Sore? Try an Ice Bath | I Didn’t Know That

ice might be good for keeping food fresh
generally speaking Isis the human body
don’t mix which is perhaps not
surprising when you consider over 65% of
the human body is made out of water
so in general if you want to live a long
life and keep all your fingers and toes
try not to get too cold just ask anybody
who’s ever had frostbite
however under controlled conditions
there are third situations where ice can
prove very beneficial in fact doctors
have been prescribing it for years to
help reduce swelling and help speed up
the healing process for traumatized body
parts and now there’s a growing belief
among sports professionals that ice can
speed up the recovery of the entire body
so after a punishing training session
many of them are now taking ice baths
does it really work let’s find out in
this stainless steel bath the water at
its coldest will be just five degrees
Celsius and to make sure your body
doesn’t warm it up
cold refrigerated air is blasted through
just for a little extra bite this might
appear to be some kind of medieval
masochism but there is method behind the
madness the idea is the iced water cools
your body and this restricts the blood
flow to your traumatized limbs recovery
I can no longer fill my heart once you
get out and warm up fresh blood floods
into these areas providing oxygen to the
inflamed muscles leaving you refreshed
and ready for the next grueling session
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that was incredible I feel really light
I mean it’s indescribable actually uh so
I won’t try to describe it I felt great
I feel great I just felt right