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Thermal treatments are all the rage.
While saunas have always been a popular post-workout hang-out in all health clubs that have them, exposing yourself to short spells of extreme temperatures at the other end of the Celsius spectrum have only recently grown in popularity. This is thanks almost entirely to the practice’s warm embrace by the “bio-hacking” movement and because filming yourself submerged in a bath full of iced water looks particularly great on Instagram.
As such, a “macho” aura has surrounded the cold water immersion movement. Yet the practice has been around for decades and even centuries in certain parts of the world, especially in the Nordic countries, where young and old alike swim in frozen lakes even in the depths of winter.
And, as Dr Susanna Søberg, PhD, founder of Soeberg Institute and The Thermalist Cur ...
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