As the first team to have to go through a back-to-back-to-back in this lockout-shortened 66-game season, the Lakers partook in a unique team activity Monday to guard against the fatigue that the schedule has in store for them.

The Lakers visited a Sacramento-area cryotherapy clinic to experience intense cold therapy, a procedure that is growing in popularity in the world of professional sports and replacing the traditional ice bath.

Lakers players were split into groups of four and placed in a room that was approximately 60 degrees below Fahrenheit for one minute. Once their bodies got used to the cold climate, the players walked into an adjacent room where temperature was approximately 200 degrees below zero, where they were kept for three minutes before being released.