Do Not Combine Ice Baths With Hot Tubs | Morozko Science

While combining an ice bath and dry sauna is great for your vascular health, don’t combine your ice bath with a hot tub.

While dry saunas are vasodilators, hot tubs are actually vasoconstrictors, even though they’re warm. This is because of a process called hidromeosis, where the body senses warm water on the skin and signals smooth muscle tissue to shut down circulation to minimize heat gain. Because of this, there is no contrast therapy benefit when combining a hot tub with a cold plunge,.

Therefore, if you’re looking to experience the benefits of contrast therapy, or looking to rewarm after a cold plunge, we recommend a dry sauna.

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