Contrast Therapy: Train Your Body to Recover, Adapt, and Thrive
Our private contrast therapy rooms are designed to help your body do what it’s built for—adapt and recover. By alternating between a hot sauna (infrared or traditional) and a cold plunge, contrast therapy creates a circulatory workout that boosts your resilience, reduces inflammation, and accelerates recovery.

This isn’t just for athletes. It’s a science-supported strategy to build metabolic health, immune function, stress tolerance, and longevity. Whether you’re training hard, dealing with chronic fatigue, or just looking to improve how you feel and function—contrast therapy helps you reset from the inside out.

Science-Backed Benefits (for Expanded Info Section)

Contrast therapy uses thermogenic stress—alternating exposure to heat and cold—to activate key systems in the body. Here's how it works:

• Improved Circulation: Heat dilates blood vessels and cold constricts them, creating a "vascular workout" that improves blood flow, nutrient delivery, and waste removal.
  → Source: Khosravi et al., 2016 – Thermal therapy has been shown to improve endothelial function and cardiovascular health.

• Reduced Inflammation & Muscle Soreness: Cold exposure (e.g., cold plunges) helps lower inflammatory cytokines and reduces post-exercise muscle soreness.
  → Source: Bleakley et al., 2012 – Cold water immersion is effective in reducing delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

• Enhanced Recovery & Parasympathetic Activation: Alternating temperatures supports autonomic balance—shifting from a stressed “fight or flight” state to a relaxed “rest and digest” mode.
  → Source: Tipton et al., 2017 – Cold water immersion enhances parasympathetic activity and heart rate variability post-exercise.

• Mitochondrial & Metabolic Health: Exposure to both heat (sauna) and cold can stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolic efficiency, essential for aging well.
  → Source: Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D. – Regular sauna use is associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality and improved cardiovascular function.

• Stress Resilience & Hormesis: Regular temperature stressors build your body’s adaptive capacity—helping you better tolerate real-life stressors over time.
  → Source: Mattson et al., 2014 – Mild stress from sauna/cold exposure promotes cellular resilience via hormesis.

Suggested Optional Section: Quick Hits or FAQ Style

Why do hot + cold together?
The contrast between temperatures rapidly increases blood circulation, flushing out waste and delivering fresh oxygen to muscles and tissues.

Will this help with longevity?
Studies link regular sauna use to lower risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Cold exposure boosts resilience, immune function, and recovery—core aspects of long-term health.

How often should I do it?
Start with 1–2 sessions per week and work up to 3–4. Consistency builds benefits.

New to our studio and/or contrast therapy?

Please schedule an Icebreaker Session with us to be guided through your first session. We will be there to answer questions, provide best practice recommendations based off your personal needs, and coach you through the cold plunge! Our icebreaker sessions are 1-hour. Plan to bring swim wear or anything that you don’t mind cold plunging in. We provide towels, plastic bags for wet items, shower and water.