Another Way To Recover: Cold Water Immersion
Cold Water Benefits
Support lymphatic drainage
Promote brain health
Improve mental health
Facilitates a healthy inflammatory response
Promote metabolic health
Support immune health
Fend off muscle soreness
Enhance post-exercise recovery
Release endorphins
Stimulate vagus nerve
Regulate sleep
Improve overall mood
Reduce pain in people with Rheumatoid arthritis
Reduce stress
Improve skin tone
Improve mental alertness
Speed up healing of soft tissue injuries
Warnings
There are risks involved with cold water immersion: hypothermia, provoke cardiac arrest in those with cardiac history, arrhythmia, respiratory distress in those with underlying health issues, uncontrollable hyperventilating.
If you have an underlying health condition you are worried about, get advice and medical clearance from your primary care physician.