Ice baths may have several health benefits, including helping to reduce muscle pain and inflammation and improving mood and cognitive ability. Ice baths involve immersing the body in cold water.

Ice baths, or cold plunge tubs, are having a moment. Exercise physiologists have studied cryotherapy, including the effects of ice as a post-exercise treatment, for decades, and emerging research ...

Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new “wellness” studio offering ice baths or “contrast therapy” (a sauna and ice bath combo). Scroll social media, and you’re likely to come across ...

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