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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cold plunge devotees swear the wellness practice can do everything from lower the risk of depression to reduce muscle soreness, and there is a little research to suggest they may be on to something.

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 ...

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment -- even while pregnant. A study ...

For many, achieving flawless skin doesn't happen overnight and often requires effort—whether through skincare products, facials, or even dunking your face in a bowl of ice-cold water, as this woman ...

First, the team assessed physiological traits related to diving in women from three populations: Haenyeo in Jeju, non-Haenyeo in Jeju, and non-Haenyeo from mainland South Korea. The researchers ...