Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Key Takeaways Heat therapy involves applying heat to all or part of the body in a sauna, ...

EUGENE, Ore. — If you’re looking to boost your cardiovascular health without breaking a sweat at the gym, you might want to skip the trendy sauna sessions and head straight for a hot bath instead. A ...

From ancient Roman baths to modern infrared saunas, passive heat therapy has become an increasingly popular therapeutic tool for improving health and reducing the risk and/or severity of disease. As ...

Nothing feels better than jumping into a cold pool after a steamy summer run--or soaking in a hot bath to wind down after a hard winter workout. And depending on how and when you use them, cold and ...

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Contrast therapy — or exposing your body to alternating hot and cold temperatures — is a long-established recovery tool. Generally, it takes place in tubs: Immersing yourself in hot water causes your ...

Running “hot and cold” isn’t such a bad thing when it comes to home therapy devices. It’s no secret that a good soak is one of the best ways to get rid of aches and pains. Some people prefer a nice ...

I study the effects of exercise on the body. So it’s perhaps unsurprising that when I’m not in the lab, I like to keep active by hitting the gym or going for a run. But for many people, it’s much ...

Long soaks in a hot bath could help with depression. A small study has found that afternoon baths just twice a week produce a moderate but persistent lift to mood. The size of the benefit was similar ...

The practice sounds almost medieval in its simplicity: alternating between hot and cold temperatures to heal the body. Yet temperature contrast therapy, switching between heat exposure and cold ...