Cold Plunge Tub ‘The Immersion’ | Ice Cold Bucket Pour
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Plenty of athletes turn to cold plunges after intense workouts to hasten their recovery, boost energy levels, and even improve mental health. But how does one even do a cold plunge?
Cold water immersion is an ancient practice that has roots in many different cultures, particularly those in high latitudes. Scandinavians have long lauded the post-sauna cold dip as a way to jump-start blood flow, and release endorphins. Even Hippocrates and Thomas Jefferson avowed the benefits of soaking in cold water.
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Includes 5 - 15 minute unlimited tub sessions, cold bucket pour, garden, outdoor rinsing shower, fresh filtered water, herbal teas and one complimentary guest per month
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Top 10 Ice Bath Benefits
While the thought of deliberately exposing your entire body to freezing-cold temperatures might sound counter-intuitive, cold exposure (also known as cold therapy) has several scientifically-validated health benefits that include increasing your energy levels, speeding up physical recovery, boosting your immune system, boosts your mood, helping with focus and attention, used to prevent or treat neurological diseases, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, and making you more resilient to cold temperatures and other stressors.
Exposing your body to cold temperatures for short periods causes changes in hormone secretion. For example, studies have shown that the secretion of norepinephrine increases during cold exposure; norepinephrine is one of the hormones responsible for regulating attention, focus and energy.
Exposing yourself to extreme temperatures makes your body more resilient because the initial shock of heat or cold exposure allows your body to adapt and become stronger in a process called hormesis. In many ways, your body adapts to frigid temperatures similarly to how it adapts to intense workouts: it’s uncomfortable initially, but as your body adapts, it becomes stronger..
If you watch professional sports events or the annual CrossFit Games, you may have seen athletes take cold plunges after or between intense workouts. That’s in part because studies have shown that cold exposure can increase oxygenated blood flow, thus speeding up muscle recovery and reducing muscle soreness. When you jump into ice-cold water, your central nervous system causes the blood vessels in your extremities to constrict to force the warm blood to your vital organs. As a result, circulation in your arms and legs gets temporarily restricted. However, once you get out of the cold water, your blood vessels dilate, thus triggering increased blood flow to the muscle tissue in your extremities and skin.
Combine infrared sauna bathing with cold plunging to amplify those positive effects. Not only does that dramatically increase blood flow, but the constriction and dilation is also a great workout for the blood vessels.
Note that you don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from cold plunging after workouts. Cold plunging reduces muscle soreness and speeds up recovery.
A study published in 2021 demonstrated that low levels of norepinephrine (NE) are associated with depression and other mental disorders, and concluded that “therapeutic agents which specifically increase NE activity are effective antidepressants, and there is evidence that those acting simultaneously on 5-HT and NE neurotransmission may have an antidepressant action superior to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).”
Being able to down-regulate your sympathetic nervous system means you’re better equipped to manage stress. Over time, that will likely reflect in your heart rate variability (HRV) — a proxy metric that reflects how balanced your autonomic nervous system is. .
As a result, cold plunging can be an excellent tool for weight loss if combined with a healthy lifestyle that includes an appropriate diet, quality sleep and regular exercise.
Exposing your whole body to cold water increases the plasma concentration of glutathione. This antioxidant plays a key role in the proper function of t-cell lymphocytes. Additionally, glutathione activates your natural killer (NK) cells. Cold water exposure could help the body produce more white blood cells. White blood cells are an essential part of our immune system and keeping us healthy.
As a result, cold plunging is one way to boost your immune system and better equip it to fight pathogens, including viruses and bacteria.
Observational studies on hibernating animals have shown that cold shock proteins, such as those triggered during a cold plunge, reinvigorate and replace synapses in the brain that were lost during extended periods of sleep (i.e., hibernation).
Scientists have discovered cold shock proteins which prevent cell death in mice that suffer from neurodegenerative diseases. Considering that the same cold shock proteins that protect the brains of mice also have neuroprotective properties in humans, researchers believe that they can be used to prevent or treat neurological diseases, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s.
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There are so many benefits to cold plunges for your entire system…especially when you alter hot and cold because it improves the elasticity of your blood vessels," says Dr. Ciotola, orthopedic surgeon
Cold Water Benefits
One study tracked 49 Finnish winter swimmers who dipped in cold water an average of four times per week. After four months, they reported a significant decrease in tension and fatigue, as well as an improvement in mood and memory compared to 33 non-swimmers. Plus, the swimmers who suffered from rheumatic diseases like arthritis or fibromyalgia reported pain relief.
Evidence also shows that cold water swimmers have more resilient immune systems. Researchers followed 85 Germans who regularly participated in cold water swims and found they contracted 40 percent fewer upper respiratory infections than a control group. The swimmers’ blood samples showed boosted antioxidant protection, which may be why they were better able to stave off illnesses.
Research now underway in the U.K. has found cold water swimmers also produce a protein that protects the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia.
The outlook is also rosy for how icy immersion might mitigate mental illnesses. A recent case study reported that a woman who had suffered from severe depression for eight years was able to stop taking antidepressant medication after swimming in cold water once a week improved her mood.
Read & Listen to even more information on the benefits of hot and cold therapy:
My First Ice Bath with The Iceman Wim Hof
The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman
Joe Rogan and the benefits of a cold plunge:
Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Explains Benefits of the Cold Plunge:
Dr. Rhonda Patrick: Hormetic Stressors - Health Benefits of Sauna and Cold Exposure:
Extended Cut: Wim Hof Explains Benefits of Cold Showers
The health benefits of cold exposure | Dr. David Geier:
How Long Should You Stay In The Sauna & Ice Bath? - Andrew Huberman:
Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast #66:
Joe Rogan and Ben Greenfield on The Health Benefits of Infrared Vs Dry Saunas:
The benefits of sauna | Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman:
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