The benefits of cold-water immersion include pain relief, increased circulation, muscle strength, as well as mental health benefits such as uplift and increased resilience. People feel stimulated and invigorated, and the cold water “makes them feel alive.”
Starting as a holistic therapist, one of my clients was a cyclist. He told me about ice baths used for post-cycling muscle recovery. I wondered if it might help with fibromyalgia, a condition I struggled with. Aches, pains, depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, and flulike symptoms were factors.
Read more in August’s Love Wrexham magazine on page 36, or read the post here