Benefits of Ice Baths
Lift your mood and mental state
Ice baths naturally create balance and increase the levels of neurotransmitters
like dopamine and feel-good serotonin.
Enjoy a good night's sleep
More than 80% of athletes taking post exercise ice baths report improved mental
state and far better
sleep patterns.
Drive your body further
By exposing your body to colder temperatures,
you’re able to alter the behaviour of your
fat cells.
Reach beyond your limits
Shift your system into gear with cold water therapy by challenging your body to function beyond its
comfort zone.
Lift your mood
Cold water immersion can trigger a floodgate of mood-enhancing chemicals in the brain by awaking a natural ‘fight-or-flight’ response.
This response to ‘environmental stress’ conditions our brain to cope better with the stressors of everyday life and helps decrease the production of inflammatory cytokines which are linked to anxiety and depression.
By exposing your body to colder temperatures, you’re able to build up a higher tolerance to stress.
Shift your immune system into gear
Repeated cold water immersions, which has been shown to increase the metabolic rate in humans due to activations of brown adipose fat (BAT) and shivering, also elevates blood concentrations of neurotransmitters dopamine and adrenaline.
Growing numbers of research studies support that short-term physiological stress such as cold exposure, prepares the immune system to fight infections.
With regular exposure to physiological stressors, cold water swimming challenges your body to function beyond its comfort zone, affecting immune function.
Enjoy a good night’s sleep
Rest habits are triggered and regulated by the brain and the nervous system and ice bath therapy has been shown to have a direct effect on both. After the initial cold water temperature shock, your body is able to calm down and becomes more resilient to changes in our environment. This translate into you building up a higher tolerance to stress by regulating your cortisol levels helping improve the symptoms of depression and reducing the instance of sleep-related disorders.
Improve Muscle Recovery
Mastering the extreme conditions of the ice baths unlocks hidden abilities that enhance your performance and recovery. Not only does cold water immersion (CWI) improve recovery from exercise-induced muscle injury it is more likely to positively influence muscular power performance and soreness after high-intensity exercise than passive recovery. The ice baths speed up the process by mitigating inflammation and delayed-onset muscle pain (enhancing the removal of serum creatine kinase) by offering ice bath therapy exactly where and when you need it most.
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Book your session at Mr.Ice today and embark on a journey of enhanced recovery, improved performance, and ultimate well-being.
Ready to experience the rejuvenating power of ice bath therapy?
Book your session at Mr.Ice today and embark on a journey of enhanced recovery, improved performance, and ultimate well-being.