{"id":610,"date":"2024-02-20T17:05:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T17:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/plunge\/?p=610"},"modified":"2024-03-26T07:49:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T07:49:55","slug":"i-tried-contrast-therapy-and-reaped-the-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/plunge\/i-tried-contrast-therapy-and-reaped-the-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I tried contrast therapy and reaped the benefits’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ve seen athletes cold plunging before jumping in a sauna, but what benefits are they getting? Our audience editor Eve Davies finds out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With 8.3 million views under #contrasttherapy on TikTok, this recovery method \u2013 which involves alternating between a cold plunge pod and sauna \u2013 is having its moment, and after giving it a go I can see there\u2019s a fair case for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrast therapy is gaining popularity in wellness spaces, professional sports recovery<\/a> and among general fitness enthusiasts on social media. So it\u2019s unsurprising to see more and more spas offering this treatment across<\/a> the UK.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thought of cold plunging might sound daunting, but getting into a toasty sauna straight after doesn\u2019t make it seem so bad, and with this comes a wealth of physical and mental benefits from enhanced recovery to dopamine surges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An alternative activity for a Saturday evening, I went to try contrast therapy at Revive Wellness Club<\/a> in Skewen, Wales. This was during a particularly intense running week for me in which I was running 70 kilometres (10 kilometres a day) in the name of journalism<\/a>, so I wanted to feel the so-called benefits for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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