To better understand the physiological effects of cold exposure, The Daily spoke with Julian E. Stelzer, a professor in the ...

Like many others who have taken up wild swimming in later life, my journey towards becoming a cold-water convert started with ...

D., a sports medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic Health System, to explore the health benefits of the best cold plunges and ice baths, and how they can be optimally utilized. According to Dr.

There are things we can do to help our bodies better acclimatize to the cold, but they’re not terribly comfortable.

Rise & Plunge is a Malaysian contrast therapy spa with private infrared saunas and cold plunges. It has an outlet in Mont ...

The timing of cold water’s effects turned out to be crucial. While many people seek out ice baths for immediate stress relief, the research showed that significant stress reduction only occurred 12 ...

A recent research review in PLOS ONE suggests that not only can these plunges assist with lowering inflammation related to ...

If you suffer from muscle aches, you would be looking for either hot baths or cold plunges (ice baths). Although both therapies are popular, which is the most effective for sore muscles? That depends ...

When you get into an ice bath for five to 10 minutes, the icy cold water causes your blood vessels to tighten and drains the blood out of your legs. After 10 minutes your legs feel cold and numb. So ...

People who practice cold-water immersion may experience stress reduction after exposure, have a decrease in sickness absences ...

Emily Emmins, Women's Health's social media manager, started taking dunks in ice baths as a personal experiment. She wanted to see if cold exposure could give her the rush she heard others in ...