If jumping straight into an icy shower feels overwhelming, start with warm water and gradually decrease the temperature.

Your idea of a good time and self-care may involve a long, luxuriously hot bath. Bubbles, a good read and a candle? What could be better? To be clear, ice baths may be trending, but they are not new.

Below we’ve picked some of the top at-home ice baths to use for post-workout recovery. But the truth is that you don’t have to be signed to a multimillion-dollar contract to get the benefits of cold ...

What Is a Cold Plunge? A cold plunge or cold water immersion is a short dip in cold water that may offer some health perks. Long used by athletes to help with muscle recovery, cold plunges have become ...

Ice baths after exercise are hot, especially among influencers. But a new small study suggests that recreational athletes perform better if they soak in a hot tub rather than a frigid one, especially ...

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.

Winter cold water baths are trending as a sign of toughness. Experts advise a balanced view, debunking myths about immunity ...

The idea of willingly immersing oneself in freezing cold water doesn’t sound particularly enticing. But as it turns out, the benefits of a simple cold shower are many. After all, top athletes ...

When the weather warms up, many of us use a nice cold shower to help us cool down. But while this might feel like relief, it might actually not be helping the body cool off at all. Our body’s optimal ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

For the uninitiated, ice baths (also sometimes called cold plunge pools) have become a growing recovery method trend that touring musicians and professional athletes alike have tried, from Usain Bolt ...