OK so if you’re not ready for the polar plunge…try a contrast bath!
Contrast bathing as a post-aerobic workout rehabilitation exercise has been proven to be beneficial for two specific reasons:
Increase in “vascular exercise” for the arterial and lymphatic vessels.
Increase in “pumping out” the metabolic waste accumulate in the muscle after aerobic exercise
Instructions:
Get 2 tubs or buckets.
Fill one with water ranging between 100-110 degrees F.
Fill the other with water ranging between 50-50 degrees F.
Start with hot, soaking the limbs for 4-5 minutes, then cold tub for 1 minute, interchanging for a total of 20 minutes.
Happy soaking!
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