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When it comes to ice baths and even wild swimming, there’s one thing you should be mindful of… the after-drop. We’ll explore what exactly the after-drop is, why it happens to our bodies and what we can do to avoid it.
Let’s explore the benefits, precautions, and tips to help you make the most of your first ice bath experience.
Does cold immersion impact muscle growth and should it be avoided if you’re looking to gain muscle mass? Yes, and no. Our ice baths are used by athletes across the UK as an essential part of their physical recovery. If you’re specifically aiming to build muscle, read on.
While cold water therapy can provide numerous benefits, it is important to be aware of the do’s and don'ts to ensure a safe and effective experience.
If you’re going to embark on this journey, you need to remember it’s going to be uncomfortable and challenging but that’s quickly overcome by how invigorating and rewarding the whole process is.
Taking cold showers is the most popular way to get started with cold water therapy, mainly because they are super accessible to the masses and easy to slot into your current routine.
Resolutions and goals are good but building habits are better. You don’t have to wait for a new year, check out five healthy habits you can start this week.
Contrast therapy, also known as contrast water therapy or contrast bath therapy, is an ancient recovery technique of alternating between hot and cold temperatures.
Cold water immersion has been around for centuries but more recently, its boosted popularity is causing people to ask more questions than ever. The answer is yes, cold water immersion can help with weight loss. But let’s look at the science…
Last Summer, my Brother had the idea to introduce a Barrel product to the Brass Monkey line. Ideally we wanted something that could happily sit inside or outside, but since 80-90% of our baths and tubs are kept outdoors, it made sense to have something that was readily available and didn’t require super complex manufacturing.
When you think about being exposed to the cold, happiness probably isn’t the first feeling that comes to mind. However, research has proven that the colder you are, the happier you are!
The goal with the Brass Monkey App and our Gen2 units is to give you more control over your Brass Monkey bath or plunge.
I’m not going to sugar coat it, my journey to become a certified Wim Hof Method Instructor at the Wim Hof Academy has been pretty difficult so far.
We all have mental health, increasingly, we’re becoming more aware of what impacts it and how modern living doesn’t quite align with our caveman brains. 19.86% of adults globally are experiencing a mental illness (mhanational.org) and this figure is increasing.
Our Barrels are proudly sourced in Speyside, the whiskey distillery capital of Scotland. Along the River Spey we discovered multiple cooperages that supply whiskey barrels all around the world.
Not unfamiliar to our own team, Brass Monkey was developed as the option founder Dan, wish he could have found when searching for solutions to his own mental health frustrations.
Cold water therapy has been around for millennia as a way to boost personal health. Whether you want an immune system boost, to reduce muscle inflammation or to reap the mental health benefits, cold water therapy works wonders on the body and mind. Getting your journey kick started is relatively simple. Check out 5 ways you can explore cold water therapy:
After a year of cold showers, a trip to Poland with Wim Hof and one dodgy chest freezer ice bath later, I knew the cold could help me. That’s why Brass Monkey was founded, from the need to conveniently access the deep cold to improve my own mental health.
