Novaa LightPad
Red + Near-Infrared Recovery for Athletes
I Track Every Rep, Every HRV Score, Every Sleep Cycle. Recovery Was the One Number I Ignored.
My Whoop said I was recovered. My body said otherwise. Turns out I was measuring recovery, never managing it
The Numbers Looked Fine. My Body Disagreed.
I track everything. Every lift, every WOD time, my HRV every morning, my sleep score before I even get out of bed. If a number could be logged, I was logging it. So when my Whoop told me I was 'recovered' three days in a row, I trusted it.
Then I'd get under the bar for a heavy clean session, or grind through a WOD loaded with kipping pull-ups, and my shoulders and lower back would still be wrecked two days later. My hamstrings weren't much better after a heavy squat block. The data said I was fine. My body kept saying otherwise.
— Spencer Panchik.
My top product from Novaalab is the Knee Ultra. This is a MUST for me to use everyday. Since I started to use the I started to use theknee ultra — my knee pain is practically non existent.
That's when I saw the gap. I'd built an entire system around tracking my training load down to the rep. Recovery was the one part of that system I only ever measured. I never actually managed it.
I had a number for everything except the one thing actually holding me back.
Watching the Score Wasn't Working
For months, my plan for recovery was: check the score, trust the score, schedule around the score. Low HRV, back off training. Good sleep score, assume recovery was handled. What I never did was anything that actually changed those numbers between sessions. I was reading the data, not acting on it.
A teammate at my box, someone who tracks her training just as obsessively as I do, mentioned she'd started using a red light pad after every session.
Not as a passive add-on. She said it was the first thing that actually moved her recovery numbers, not just reported them.
I looked into it. The Novaa LightPad uses red and near-infrared light to work at the cellular level, the actual site of the repair my Whoop could only ever measure the aftermath of.
Dual Wavelength
660nm red and 850nm near-infrared light for cellular repair.
Reaches 2 inches deep
Hands-Free Coverage
Straps on, covers shoulders, back, hamstrings and more
Set it and forget it
Built to Travel
Fits in a gym bag for the box, home, or on the road
Portable, cordless-length
None of it would have mattered if it hadn't actually changed how I felt two days after a heavy session.
- Reduces the inflammation that builds up after a hard WOD
- Supports blood flow to muscle tissue while it repairs
- Fits into a normal post-session routine, at the box or at home
So I started using it after every session and kept tracking the same numbers I always had. Here's what actually moved.
What My Own Data Showed, Three Months In
I didn't change how I tracked anything. I just added the LightPad to my post-WOD routine and kept logging like I always do. The first couple of weeks, the numbers barely moved. By week four, my HRV trend was climbing instead of flat, and soreness that used to last two to three days was gone by the next morning.
Same tracking. Same discipline. A completely different trend line.
Three months in, the pattern held. My sessions stopped getting scaled down because I was too sore to keep up with the programming. The data didn't just look better. My training actually changed because of it.
— Julie V.
Customer service is top notch. I’m an athlete and red light daily for my knees and hips has had a big impact on reducing my stiffness and accelerating recovery.
— Yelena G.
The device is easy to use, well-made, and convenient to apply to different areas. For an active athlete, this has been a really helpful addition to his recovery routine. Highly recommend for anyone dealing with muscle fatigue or soreness!
— Mark C.
Using a red light device was recommended to me in order to get back on my feet as anathlete. I’ve noticed positive results, and will be incorporating Novaa’s heating pad into my overall recovery routine.
Three months in, here's what the before and after actually looks like, same tracking system, different numbers:
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| HRV trend flat or declining | HRV trend climbing week over week |
| Sore for 2-3 days after heavy WOD | Back to baseline by the next morning |
| Sessions scaled down to manage soreness | Trained at full intensity as programmed |
| Recovery score checked, nothing done about it | One 15-20 minute routine changed the scores |
| Data I tracked but couldn't act on | Data I could actually move |
What I was sceptical about
“Isn't this just another thing to add to a stack I'm already tracking too much in?”
That was my first thought too, another habit to track, another device to manage. But it doesn't ask me to track anything. It straps on and runs while I'm already stretching or packing up my bag. It's a routine, not a new data point.
“Doesn't my wearable's recovery score already tell me this?”
It tells you where you stand. It doesn't do anything to change it. My HRV and sleep score were always a readout of what my body had already been through, not something I had a lever to move. This is the lever.
“My numbers are technically fine, I'm not injured. Isn't this overkill?”
I thought that too, until I noticed my 'fine' numbers were a flat line, not an improving one. At the training volume it takes to actually progress, a stalled trend is the early version of a bigger problem. This is what let me start moving my own numbers instead of just watching them.
— Dr. Tammy Gampe.
I love and use Novaalab's Pad and Laser in my chiropractic office every day. The combination of infrared and cold red light to reduce inflammation on tight, sore and overworked muscles and connective tissue.I also appreciate their great customer service!
— Dr. Joseph A. La Barbera.
I highly recommend and encourage my practice members to use NOVAA Red Light therapy devices to improve circulation, decrease pain and accelerate healing.
The quality and affordability of their products is a win-win for my patients trying to achieve optimal health.
WHY ATHLETES TRUST US
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Try it for 60 days. If your recovery doesn't improve, send it back.
Why Your Wearable Can Read the Problem But Can't Fix It
Heavy training, cleans, kipping pull-ups, a hard WOD, depletes cellular energy and creates micro-tears in muscle tissue. That's what your HRV and sleep score are actually picking up on: the after-effects. They're accurate. They just don't do anything about what they're measuring.
Your tracker can tell you exactly how depleted you are. It was never built to do anything about it. This is.
Think of your muscles like a battery your wearable is constantly reporting the charge on, without ever charging it. Red and near-infrared light doesn't just report a number. It feeds your cells the energy (ATP) they need to repair faster, which is the only thing that actually moves the number on your Whoop.
Red and near-infrared light, penetrating roughly 2 inches deep, past where ice and rollers reach.
The same wavelengths used in the LightPad were shown to speed up muscle tissue repair in clinical research.
Leading to faster recovery while reducing the risk of fatigue-related injuries.
Most people use it for 15-20 minutes right after training, on whatever's sorest: shoulders, lower back, hamstrings. Most start noticing a real difference within the first two to three weeks of consistent use, not the first session.
Recover Like You Track
The same routine that finally moved my HRV trend: 15 to 20 minutes after every session, whatever's sorest that day.
- Speeds up recovery by reducing post-WOD inflammation
- Enhances blood flow for faster muscle repair
- Portable, use it at home, the box, or on travel
- Helps prevent re-injury and chronic soreness
Novaa Back Pad
Novaa Knee Ultra
Novaa Light Pad
1 x Novaa Light Pad
1 x Intelligent remote control
1 x Type-C charging cable
1 x Stretchy strap
1 x User manual
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Novaa Knee Ultra
1 x Novaa Knee Ultra
1 x Remote control
1 x Connecting Wire
1 x User manual
Novaa Light Pad
Certifications: CE, RoHS
Size: 16.3" x 7.9"
Medical Lights: 300 x Infrared 850 nm lights + 150 x 660 nm lights for a total of 450 light chips
Irradiance output power: - at 0": 150 mW / cm² - at 1": 120 mW / cm² - at 3": 45 mW / cm² - at 6": 25 mW / cm²
LED Lifetime: 50,000+ hours
Weight: 0.6 lbs
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Novaa Knee Ultra
Certifications: CE, RoHS
Size: 20.5" x 11"
Medical Lights: 96 x 0.5w, 630nm, 660nm (Red) + 830nm, 850nm (Near-Infrared)
Irradiance output power: Up to 132 mW/cm² at 0 inch
LED Lifetime: 50,000+ hours
Weight: 0.75 lbs
