ice bath
the benefits:
Reduced Stress and Anxiety
One of the key ways to stimulate the Vagus Nerve is through cold water immersion. Our Ice bath recovery will evoke your Vagus nerve, and send a message to the body that it’s time to de-stress and relax.
Improved muscle recovery
When immersing yourself in cold water, your body moves blood to the core by closing blood vessels in the hands and feet, through a process known as vasoconstriction. This improves blood flow to the muscles, which reduces swelling & inflammation caused by exercise, decreases pain & soreness and improves muscle function.
Improved mental focus
Cold water immersion has been found to improve mental focus and concentration by reducing fatigue, increasing energy and sharpening the mind.
Improved immune system
Cold water immersion has been found to boost the immune system by increasing the production of white blood cells, which can help to fight off infection and disease.
Increased endurance
Regular use of ice baths and contrast therapy can help to increase endurance by allowing the body to better handle the stress of exercise and allow for greater training loads.
No more bags of ice needed! Our ice bath sits between 4-8°C offering you one of the chilliest cold plunges around at the exact temperature required to optimise recovery.
While it may not be the most comfortable experience when you first start, you will quickly become addicted to how you feel after an ice bath session. Enduring the cold for short bursts is both invigorating and deeply relaxing. Plus it strengthens your mental toughness which translates to improved stress resilience and a greater capacity to cope with whatever life throws your way. And the good news is, the more you do it, the easier it gets to take the plunge.
How does it work?
When you immerse your body in an ice bath that’s set at extreme cold temperatures, your body instantly responds by constricting the blood vessels in your skin. When you get out of the ice bath, these blood vessels dilate back to normal and it’s this process of instant constriction followed by dilation that helps to flush toxins, such as lactic acid, from your body.
Ice bath recovery not only affects your skin’s blood vessels but these constriction and dilation movements help your lymphatic system to transport fluids around your body. This helps to remove toxins and reduce inflammation.
