As you all probably know by now, Michael and I are very interested in all things health and wellness. In fact, it’s important to us that we’re creating a wellness room in our house in Austin.
In this wellness room we have a sauna (I swear to post soon) and one of our favorites: THE COLD PLUNGE. You may remember when the founder, Ryan has arrived on the blog for an interview and tell us all the benefits of The Cold Plunge, how to use it with heat and all about the installation process. The Cold Plunge we have is white, sleek, and looks super clean and we love it. Skinny’s Secret community get $150 off with code SKINNYPLUNGE at thecoldplunge.com.
Anyway, we recently decided to take a custom outdoor ice bath as well. What can I say, we just have that mentality. We wanted the outdoor ice bath to be sturdy, aesthetically pleasing (matching our custom barrel sauna) and one that worked. And boy, you can do this.
We decided to go together Blue Cube Stone Bath for one of our outdoor. The company was founded by Thomas Schiffer, who “Discovered the power of cold water immersion therapy. For decades, he suffered from severe anxiety. Like many people, he was prescribed anti-anxiety medication. This has helped him cope with his hectic lifestyle: managing three restaurants he created in Los Angeles, investing in real estate, and raising a family.”
He started creating an ice bath that took no time to prepare and was freezing to death. Just how we like it. And they are giving you $500 off with code SKINNY.
If you are new to cryotherapy, it really is your best friend. It helps with inflammation, circulation, energy levels and works wonders on the face to remove & reduce fine lines & wrinkles – enter HOT ROLLER MESS ICE.
So whether you join Blue Cube Ice Bath, The Cold Plunge, an ice bath in Finland or pulling 4 ice packs into your tub, the benefits are the same. Get in there.
All the benefits of an ice bath:
+ Speeds up muscle and injury recovery
+ Reduce inflammation
+ improves fat burning
+ improve skin condition
+ Build mental toughness
Supports a healthy immune system
+ Improves lymphatic circulation
Increases red blood cell count and growth hormone levels
+ Improved endurance and recovery
+ Improves heart health
+ Improve sleep and reduce stress
Excited to return to cryotherapy after a month or so. I love to do Wim Hof’s spectacular with an ice bath. It is truly life changing.
If you are new to cryotherapy, be sure to check out the following articles:
And highly recommend the 2 part podcast with Dr. Andrew Huberman. Specifically part 2 if you’re interested in the scientific evidence on how beneficial saunas and cold baths are.
Dr. Huberman lays out the ideal amount of time you should spend in hot and cold showers each week and all the benefits (again, with scientific evidence!). To listen part 1 & part 2.
I’ve learned so much from these episodes guys, it’s like I’m taking notes. There is a lot of value in both. If you’ve only listened to one of our podcast episodes, let it be these two.
That’s all for today. Would love to know what benefits any of you have seen from cryotherapy. Let me know below.
x, lauryn
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