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Maintaining Clean Ice Baths: Water Treatment Guide

Cleaning your ice bath tub clean ensures you get the ideal temperatures and conditions for cold plunges. Whether you are a high-performance athlete or enjoy ice baths, ice bath water...

Maintaining Clean Ice Baths: Water Treatment Guide

Cleaning your ice bath tub clean ensures you get the ideal temperatures and conditions for cold plunges. Whether you are a high-performance athlete or enjoy ice baths, ice bath water...

Cold Plunge Customer Story: From Surgery to Str...

At Warrior Willpower, we love hearing how our cold plunge water chillers are helping people feel their best. One of our customers recently shared her story with us, and it’s...

Cold Plunge Customer Story: From Surgery to Str...

At Warrior Willpower, we love hearing how our cold plunge water chillers are helping people feel their best. One of our customers recently shared her story with us, and it’s...

8 Step Guide to Choosing the Best Water Chiller...

An ice bath is only as good as its ability to stay cold, and a reliable water chiller is key to maintaining optimal temperatures. Choosing the right water chiller for...

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8 Step Guide to Choosing the Best Water Chiller...

An ice bath is only as good as its ability to stay cold, and a reliable water chiller is key to maintaining optimal temperatures. Choosing the right water chiller for...

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Ice Baths for Inflammation: Reducing Pain & Swe...

An ice bath is simply a very cold bath. Also known as a cold plunge or cold-water immersion, it involves taking a bath in ice-cold water after a physical activity....

Ice Baths for Inflammation: Reducing Pain & Swe...

An ice bath is simply a very cold bath. Also known as a cold plunge or cold-water immersion, it involves taking a bath in ice-cold water after a physical activity....

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Contrast Therapy: Hot & Cold For Better Recovery

Contrast therapy is a well-known method that is trusted by athletes, doctors, and multiple health experts. Have you ever wondered what makes it work so well? Science has cleared all the...

Contrast Therapy: Hot & Cold For Better Recovery

Contrast therapy is a well-known method that is trusted by athletes, doctors, and multiple health experts. Have you ever wondered what makes it work so well? Science has cleared all the...

Do Ice Baths Actually Help You Lose Weight? A D...

Cold plunges and ice baths have emerged as the newest wellness trend. Celebrities and social media influencers claim these freezing dips can melt away unwanted fat. Many people swear by...

Do Ice Baths Actually Help You Lose Weight? A D...

Cold plunges and ice baths have emerged as the newest wellness trend. Celebrities and social media influencers claim these freezing dips can melt away unwanted fat. Many people swear by...

Ice Bath FAQs

When to take a cold plunge?

After cold exposure, your body heats up—yes, HEATS up. Body temperature increases tend to wake us up, whereas body temperature decreases tend to shift us toward sleepy states. Thus, we suggest using deliberate cold early in the day and not too close to bedtime. Sometimes it's better to do it late than never, but not if it perturbs your sleep. If a deliberate cold affects your sleep, try doing it earlier in the day, or not at all.

How long should each ice bath session be?

Consider doing deliberate cold exposure for 11 minutes per week in total. Not per session, but rather, 2-4 sessions lasting 1-5 mins each distributed across the week. Again, the water temperature should be uncomfortably cold yet safe to stay in for a few minutes. You can do more, but this should be the minimum to achieve the benefits of cold exposure. You can do very cold, very brief exposures for adrenaline release too, but the 11 minutes is based on a recent study that explored a range of effects and is a good solid, basic protocol for ongoing use.

Can I use the ice bath outside?

Definitely! We engineered the Warrior Willpower ice bath to be weather and UV resistant, so you can set it up inside or outside, even in temperatures below freezing. The insulation layer makes the water turn to ice a lot slower, but we still recommend to stir the water at least once a day to keep the water from freezing completely solid.