. Here's Why It Matters.
Every Restore panel runs eight wavelengths. Four in the red band, four in the near-infrared. Each one is there for a reason.
Each wavelength has its own control. The 8-wavelength dual-chip system lets the presets weight the mix toward the goal: Sleep = red only, Muscle Recovery = full spectrum, Skin = red-weighted. Eight independently controllable wavelengths make that possible.
and keep the red band running.
Range is the product. Presets only work when the hardware has the range to back them up.
There Is Only One Equation. Memorize It.
Red light runs on a dose target. Too little and you're wasting the session. More than the target isn't better. The good news: the math is trivial.
Irradiance (mW/cm²) × Time (seconds) ÷ 1000
If a panel won't tell you its irradiance at a stated distance (6 inches is the industry convention), walk away. If it gives you a single hotspot number instead of average across the active area, walk away. If it cites "wattage" as the proxy for light output, that's LED wattage × number of LEDs, a multiplication problem dressed up as a spec, walk away.
Irradiance at distance is the spec. Wavelength count is the spec. Dose per time is the spec.
Everything else is theater.
RECON publishes irradiance at 6 inches across every Restore panel: Restore One 201 mW/cm² · Core 186 · Edge 168 · Apex 219 · Titan 165 (manufacturer-reported). The dose math is transferable, same target J/cm² across the lineup, just different time-per-zone and number of repositions based on the panel's coverage area. That's why the Protocols page can rewrite session times based on which panel you own. The math doesn't change. The hardware does.
"It Blasts Through Your Skull" Is Not a Real Spec.
Here's the honest version. Red light penetrates a few millimeters. Near-infrared penetrates deeper, but "deeper" in tissue means a few centimeters, not "through bone like it isn't there." Penetration is scatter-based and falls off rapidly with depth. Wavelength matters (NIR > red > green >> blue), but anatomy is the bigger gatekeeper. Bone, fat, melanin all attenuate.
- Red (630 to 670nm) stays closer to the surface.
- NIR (810 to 1060nm) travels deeper than red.
- NIR can act as "anatomical windows", thin bone, cavities, sinuses can pass meaningfully more light than dense bone. This is real, narrow, and not the whole story.
- "Panels blast through skull like it's nothing", no. Bone, fat and melanin cut light down fast. Ignore brain claims.
- "Whole-body red light sauna replaces precision dosing", low signal. Distance, irradiance, and dose math matter more than coverage area alone. Whole-body vibes don't beat 40 J/cm² to a target zone.
- "Tan first, then red light", drives unsafe sun behavior and isn't part of the recovery routine. Outside the RECON claim lane entirely.
NIR penetrates as deep as a marketing video implies. That's a lie.
Hold both in your head at once."
Run the Routine Close to Training.
From a routine standpoint, the post-training sequence should start as close to the end of training as you can swing it. Compression, then Renew, then red light to finish. The closer the routine sits to the session, the easier it is to never skip it.
Don't skip your dose because the day got long. Don't shortcut it because dinner ran late. The Compression + Renew + Restore Red Light sequence is the recovery system, and the closer it sits to your training, the more likely it happens.
The 90-Minute Sleep Preset Rule · A Smart Fallback, Not a Lockout.
Here's the nuance: full-spectrum sessions are built for daytime. Late evening calls for something calmer. So we built a rule and we built a workaround for the rule.
The rule: avoid full-spectrum NIR within 90 minutes of bed. The workaround: the Sleep Preset on every Restore panel disables all four NIR wavelengths (810/830/850/1060nm) and runs only the red band (630 to 670nm). You still get a dose. You just skip the near-infrared late at night.
This is the whole reason the panel needs 8 independently controllable wavelengths. Each wavelength has its own control, so the panel can switch off all four NIR wavelengths and leave the red band on. The Sleep Preset is the setting that lets you stay in the protocol when life makes the timing imperfect.
If your session lands late, switch the preset, don't skip the dose.
The Sleep Preset exists for that exact moment.
40 Hz Flicker · We're Watching, We're Not Selling.
There's an active research lane around 40 Hz flicker light. It's research, not a product, and it's getting a lot of podcast airtime.
RECON's position: this is research backlog. Not a current RECON protocol. Not in any Restore preset. Before we ever ship a 40 Hz flicker protocol, we'd need: seizure-risk screening for photosensitivity / epilepsy, exact parameters (frequency, duty cycle, intensity), validated exposure duration, and human-trial outcomes. Until all of that is in place, we won't market it. This is what "honest watchlist" looks like, we're tracking it, we're not pretending we own it yet.
Red Light Finishes the Routine.
Red light goes third in the post-training sequence because it's the session that closes the routine. Compression started it. Renew wound it down. Red light finishes it.
Before training, the order flips. Red light goes first, then PEMF on the 10 Hz Everyday preset (23 Hz Pre-Training on peak days), then optional light compression before your normal warm-up. Same panel. Same wavelengths. Different spot in the routine.
Pre-workout runs lighter. Lower target dose (~20 J/cm²), shorter session, more distance. All 8 wavelengths still run, just a shorter dose. Different goal. Different sequence. Same panel.
→ Deeper dive: The full Restore Red Light pillar, 8-wavelength dual-chip panel lineup, dose specs, and presets
Cross-Pillar Interaction
How to Sequence Compression, PEMF & Red Light Therapy for Recovery
Order isn't marketing. Order is the routine.
Run the same three pillars in a set order and the routine runs itself. After training, compression leads. Before training, red light leads. Post-workout is recovery (compress → unwind → finish). Pre-workout is a lighter pre-session routine (light → preset → optional light pressure). Same tools. Opposite direction. Both are right when you respect the goal.
Goal: close out a hard training day with a full recovery routine.
Why this order: compression is the easiest session to start right after training. PEMF on the 8 Hz Unwind or 3 Hz Wind-Down preset winds the day down. Red light finishes the routine.
Run this Hard Day PM. Post-competition. After any session that loaded the system. Each tool has a place in the order. The flagship sequence puts each one in its place.
Goal: a short, repeatable pre-session routine before your normal warm-up.
Why this order: red light goes first, before the session. PEMF on the 10 Hz Everyday preset comes next (23 Hz Pre-Training on peak days), 30 to 60 minutes before you train. Then optional light compression (about 10 min at 50 to 80 mmHg), 1 to 2 min of percussion and your normal warm-up. Light pressure only before training, and never in place of the warm-up. Save the full session for after.
Run this Hard Day AM. Race morning (lighter doses). Day-of preparation for peak output.
This page tells you why the sequences are in the order they're in.
Memorize the order. The body is keeping score.
The Honest Lane
Recovery Technology Claims & Compliance Standards
What we claim. What we don't.
Every recovery tool comes with a compliance line. We draw ours in public. RECON ships FDA Class II Registered (510(K) Exempt) devices on the Restore panel line, and that registration comes with rules: what we can say, what we can't, and what would be a regulatory and ethical problem to imply. Here's the line.
- Supports recovery routines and performance readiness
- Promotes a consistent wind-down and recovery routine
- Absorption: 660 nm red and 850 nm near infrared are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase (education only)
- How to use it: settings, time, distance and order
- FDA Class II Registered (510(K) Exempt) on Restore panels
- Professional-grade · performance readiness · built for recovery
- High-Pressure Mode · 200 to 260 mmHg · 1 to 2 sessions a week
- The mechanism is X, the evidence sits at Y, the protocol expectations are Z
- Medical claims of any kind: RECON is recovery infrastructure, not medicine
- Disease claims, naming a condition the product fixes · outside our scope
- What happens inside your body: we tell you how to use the tool, not what it does to your physiology
- "Doctor-recommended": unless we have the named clinician on the record
- Training-under-pressure claims: RECON's High-Pressure Mode is a passive compression session, nothing more
- "Blasts through bone" · "deep brain dosing is routine" · "whole-body sauna replaces precision", penetration is anatomy-limited, dose-limited, real
- "Crystals / gemstones deliver biological effects", heat and PEMF are the mechanism · gemstones contribute thermal properties only
- Toxin claims of any kind, around heavy metals or anything else
- "Cellular energy": we describe absorption and the routine, not a body result
- "Circulation support": we describe pressure, chambers and session length instead
- "Revolutionary" · "game-changing" · "unlock your potential" · "wellness journey", language that signals theater instead of mechanism
These are tools. Used right, they become a routine you keep for years. They're built for people who push hard in your athletic endeavors and in your day-to-day life as a parent, a partner, an operator. They're part of how you keep showing up for the things that are hard, day in and day out.
Trust compounds. Hype collapses. That's not a marketing line. That's the lane. Locked operating principle · RECON Recovery Intelligence
The Spec Sheet
Specs & Settings at a Glance
The numbers behind every session on this page.
Every number on this page comes from the RECON Master Product Catalog. If you want to check a spec, here it is.
- Pro Compression Boots: wireless, 4 air chambers per leg, up to 240 mmHg
- Elite Compression System: 8 chambers, up to 260 mmHg, arm and hip attachments
- Recovery Cycle: 100 to 180 mmHg, the daily setting
- High-Pressure Mode: 200 to 260 mmHg, 1 to 2 sessions a week
- Spacing: 48+ hours between high-pressure sessions on the same limb
- Soft-tissue tools: Pulse Massage Gun, Deep Pulse, Power Roller, Power Ball
- Renew PEMF Mat: 6 coils, 1 to 30 Hz in 1 Hz steps
- Renew+ Photon Mat: 8 coils, 144 × 660nm red LEDs
- Renew+ Photon Pillow: 1 coil, 35 × 660nm red LEDs, memory foam
- Presets: 3 Hz Wind-Down · 8 Hz Unwind · 10 Hz Everyday · 23 Hz Pre-Training
- Far-infrared heat: up to 70°C
- Negative ions: >3,500/cm³ (Photon Mat) · >2,200/cm³ (Photon Pillow)
- Field intensity: max 3 Gauss, non-thermal, no felt sensation
- Surface layers: amethyst, tourmaline, jade, clay
- Post-training slot: second, after compression, before red light
- Pre-training slot: second, after red light, before optional light compression
- Typical session: 20 to 30 minutes
- Safety: talk to your doctor first with an implanted device, pregnancy or ongoing care
- Wavelengths: 630, 650, 660, 670, 810, 830, 850, 1060nm
- Irradiance at 6 inches: One 201 · Core 186 · Edge 168 · Apex 219 · Titan 165 mW/cm² (manufacturer-reported)
- LEDs: dual-chip, red and near-infrared from every diode
- Dose math: J/cm² = irradiance (mW/cm²) × time (s) ÷ 1000
- Dose targets: pre-workout ~20 J/cm² · post-workout ~40 J/cm² · sleep prep red-only ~10 J/cm²
- Sleep Preset: all four NIR wavelengths off, red band only
- Evening rule: no full-spectrum NIR within 90 minutes of bed
- Warranty: 3 years on every Restore panel
- RECON Recovery Intelligence (RRI): Project Brain · April 2026 · System prompt, non-negotiable principles, evidence card library
- Claim Card · High-Pressure Mode (Pro + Elite) · Canonical language for the 240 to 260 mmHg story
- ACTIVATE high-pressure compression card · Settings, spacing and safety guidance
- RECON Master Product Catalog (Notion) · ID ad1438de-27c3-4f02-91ab-6d3587cc6c7a · Reconciled product specs · April 16, 2026 lock
- RRI: Restore Evidence Index (LTI) · Internal reference index
- If you want the unredacted version: info@reconwellness.com
The Dictionary
Recovery Science Glossary: Key Terms Defined
The vocabulary that runs the recovery system.
Here's the dictionary for every setting and spec on this page, so you can recognize each one on a product page or a spec sheet. If a brand is using these terms without being able to define them, that's the marketing tell.
- PhotobiomodulationPBM
- The use of red and near-infrared light (typically 600 to 1100nm) in a recovery routine. The technical name for red light therapy.
- Dual-Chip LEDRed + NIR per diode
- An LED with two chips in one diode, one red and one near-infrared. Every diode fires both at once. Restore panels use dual-chip LEDs across the full surface, so there's no alternating pattern of red and NIR.
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field TherapyPEMF
- The use of low-intensity, time-varying magnetic fields (typically 1 to 30 Hz) delivered through coils in a mat or pillow. You choose the frequency, the heat and the timer. RECON Renew runs four presets plus 1 Hz fine-tuning.
- Pneumatic Compression
- Sequential inflation of air-filled chambers wrapped around the limb. Recovery Cycle at 100 to 180 mmHg and High-Pressure Mode at 200 to 260 mmHg.
- High-Pressure Mode
- The 200 to 260 mmHg compression setting on RECON Pro Boots (to 240) and the Elite Compression System (to 260). A firm squeeze, a short hold, a full release. Run it 1 to 2 times a week with 48+ hours between sessions on the same limb.
- Recovery Cycle
- The everyday compression setting, 100 to 180 mmHg. Sequential pressure from the feet up, 20 to 30 minutes, 5 to 6 days a week.
- Absorption
- Where the light lands. 660 nm red and 850 nm near infrared are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, an enzyme in the mitochondria. We describe absorption, not a body result.
- SessionOne run
- One run of one tool, start to finish: one compression cycle, one PEMF preset, one red light dose. The session is the unit of the routine. Three sessions in order make the full protocol.
- Preset
- A saved setting on a RECON device. Renew presets: 3, 8, 10 and 23 Hz. Restore presets include Sleep, Muscle Recovery and Skin Care.
- Recovery RoutineThe full protocol
- The set order you run the three pillars in. After training: Compression, PEMF, Red Light. Before training: Red Light, PEMF, then optional light compression before the normal warm-up.
- DowntimeThe off switch
- Time you deliberately set aside to do nothing. Useful every day. Easy to skip. A Renew session turns downtime into a habit with a time, a preset and a timer.
- Light-Pressure Compression
- About 10 minutes of compression at light pressure (around 50 to 80 mmHg). Optional before training, followed by 1 to 2 min of percussion and your normal warm-up. Save the full session for after.
- Wavelength · Nanometernm
- The distance between peaks of a light wave, measured in nanometers (10⁻⁹ m). Restore presets switch wavelengths on and off by goal. RECON Restore panels run 8 wavelengths: 630, 650, 660, 670, 810, 830, 850, 1060nm.
- Near-InfraredNIR
- Light in the ~700 to 1100nm range. Travels deeper than visible red. Runs in the Muscle Recovery preset. Disabled in the Restore Sleep Preset within 90 minutes of bed.
- Far-InfraredFIR
- Light in the ~3,000 to 100,000nm range. Not photobiomodulation: FIR is heat radiation. The thermal layer in the RECON Renew mats. You feel it as even, radiant warmth.
- IrradiancemW/cm²
- The power of light delivered per square centimeter of skin. The honest spec for a red light panel. RECON Restore panel irradiance at 6 inches: One 201 · Core 186 · Edge 168 · Apex 219 · Titan 165 mW/cm² (manufacturer-reported). Model-number wattage is marketing math, not a real spec.
- DoseJ/cm²
- The total energy delivered per square centimeter of skin. Calculated as: Dose = Irradiance × Time ÷ 1000. The transferable unit across panels. Typical targets: pre-workout ~20 J/cm², post-workout ~40 J/cm², deep recovery ~55 J/cm², sleep prep red-only ~10 J/cm².
- Dose TargetJ/cm² per zone
- The energy RECON recommends per zone for a given session. More is not always better. The reason RECON publishes specific dose targets instead of "longer = better."
- Frequency · HertzHz · cycles/second
- The number of full pulse cycles per second. The most important PEMF setting. RECON Renew runs 1 to 30 Hz with 1 Hz increments.
- 3 Hz Wind-DownPreset
- The evening wind-down preset. Low heat, 20 to 30 minutes before bed. Renew preset: 3 Hz.
- 8 Hz UnwindPreset
- The after-a-long-day preset. Run it when the training day is done. Renew preset: 8 Hz.
- 10 Hz EverydayPreset
- The everyday preset. The daily-driver setting. Renew preset: 10 Hz.
- 23 Hz Pre-TrainingPreset
- The pre-training preset for peak days. The peak-day setting. 10 Hz Everyday covers regular training days. Renew preset: 23 Hz. Run it 30 to 60 min before the session.
- Negative Ions
- Negatively charged molecules (typically O₂⁻) found in elevated concentrations near waterfalls, beaches, and pine forests. RECON Renew+ Photon Mat emits >3,500/cm³; Photon Pillow emits >2,200/cm³. Listed as a spec, not a promise.
- Passive CompressionNo exercise
- Compression you run sitting or lying still. No training under pressure. RECON's High-Pressure Mode is passive compression, a firmer session, nothing more.
- FDA Class II Registered (510(K) Exempt)
- A regulatory classification meaning the device is registered with the FDA as a Class II medical device but exempt from the 510(K) premarket notification requirement. RECON Restore Red Light panels carry this classification. Permitted claim language: "supports," "promotes," "enhances." Prohibited: medical and disease claims.
- Compliance Lane
- RECON's internal term for the set of claims a given product or mechanism is allowed to support based on its regulatory status and the underlying evidence base. Every claim on this page traces back to a verified compliance lane in the RECON Recovery Intelligence (RRI) Project Brain.
- Consistency
- Running the routine most days, at sensible settings, for months. Consistency beats intensity. Same principle as progressive overload in strength training: show up, log it, repeat.
- Multifactorial Recovery
- The RECON operating principle that no single tool solves complex recovery problems. Compression, PEMF, and red light therapy must be integrated intelligently, sequenced, dosed, and paired to the goal. The basis for the three-pillar protocol architecture.
- Sleep Preset
- A panel mode on every Restore Red Light unit that disables all four near-infrared wavelengths (810, 830, 850, 1060nm) and runs only the red band (630 to 670nm). Lets users keep their red light session within 90 minutes of bed. The setting that keeps late sessions in the protocol.
If a term is missing or unclear, that's a content gap on our end. Email info@reconwellness.com and we'll add it.
Before The Edge
Hydration, Sleep & Nutrition: The Recovery Foundation
No system runs properly without fuel, oil, and rest.
The body is a high-performance vehicle. Every elite operator, every athlete, every parent running on five hours of sleep, every founder grinding through a launch, is running the same chassis with the same maintenance requirements. The recovery technology on this page is the tuning. The next page is the aero. The hardware in your kit is the traction control. None of it matters if you haven't put fuel in the tank.
Where Next
You Have the Mechanism.
Now Run the Protocol.
Reading the science is step one. Running it on your body is step two. The Protocols page calibrates the dose math to your panel and the compression cycle to your goal, same settings you just read, applied to your gear.
Go Deeper: One Pillar at a Time
Life Is the Adventure. The Body Is the Vehicle.
RECON Wellness · Recover Anywhere. Thrive Everywhere.