Is cold exposure therapy really that good for you?
Also known as cryotherapy, cold exposure therapy is the therapeutic practice of exposing your body to cold temperatures to reduce body heat to help with pain and inflammation. Professional athletes also use it as a method of recovery following rigorous workouts, but is it really the way to go?
According to Dr. Michael Israetel, PhD, otherwise known as Dr. Mike from the YouTube channel Renaissance Periodization believes that cold exposure could actually hinder one’s ability to gain muscle and even raise the risk of injury.