Cold Plunge PROTOCOL
Like jumping into a Himalayan lake.
A few minutes in icy water can wake up every cell in your body. This protocol uses a controlled immersion in near-freezing water to trigger your body’s natural stress response, building resilience, improving circulation, and delivering a lasting energy boost.
Targets
Cognition
Metabolism
Cardiovascular health
Skin health
Inflammation
The experience
- You’ll change into a swimsuit and step into a chilled plunge pool at 6-8°C.
- The cold will hit fast, and your breath will quicken. Stay with it. Focus on your breath as your body begins to adapt.
- In just a few minutes, calm will take over and the cold will feel exhilarating.
- When you step out, the rush of clarity and strength you feel will be unmistakable.
What’s Actually Happening?
Sympathetic Activation
Cold water activates your sympathetic nervous system. Your heart rate will spike, blood vessels will constrict, and adrenaline will rise.
Circulation Boost
This strengthens your blood vessels, improves circulations, and reduces inflammation markers.
Dopamine Regulation
With regular exposure, your body adapts – building stress tolerance and increasing dopamine.
Benefits you can feel and measure
A powerful mood lift, with increased dopamine levels that last for hours
Reduced inflammation, backed by blood marker improvements
Faster muscle recovery and reduced soreness post-exercise
Improved circulation, with warmer extremities over time
Choose this protocol when
You wake up groggy and need a full-body jolt to sharpen your mind and kickstart your energy for the day ahead.
Choose this protocol when
You’ve just finished a challenging run or workout, and you want to speed up recovery so your body feels ready to train again without losing momentum.
Choose this protocol when
Long workdays have been the norm recently, and you can feel the stress building up, and feel the need for a reset to clear your head and recharge your body.