Submerging your body in cold water may seem like a nightmare, but the shock of entering cold water might have benefits including inflammation reduction and improved mood and mental clarity. “A cold plunge is a deliberate cold exposure. There can be other ways of obtaining that besides water immersion, such as cold showers and exposure to environmental cold outside,” says Cleveland Clinic physical therapist Mark Lundblad, PT, DPT. Lundblad takes his own advice and intentionally takes 90% of his own showers cold in addition to participating in group cold plunge events.
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