Anyone watching the BBC programme Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof may be starting to wonder whether there’s really “power in the cold shower” as extreme athlete Hof claims. Hof, who set a Guinness World ...

As the owner of a hot yoga studio in Rhode Island, Brooke Finocchiaro spends most of her days sweating. But for the first 31 days of 2023, she started them by freezing—voluntarily. For the month of ...

Never take a cold shower on a hot day. It’s getting hot in here. The slog days of summer are already here, with New York City currently experiencing a scorching heat wave that has temperatures ...

When the heat becomes overwhelming, the temptation to take an ice-cold shower is great. However, this reflex isn't the most effective way to cool the body down for long periods of time. Experts ...

Nearly every day for the past year, I took a one-minute cold shower after my morning hot shower. I got the idea after editing a piece from a USA TODAY medical contributor: "Multiple research studies ...

A warm shower after a long day at work can feel restorative. Or, maybe a cold shower is just what your body craves to get up in the morning. Regardless of the type of shower you prefer, you are likely ...