Heat, then cold, then rest. Here’s what it does.
Heat opens blood vessels, cold closes them. Going between the two gives your circulation a workout.
The heat slows you down. For a lot of people it’s the easiest hour of the week to properly relax.
Your body cools after a sauna, the same signal it uses to fall asleep. Many people sleep well that night.
Cold water can ease muscle soreness after exercise. Heat helps tight muscles loosen.
Cold water releases noradrenaline and dopamine. It’s why people come out buzzing.
It’s hard to think about anything else in cold water. Fifty minutes off your phone helps too.
In one large study, people who ended their shower on cold took fewer days off sick.
Conversations start in a sauna. It’s built for the town as much as for wellbeing.
Speak to your GP first if you’re pregnant or have a heart or blood pressure condition. More in our FAQs. General information, not medical advice.
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