An ice bath may be exactly what you need to ease your aches, boost your mood, and jump start your day

Ice baths are hugely popular both within wellness and sports communities these days .

Immersing yourself in cold water lowers your body temperature, making your body work hard afterward to bring itself back to stasis.

Releasing endorphins from cold exposure can elevate mood and induce relaxation and euphoria.

Ice baths have strong mental, emotional, and physical benefits, including speeding up muscle recovery time and improving your sense of emotional well-being.

The hardest part about an ice bath is, of course, how cold it is, and how much you have to fight your instincts to jump out.