But if you’d still like to include cold plunges in your routine, Reed recommends starting out at a relatively higher ...

After getting hot and sweaty during a workout, many now opt to take a cold plunge—typically between 50–60 degrees Fahrenheit (10–15 Celsius)—in hopes of speeding up muscle recovery and easing ...

Emily Emmins, Women's Health's social media manager, started taking dunks in ice baths as a personal experiment. She wanted to see if cold exposure could give her the rush she heard others in wellness ...

In a randomized clinical trial with 30 female participants, neither cold- nor hot-water immersion improved recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Vanessa Wellauer and colleagues at the ...

Whether you start your day by dunking your face in a bowl of ice water like a fitness influencer with too much time on your hands or go for a full-body immersion in an ice bath, if you’ve fallen for ...

Cold-water exposure is hot right now. From influencers touting the mental-health benefits of cold showers to professional athletes swearing by ice baths for recovery, it's become a bonafide wellness ...

Post-workout cold plunges may be having a moment, but a new study dunks on the practice. After a tough workout, muscle recovery was no better in women who immersed themselves in chilly water than in ...

Ice water facials can reduce inflamed, puffy, and red skin as well as temporarily tighten pores, reduce the look of wrinkles, ...

There is a growing body of research on the physical benefits of going for a dip in chilly water, but now researchers are ...

New research suggests the much-touted cold plunge baths don’t do a whole lot to help women recover after exercising. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on how most studies are based on how men’s ...