Ice Baths and Cold Water Therapy
We get this question a lot. Do ice baths help with performance? The aims of cold water therapy (CWT) for recovery is to help reduce inflammation and improve return to sport by changing the way blood and other fluids travel around your body. Immersing yourself in cold water helps make your blood vessels constrict, when you get out (or hop into a warm shower) they dilate. This process helps to flush away metabolic waste products, and increase oxygen to the muscles post workout