The combination of heat and moisture can promote deep relaxation and detoxification, especially if you've built up a tolerance to the heat.
Contrast Therapy
Contrast therapy is a recovery technique that involves alternating between heat and cold and can provide a wide range of health benefits for both your mind and body.
Incorporating ice baths after heat-based sessions is an excellent way to boost your body's natural responses to heat and cold. Contrast Therapy can help promote faster muscle recovery, reduce pain and inflammation, boost your metabolism, improve the immune system and enhance overall physical and mental resilience.
Contrast Therapy is a recovery practice that is widely used by athletes, those recovering from injuries, and anyone seeking overall health and wellness improvements.
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Metabolism refers to how quickly your body burns calories, even when you’re at rest. Regularly alternating between hot and cold environments, like saunas and ice baths, stimulates your metabolism, helping you burn more calories.
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Transitioning between hot sauna temperatures and cold ice baths trains your body to adapt to extreme shifts in temperature. This helps improve your body’s ability to handle such changes more comfortably.
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An ice bath after a sauna helps reduce both physical and mental stress. The drastic temperature change cools your body down from the sauna’s heat, promoting relaxation and helping you unwind after each session.
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Alternating between extreme hot and cold temperatures can stimulate the lymphatic system, helping flush out toxins and reduce fluid retention.
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Useful for chronic pain conditions like arthritis, contrast therapy can improve mobility and reduce stiffness. Cold exposure helps decrease inflammation and numb pain, while heat relaxes muscles and promotes healing.
The benefits of Contrast Therapy
How Traditional Saunas Work
Traditional steam saunas use a heating system to warm the air in an enclosed space. This system works alongside a stack of stones that absorb heat and then radiate it throughout the room.
Steam plays a key role in the sauna experience. You can adjust the humidity levels if you're up for it, by adding water to the hot stones. This will produce a burst of steam, raising the humidity and enhancing the sauna’s intensity.
