I’m no Wim Hof. I am the kind of person who reaches for a hot water bottle during the summer and packs jumpers on tropical holidays because hotel air conditioning is too chilly – so the fact that I have become a convert to cold water immersion surprises even me.
Although it may be seen as a wellness fad now, cold plunging – also known as cold therapy – has long been used by athletes. Everyone from Formula 1 racing star Lewis Hamilton to Lioness Ella Toone dips into ice baths to speed up recovery. Not just the preserve of spas and gyms, the best ice baths allow you to test the waters at home.
