Monk - Cold Water Therapy Resources

Cold Water Therapy for Females: How to sync with your cycle for better health

Cold Water Therapy for Females: How to sync with your cycle for better health

Newsflash: women aren’t small men! Yet, most research on cold water therapy (or in fact, most research in its entirety) is based on male physiolog...

The sweaty science of contrast therapy

Cast your mind back to the BC era. Think Julius Caesar, Cicero, and white togas. Contrast therapy was emerging as the ultimate wellness hack (befor...

Monk's Cold Water Therapy Commandments

Below are the rules we live by. 1. LEAVE THY EGO AT THE DOOR The cold is a powerful tool which demands respect. It will unleash greatness in you, ...

A health-focused CEO's routine

As a serial founder and Monk's CEO, Laura Fullerton is not scared of working hard, but doing so while maintaining health and peak performance is as...

Pain management benefits of cold water

Pain is an inevitable part of life… right? No pain no gain, as the saying goes for those of us driving for next level living and performance. But w...

Neuroprotection and neuroplasticity benefits of cold water therapy

What you’re about to read is wild. Cold exposure has been shown to have protective effects against traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative d...

Muscle recovery and performance benefits of cold water

If you’re already a physical marvel, strength, stamina, and grit are your friends. It’s likely taken hours out of your day, and days out of your mo...

The history of cold water therapy

What do the Kardashians, a Dutch world record holder and Hippocrates have in common? If you’re a ‘Wim Warrior’, you may already have guessed that i...

The 101 on cold water therapy benefits

It may not feel like it when you lower yourself into that first ice bath and involuntarily belt out the first line of the Lion King theme (just us?...