Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Cold plunging has been having a moment for a few years now. And while ...

Scrolling through social media over the last few years, you'd think a dip in ice-cold water was the route to wellness. With premium brands making waves and celebrities from Holly Willoughby to Lady ...

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 ...

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 ...

If there's one trend that stands out from the past few years of wellness, it's temperature. Whether it's ice baths or saunas, maintaining a regular degree has become embarassingly old school. But when ...

Wellness influencer Ashton Hall's morning routine went viral last month. He used an upscale brand of bottled spring water, Saratoga, for ice-cold facial plunges. For five days, I attempted to submerge ...

Stepping into cold water activates ancient survival mechanisms that transform your body into a calorie-burning furnace for hours after you’ve toweled off. The metabolic boost from brief cold exposure ...

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 ...