22 Oct 2023

Will Stone: The Benefits of a cold plunge

From Sunday Morning, 8:25 am on 22 October 2023

Reported benefits of a cold plunge include relieving sore muscles, helping recovery post-workout, reducing inflammation, and boosting immunity. Some also report mental health benefits, like reducing anxiety or depression and improving clarity. 

Author and broadcaster Will Stone dives into the science for us. 

Church members dive into the three degrees Celsius cold water of Schwerin lake during the fifth Russian-Orthodox water sanctification in Schwerin, Germany, 19 January 2017. According to the Gregorian calendar, 19 January is the day of the baptism of Jesus. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa (Photo by JENS BUTTNER / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Photo: JENS BUTTNER