The Big Dip
Join us for a big group dip with the biggest athletes we know - The Stoltman Brothers. The world-class strongmen have always used cold water to power their performance and aid recovery, but they also use it to calm the mind and recharge the spirit.
The details
We’ll be meeting at 6pm, on Wednesday 4th September, for The Big Dip at Loch Insh Outdoor centre Kincraig Inverness, Kingussie, and we’d love you to be there. We’ll be preparing with some breathwork with the wonderful Jim and Nat from Root2Rise before heading to the water. If you have any questions, reach out to us on Insta!
About Brass Monkey
Foundered by three brothers on a mission to bring a safe and exceptional cold water immersion experience to the world. The ice bath they wanted to buy didn’t exist, so they built it and that’s how Brass Monkey was born. With patented technology that creates and releases ice inside the bath on a cycle you control, it’s the only ice bath able to maintain 0°C. Powerful filtration for safe crystal clear water for every dip and full support for both commercial and at-home use with a ProCare and ColdCare package with every purchase. Partnering with gyms, hotels, spas, sport clubs and individuals around the world, Brass Monkey is committed to delivering the power of the cold to as many people as possible.
About the Stoltman Brothers
Luke and Tom Stoltman, known as "The World's Strongest Brothers," are celebrated strongmen from Scotland. Luke, born in 1984, transitioned from a career in oil rigs to become Europe's Strongest Man in 2021, after securing multiple national titles. Luke won Europe's Strongest Man once again this year! Tom, born in 1994 and diagnosed with autism, followed in Luke's footsteps, winning back-to-back World's Strongest Man titles in 2021 and 2022. Tom won World's Strongest Man again this year! Their incredible journey from local competitions to global dominance is fuelled by dedication, family support, and a shared passion for strength.
The benefits of contrast therapy
Feel Good
The quest for the undeniable feel-good factor is one of the best reasons to practice contrast therapy. Combining both highly therapeutic methods packed full of proven health benefits one after the other heightens the physical experience of both. Receiving similar benefits from extreme opposites awakens the mind, body, and the senses, leaving you in a total state of rejuvenation.
Cardiovascular efficiency
When moving between hot and cold environments on a cycle, your body behaves like a heat pump. When hot, your skin becomes flushed and pink, as your vessels open, allowing blood to rush to the surface and cool the body while flushing out toxins through sweat. In the cold, this process is reversed as blood vessels constrict, activating a survival mechanism to pump blood away from the cold and protect your core. This cycle will happen over and over as you continue to move from hot to cold, becoming more efficient at warming and cooling over time and improving cardiovascular health.
Metabolism increase
Ending on cold forces the body to reheat itself naturally. But how the body heats itself is where we find the benefits. When immersed in the cold, brown fat cells are activated immediately, burning energy to keep the body warm, and your cardiovascular system moves that heat to the places it’s most needed. But when you leave the water, this process continues. The fat cells stay activated, and neurotransmitters are still firing, helping to continue burning brown fat to heat the body fully back to its thermo-comfortable state.