What is the best cold bath for cryotherapy?
There are different types of cold baths for cryotherapy, but which one should you choose?
In this article we are going to make a comparison of all the cold baths that we can find in France, and see which one to choose.
Icepiration - Leader in cold baths in France
Three young Bretons are at the origin of this French bath brand. One of them, Mathys , is a Wim Hof instructor who went to live in Tahiti. Icepiration offers the best baths on the market : they are the largest (75 cm high x 85 cm in diameter, for a total capacity of 320 liters). As an advantage, the baths are shipped from Brittany where their warehouse is located in 24 to 48 hours. In addition, Icepiration enjoys a very good reputation thanks to its Trustpilot reviews, and thanks to its collaborations ( Icepiration notably supplies the women's football team with cold baths) .
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With their instructor Wim Hof, Icepiration created a series of videos explaining the benefits, the method and breathing exercises.
This mini program is offered to customers when purchasing their bath, which shows that Icepiration knows its subject well, masters the breathing exercises to practice in cold water, while scientifically explaining the benefits of baths frozen to share as much knowledge as possible with their customers, but also with the participants during the cold bath relays organized by Mathys .
Lumi – A success in the UK
Lumi is a well-known brand. Coming from the United Kingdom, Lumi was able to quickly establish itself in the United Kingdom, and offer different types of bath, notably the Recovery Pod : This bath is similar to that of Icepiration, at the same price, but is smaller (80cm x 75cm ). To have a Lumi bath with the same dimensions as that of Icepiration, you need to count on €42 more, not including delivery and customs fees*.
*Since Brexit, there are customs duties (a tax) between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which can increase the price of the Lumi bath, it generally amounts to 20% of the price of your purchase.
Zerolactix - A bath from Belgium
Zerolactix baths are like Lumi's, smaller than Icepiration's baths. It appears that Zerolactix does not have any Wim Hof instructors in their team, and cannot give proper advice to their clients. Zerolactix is a Belgian company, we did not find any reviews regarding customer satisfaction .
Which cold bath to choose for cryotherapy?
In conclusion, all the baths mentioned above are interesting for cryotherapy, they are all well made, and are very similar.
However, be careful about the origin of the baths: some foreign suppliers may not warn you that customs fees may apply, which can considerably increase the final cost of your bath.
It should be noted that Icepiration baths are larger and offer more accessories than other brands for the same price, so we recommend ordering your bath from Icepiration, as you can have confidence thanks to their reviews, as well as the number of people who follow them on social networks.
In addition, the mini program filmed by Mathys, the Wim Hof instructor from Icepiration, will allow you to start cold bath sessions calmly by knowing almost everything on the subject, and will allow you to manage your breathing and your possible fear of the cold thanks to relaxation and breathing exercises.
Finally, Icepiration is, for a bath of the same size, less expensive than the other brands we have talked about in this article, you can contact the Icepiration team at any time who are passionate, and who are very available to their community.
