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Cold therapy may be worse than doing nothing for post-exercise recovery
Plunging into an ice bath after a workout may be worse for your muscle recovery than doing nothing.
Summary
Plunging into an ice bath after a workout may be worse for your muscle recovery than doing nothing. Cold therapy is a popular intervention after rigorous exercise, like marathons, to relieve soreness and dampen the inflammation that can impair muscle recovery. But in a new study, adults who had ice baths after intense leg exercise showed markers of muscle damage for longer than those who just rested.
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