If you’re going to suffer, make sure it’s worth the effort. We consulted fitness experts to help you maximize your ice bath.

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 ...

It’s called an ice bath, and it’s not for the weak, faint of heart or people who don’t like the cold. Ice baths are the hot new trend in cold therapy with a chill following. Both C-suite executives ...

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 ...

Ice baths, also referred to as cold water immersion (CWI) or cold-water therapy, are commonly used for pain, delayed-onset muscle soreness, inflammation and mood elevation ...

Clearwater Wellness Co launched the SnowCap, the world’s first thermoelectric ice bath requiring no ice or plumbing. Backed by $700,000 in ...

As swimmers, a lot of pain is endured on the path to success, both physical and mental. And yet, perhaps the most excruciating part of the swimming world is a method used for recovery. Ice baths, also ...

For years, athletes have sworn by the ritual: crush a brutal workout, then shock your body with an ice-cold plunge. The ...

Participants start the Lincoln Marathon on May 5, 2013. Christy Nielsen swears by ice baths. The longtime marathoner and Olympic-qualifying runner loves getting into a bath full of cold water and ice ...