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  2. Hot tub or cold plunge? Experts say there are benefits — and ...

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    A cold plunge is a type of cold therapy in which you partially or totally immerse yourself in water that’s below 60 degrees Fahrenheit for a short period, Dr. Joseph J. Ciotola, an orthopedic ...

  3. Cold plunge or a hot bath? New study suggests which has more ...

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    For people trying a cold soak for the first time, 5 minutes can be beneficial. Whether you’re a fan of cold or hot, experiment and keep track of which temperature soak helps you recover the ...

  4. Are cold plunges safe? What you need to know about the health ...

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    Athletes and fitness lovers often start the day with a cold plunge or follow a workout with one to help their muscles recover, Andrew Jagim, director of sports medicine research at the Mayo Clinic ...

  5. Ice bath - Wikipedia

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    In sports therapy, an ice bath, or sometimes cold-water immersion, Cold plunge or cold therapy, is a training regimen usually following a period of intense exercise [1] [2] in which a substantial part of a human body is immersed in a bath of ice or ice-water for a limited duration.

  6. Contrast bath therapy - Wikipedia

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    The current evidence [1] base suggests that contrast water therapy (CWT) is superior to using passive recovery or rest after exercise; the magnitudes of these effects may be most relevant to an elite sporting population. There seems to be little difference in recovery outcome between CWT and other popular recovery interventions such as cold ...

  7. Cold plunges are the latest workout trend. Do they actually ...

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    A cold plunge involves fully submersing the body in cold water — whether that's a bathtub, tank, pool or a natural body of water, such as a lake or the ocean. It’s also called cold-water ...

  8. Hydrotherapy - Wikipedia

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    By 1855, there were attempts by some to weigh the evidence of treatments in vogue at that time. [ 46 ] Following the introduction of hydrotherapy to the U.S., John Harvey Kellogg employed it at Battle Creek Sanitarium , which opened in 1866, where he strove to improve the scientific foundation for hydrotherapy. [ 47 ]

  9. Do ice baths have benefits? What the science shows - AOL

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    Another option for wary beginners is to try a cold shower before taking the icy plunge. “If your body doesn’t like that, cold water immersion and ice baths might not be for you,” King said.