Ice bath therapy is a powerful way to refresh both body and mind. Stepping into the cold helps reduce inflammation, improve circulation, and support faster recovery. Whether you’re training hard, seeking mental clarity, or simply want to feel recharged, our guided sessions make the experience safe, effective and energising.
Ready for your first plunge? Here’s what you need to know to make the most of this exhilarating and rewarding natural therapeutic experience.
First, choose whether or not you’re going to experience a solo session or take the plunge with a friend. At ReGen Wellness, you can experience either a private session in our cedar bath, or share the private plunge room with one other person.
We recommend that you enter the bath slowly, allowing your body to adjust little by little to the cold temperature. By focusing on your breathing, you can stay calm and present as your body gets used to the initial cold water shock.
With powerful and long-lasting health benefits that will take you by surprise, the benefits of our cedar ice bath must be experienced to be believed. Find the natural support you need to enhance your everyday health and wellness with our state-of-the-art cold bath experience in Melbourne. With strategically designed baths that provide natural sources of therapeutic treatments, you’ll find the tools you need to improve your performance, speed up your recovery, and boost your overall health and resilience.
With every plunge, your metabolism is boosted into action. Cold exposure pushes your body to work harder to maintain its core temperature, increasing its caloric burn rate by extension. Cold plunge therapy can be a highly complementary natural tool in your weight loss journey, increasing your ability to effectively, safely, and sustainably burn calories.
Loved by elite athletes for its cold plunge recovery benefits, an ice bath immersion results in accelerated muscle recovery. With reductions to inflammation and swelling as a result of exposure to extreme cold temperatures, you can find natural alleviation for sore muscles after intense workouts or punishing physical activities. Regular cold plunges can also serve to reduce the risk of future injuries, improving blood circulation activity and reducing muscle fatigue so you’re able to perform at your best – and then push your performance further.
Plunge into the cold bath and experience a rush of endorphins, gaining the benefits of your body’s natural mood enhancers as a result of this targeted cold exposure. Experience a wide range of mental health benefits with regular cold plunges, including stress reduction, decreases to anxiety levels, mood boosts, and greater resilience for the demands of daily life.
With regular cold baths serving to improve immune system functionality, taking the plunge may be the best way to support your health and wellness throughout the challenging colder months. Cold exposure triggers more production of white blood cells, which provide the first line of defense when it comes to fighting infections and illnesses. This is a powerful, natural way to strengthen your body’s protective mechanisms.
Struggling to get the quality and quantity of sleep you need each night? Cold therapy may be your new best friend. Improve the quality of your sleep through cold exposure’s lowering of your core body temperature, sending the signal to your body that it’s time to wind down and rest. You’ll experience deeper, more restful sleep after a plunge, waking up more refreshed and ready for the day ahead.
If you’re looking to grow your mental and physical endurance and resilience, there’s no better place to do so than in our cedar ice bath. The regular practice of enduring freezing temperatures can have a significant impact on your overall resilience, increasing your ability to meet and manage physical and mental challenges. To improve your performance at work, in sports, and at home, it’s time to take the plunge.
Your session is supportive from start to finish. We’ll welcome you, explain the process, and ensure comfort before we leave you to it. After our guidance and breathing techniques, you’ll step confidently into the plunge and experience the benefits of cold immersion safely.
We’ll go through your medical form and instruct you on what to expect.
Once in your private suite, you will rinse off in the shower and make sure you are free of lotions, oils and debris before your plunge.
Step calmly into the bath and sit down so the water is up to your neck. Using calming breathing techniques to slow your heartrate and settle into the experience.
You are aiming for 3 minutes submerged to the neck, but always listening to your own body and taking guidance from within, longer does not mean better.
Avoid a warm shower, try to warm up gently by drying off and getting dressed, and leave feeling refreshed, resilient and recharged.
Choose from single sessions or value packs to suit your routine. Flexible options make it easy to stay consistent and maximise results.
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Buy NowUpon arrival, the reception will check you in and discuss your medical form if needed, talk you through the process and show you to your private suite. Once alone, you will put on your bathers and take a shower, rinsing off any oils, lotions and any lint debris from clothing. You will then take your ice bath.
Each booking has the private suite for 20 minutes, this ensures enough time to prepare and shower before the ice bath. The actual ice bath is 3-6 minutes submerged to the neck, while always listening to your own body for cues.
Wear comfortable clothes, avoiding leggings as they can be hard to get back on after the bath. Bathers must be worn in the bath. ReGen provides all towels required, but you can bring your own if you prefer… And bring a bag to take your wet bathers home.
No, we cater for seasoned vets and new comers, alike. Our team will give you all the information and advice you’ll need before your session starts.
Everybody is different, but typical things include sharp pain in hands, and feet, extreme cold on the skin, slight cramping in smaller muscle groups like calves and forearms, and your head generally screaming at you to get out. Once you calm your breathing and heartrate, you can experience euphoria and a sense of general wellbeing.
It is important to listen to your own body for cues on when to stop as everyone is different. But upon entering the bath, you will submerge up to your neck and begin slow deep breathing to overcome the initial shock. Once successfully doing that and slowing your heartrate, your body and mind will calm
Reduces muscle soreness, speeds up recovery, decreases inflammation and swelling, Improves circulation and blood flow, improves mental clarity and resilience.
Yes, all ReGen therapies have been curated to work individually and synergistically. You could opt for a simple ‘Contrast’ session which incorporates Sauna followed by Ice Bath, or you can choose from any number of therapy combinations found on our ‘Protocols’ page.
Yes, like all our therapies, Ice Bath is safe. The ReGen team will review your medical form before your appointment and will reach out if there are any contra-indications.
The benefits begin at once per week, and continue to improve the more regularly you do it. 2-3 times per week is a good sweet spot.
Yes, we offer packages and memberships for all our therapies.