Super Bowl LVIII is upon us! This weekend brings football’s big day to television screens everywhere and whether you’re hitting up your favorite bar or restaurant to watch the game or posting up at home, you’re going to need some good food to get you through all the commentary between plays. Oh, and the commercials, we can’t forget the commercials!
Luckily for all of us, the Super Bowl is a great opportunity for our favorite restaurants and fast food joints to give us big deals to help get us fed on the cheap. So whether you’re having a big Super Bowl bash or just celebrating solo, there are a lot of different food deals out there that’ll have you well supplied with wings, pizza, and burgers. To make your Sunday game day planning as easy and streamlined as possible, we’ve highlighted all the best deals out there to take advantage of this Super Bowl Sunday.
7-Eleven — Pick up a large pepperoni or cheese pizza with 10 boneless wings in store for only $14.
Applebee’s — Applebee’s is the place to go for wings! Receive 20 free boneless wings with any carryout or delivery order over $40 when purchased via the Applebee’s website or when using the mobile app. Enter the code “BIGGAME24” at checkout to score the deal.
Bar Louie — Bar Louie is having an “any three appetizers for $35” deal.
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse — Fans who watch the Super Bowl at their local BJ’s will be able to score a variety of happy hour specials that include $5 drafts of BJ’s beers, $6 margaritas, and select appetizers for $7.
You can also pick up a special on wings on Sunday only, which includes a Wing Feast for $49 or two for $87 when you use the promo code “BIGGAME.”
Buffalo Wings — This isn’t a proper Super Bowl deal but we’re going to include it anyway because you could score free food. If the Super Bowl goes into overtime you can receive an order of 6 boneless or traditional wings for free the following day, Monday, February 26th, between 2-5 pm.
Chipotle — Chipotle fans can score a free small side of Queso Blanco when using the checkout code QUESO24.
Cici’s Pizza — The monster-sized 28-inch Piezilla will only cost you $49.99 from now until game day.
Dave & Buster’s — Dave’ & Busters fans get all-day unlimited gameplay and a buffet feast for $58 per person on Super Bowl Sunday.
Domino’s Pizza — Domino’s doesn’t have an explicit Super Bowl deal but you can pick up a Mix and Match (any 2 or more times for $6.99) to score some delicious sides to pair with your pizza.
Hooters — From now until Super Bowl Sunday, order the “Post-Season Pick” dine-in deal to score 10 wings, curly fries, and a Bud Light or soda for $16.99.
That’s not the only incentive for Hooters diners — all day Sunday, Bud Light pitchers will only be $11.
For those looking to watch the game at home, you can pick up 75 boneless wings for $65 or the same number of bone-in wings for $85. If you’re a fan of both wing styles you can get the Quarterback Sack for $100, which consists of 50 boneless and 50 bone-in wings. Or use the code BIGGAME24 to receive $`15 off any order $75 or more.
KFC — BOGO deals on Smash’d Potato Bowls via the KFC app. The chicken chain is also offering a Taste of KFC Meal which includes six pieces of fried chicken, four sides and four biscuits for just $20
Marco’s Pizza — On Super Bowl Sunday only, pick up the Game Day Bundle, which includes 2 medium 1-topping pizzas, Xheezybread and a 2-liter for just $21.99 when using the checkout code HD189.
Peter Piper Pizza — Pick up the official Pizza & Wings bundle (one large pizza, an order of boneless or traditional wings for just $27.99.
Red Lobster — Red Lobster’s Game Day Bundle includes any meal of your choice paired with Cheddar Bay Biscuits, six brownies, and six sodas.
Round Table Pizza — Score a large Pepperoni Pizza for $19.99 when using the code DOUBLEPLAY at checkout.
Smashburger — Receive $5 off any order of $25 or more, $10 off any order $40 or more, or $15 off any order $60 or more when using the code 5Off, 10Off, or 15Off. Unfortunately, you can only use 1 coupon per transaction.
TGI Fridays — Dine-in guests can order wings for just 50¢ all day long. Other deals include a bucket of beers for $20, and beers, cocktails and wine for $2, $4, and $5 respectively.
Wendy’s — From now until Monday, February 12th, receive a free Dave’s Single with any purchase via the Wendy’s app.
Zaxby’s — Buy one order of 10 boneless wings and receive another order for free for all Zax Rewards loyalty members.
Several musicians including Nicki Minaj, Backstreet Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, and the estate of Donna Summer have refused to give the okay of either their verses or sample usage. These decisions could have certainly contributed to the album’s multiple delays. In spite of the setbacks, the duo managed to drop Vultures. But not everyone can listen to the new album.
Is Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign’s Vultures Available On Spotify?
On February 9, the musicians surprised fans when the highly anticipated album was shared on streaming platforms. However, not even a day later, users began to report that Vultures could no longer be accessed. However, according to Variety, that temporary technical flub didn’t last long. A source close to the musicians told the outlet that the wrong version of the project was imported into streaming services but was quickly updated.
So, is Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign’s collaborative album, Vultures, available on Spotify? The simple answer is no, at least not yet. As of February 10, Vultures, is available on Apple Music and Tidal.
Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign’s Vultures tracklist
1. “Stars”
2. “Keys To My Life”
3. “Paid”
4. “Talking” Feat. North West
5. “Back To Me” Feat. Freddie Gibbs
6. “Hoodrat”
7. “Do It” Feat. Nipsey Hussle and YG
8. “Paperwork” Feat. Quavo
9. “Burn”
10. “Fuk Sumn” Feat. Playboi Carti and Travis Scott
11. “Vultures” Feat. Lil Durk and Bump J
12. “Carnival” Feat. Rich The Kid and Playboi Carti
13. “Beg Forgiveness”
14. “Good (Don’t Die)”
15. “Problematic”
16. “King”
Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign’s Vultures artwork
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Republicans have so many enemies these days, but one of them is a more formidable threat than most: Taylor Swift. Why would a political party even think about attacking arguably the most popular musician in America? Who knows, and yet there some of them are, hatching tinfoil hat conspiracies about how Swift, the “deep state,” and the NFL are conspiring to get Joe Biden re-elected. They might want to take some advice from someone who’s not exactly on their side but who at least shares some of their affinities: fellow anti-woke crusader Bill Maher.
Bill Maher noticed something about Taylor Swift that I hadn’t heard mentioned: “This is a white girl from Pennsylvania. Grew up on a farm. Never had a black boyfriend. Just saying. She’s had a lot of boyfriends we’ve all known about. If MAGA’s full of racists they’ve gotta like… pic.twitter.com/FU2iL1cWQ6
“This is a national news story in the sense that, this is a person that could literally swing the election,” Maher told the crowd on Real Time Friday night, per The Daily Beast. “I don’t know what that says about this country, but, I would just say to the MAGA people, you should be very careful attacking her because this is someone who transcends parties.”
Maher went on to explain why she appeals to both left and right.
“I mean this is a country girl, right? Her first, she started out as a country artist,” he explained. “[Swift] is a white girl from Pennsylvania, I think, grew up on a farm, right?”
As is his wont, Maher went on a strange tangent about race. “Never had a black boyfriend! I’m just saying,” he said. “She’s just had a lot of boyfriends that we all know about, you know? If MAGA’s full of racists they gotta like that! I mean, she’s finally dated an NFL [player], it’s 80 percent Black, she couldn’t find one there?”
Anyway. He went on: “Trump’s people are already registered and voting for him. Her voters, perhaps, are not registered at all. She doesn’t have to say who she’s voting for, all she has to say is get registered. They know who she’s voting for.”
She’s not changing minds, it’s turn-out,” guest Bob Costas chimed in.
Maher concluded nby saying, “So, I think you could be awaking a sleeping — until the afternoon — giant, here.”
On Sunday Swift is set to attend the Super Bowl, where her boyfriend, Kansas City Chief’s player Travis Kelce, is playing. She also supported Biden in the 2020 election, in opposition of his opponent, Donald Trump. Looks like we’re getting a rehash of that this November, and there’s no reason to believe Swift has come around on a guy whose policies — and brain — have only gotten worse.
According to The Daily News, on Wednesday, February 7, Declyn ‘Dex’ Lauper, son of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer Cyndi Lauper, was allegedly arrested and charged with two counts of criminal possession of a firearm. The detainment was reportedly in connection to a shooting that took place in New York City’s upper neighborhood of Harlem. Dex was reportedly taken into custody by authorities shortly after the alleged incident on W. 112th St. near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
However, by Friday, February 9, Dex had been freed on bail when his father, Law And Orderactor David Thornton, posted the $20,000 fee. The alleged victim was a 24-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He was supposedly taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital for treatment and is in stable condition.
This isn’t the aspiring rapper’s first encounter with New York City police. The Daily News also reported that in July 2022, Dex was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle after being spotted sitting in a car that was reported stolen.
The Lauper family has not issued a statement regarding Dex’s arrest. At this time no further information has been shared by the New York City police department concerning the case.
Lately, art history majors have become something of a pop culture punching bag. Not only has the phrase become short-hand for “unemployable in today’s economy,” they’ve also been ridiculed by President Barack Obama on national television.
But will the gentle art of aesthetic study finally get the last laugh?
Middle Earth Organics is known for their organic pasta sauces, each label featuring a famous Italian painting.
While this would normally be an NBD, the painting they chose for their tomato and porcini mushroom sauce has been stirring up controversy online.
The woman in the painting above is not staring with intense concentration at a pot of delicious, simmering sugo.
The image is “Judith Beheading Holofernes,” a painting by Caravaggio. Judith, seen above, is not making an al dente delight. Judith is cutting off some dude’s head.
As 11points.com noted, “That unfortunate painting selection could’ve been avoided if they’d just hired an art history major.” You heard it here folks. Pasta sauce companies: the future of global arts employment.
The 17-year-old was the victim of a horrific bullying incident.
A group of girls threw boiling water on her, leaving her badly burned and covered in scars and discoloration.
She thought the physical scars would be with her forever — until she met Basma Hameed. Basma Hameed runs a tattoo shop, of sorts — but her tattoo artistry doesn’t look like you’d expect. Basma is a paramedical tattoo specialist. Instead of tattooing vibrant, colorful designs, she uses special pigments that match the skin in order to conceal scars.
It looks like this:
With Basma’s help, patients like Samira can see a dramatic decrease in their scar visibility and discoloration after a few treatments. She even offers free procedures for patients who are unable to afford treatment. That’s because Basma knows firsthand just how life-changing her work can be for those coping with painful scars left behind.
Check out the video below to find out more about Basma’s practice, including how she became her very first patient.
Joe Biden’s age and mental faculties have come under increased scrutiny of late. But what about the guy who will likely square off against him in November? For months Donald Trump has been having one bizarre gaffe after another, including forgetting World War II already happened and showing he knows less about magnets than Insane Clown Posse. And what on earth is up with this?
Trump says if he doesn’t win the election, Pennsylvania will cease to exist because ‘they’ will change the name pic.twitter.com/eGyY5GiEMF
Per Insider, the former president was in Pennsylvania bragging about how he “did nothing” to stop a historic wave of gun violence during his lone term in office. He also made a surreal claim about what could happen to the Keystone State.
“We have to win in November, or we’re not going to have Pennsylvania. They’ll change the name.,” Trump told the crowd. “They’re going to change the name of Pennsylvania.”
What on earth is he talking about? Probably a report from a few years back that some schools in California were dropping from their names references to certain older presidents who had a connection to slavery. Trump apparently thought the state named for founder William Penn was next.
“All over the country, they’re taking the name of George Washington off high schools and other things,” Trump said. “That’s one even I thought was safe. Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Their names are now in danger.”
If there’s even a concerted effort to rename Pennsylvania, it’s news to anyone who’s not Trump, who’s also been horrified when Confederate statues have been toppled. Not that there’s any chance an entire state will change its name, but that’s not the point. It’s all about scaring his base, who will believe anything said by the guy who’s not even sure who’s president right now.
Footballer-turned-actor Carl Weathers passed away earlier this month, prompting an avalanche of mourning, including from some of his costars. The cause of his death, however, was kept under wraps. Now it’s been made public.
Per The Blast, Weathers died of therosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which Johns Hopkins Medicine describes as a “thickening or hardening of the arteries” that’s “caused by a buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery.” According to his death certificate, he suffered from heart disease for years, and his death was declared “natural.”
Weathers passed away in his sleep at his home in Venice, California in the early hours of February 2.
Before he transitioned into acting, Weathers had a short stint in the NFL, playing for the then-Oakland Raiders before retiring from the sport in 1974. He soon found himself squaring off in the ring against Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa, playing Apollo Creed in four Rocky movies. Recently he was among the main cast of The Mandalorian. We think you should absolutely watch his delightful 1987 movie Action Jackson.
The most interesting acts on the nomination list are Cher and A Tribe Called Quest, as both have been called out semi-recently for being snubbed. In December, during her appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Cher called out the organization for “snubbing” her in the past.
“It took four of them to be one of me,” she said. “And I’m not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! I’m not kidding you; I was about to say sh*tting you! You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars… I’m never going to change my mind. They can just go you-know-what themselves…I changed music forever with ‘Believe.’”
A Tribe Called Quest has been nominated multiple times but hasn’t been formally inducted. In 2023, former member Consequence spoke to TMZ about the “snub.”
“This is the family tree for me,” he said. “This is the tree that brought you G.O.O.D Music. This is the tree that allowed Common Sense to be Common. This is the right-hand man to De La Soul. Stop me when I’m lying. What we not gonna do is keep subjugating that name, A Tribe Called Quest, to a white popularity contest.”
The voting members of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have their work cut out for them.
Cold water immersion, specifically “cold plunging,” dove into the spotlight recently thanks to its proliferation all over social media. The viral nature of the activity and mainstream fascination with jumping into tubs filled with icy water is easy to understand. Not only does it make a splash visually, but it provides an element of adventure without leaving your own backyard. That partnered with the historical use by elite athletes to combat inflammation and recover quickly makes the practice pretty engaging.
That being said, is cold plunging right for everyone? Do you need to do it every day? Everyone has seen what can happen when trends go wrong, and since you’re exposing yourself to a uniquely challenging environment, it’s important to exercise care. Don’t hop into a freezing bath filled with ice without a plan. Especially not just because you saw someone do it on Instagram.
For first-timers, a little conscious experimentation and research can go a long way to starting a practice that will stick. There are plenty of great places to start with your education, places like Dr. Andrew Huberman’s podcast or the books of Wim “The Iceman” Hof. And while there aren’t a ton of definitive studies when it comes to the physiological benefits, there is no debating that the practice has been used for centuries by many different cultures. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, father of modern medicine, declared the medicinal nature of the cold, stating in his book On Airs, Waters and Places that “the water can cure everything.”
There is one certainty when it comes to cold plunging. This is a personal journey, and everyone experiences the benefits differently. That’s why here at Uproxx we thought it could be helpful for those thinking about starting their journey to hear two writers discuss their own origin stories with the practice. Below, Uproxx fitness lead Charles Thorp and writer/ photographer Julianne Sato discuss how it felt to break the ice, building it into a routine, and why it may be time for you to finally take the plunge.
CT: Do you remember the first time that you went for a plunge and what drew you to trying it?
JS: I grew up playing competitive sports and we had an ice bath in our high school gym that we used to use for muscle recovery. It was always pretty miserable and the association of sitting in tubs of ice water was never very alluring until I started doing cold plunges at places like K-spas, Knot Springs, and The Society Hotel. The combo of saunas or hot tubs with a cold plunge was an effect I loved. It was energizing and invigorating.
Having something warm after a cold plunge absolutely heightens the experience for me, but lately, I’ve been so interested in the effects of cold plunging in general that I started doing them at home without a hot tub or sauna to warm me back up. The real point of interest for me was in the associations with improved sleep. I often struggle to get a good night’s sleep. Bedtime always feels ripe with anxieties and I almost always have a 4:00-6:00 am stretch of lying awake, counting down the minutes until my alarm goes off. But I had a friend swear a daily cold plunge, especially close to bed, changed his sleep patterns — so I figured I’d give it a more regular go.
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CT: For my part, I feel like I’ve been plunging since I was a kid. Growing up in Maine with a group of adventurous friends, polar bear jumps into freezing rivers and lakes was a regular way to get energized all winter. Of course, at the time I had no idea the natural buzz I was feeling was caused by the resulting hormones and neurotransmitters like beta-endorphins and dopamine. I just knew that I felt “full of life” after.
It wasn’t until much later, when I did a month-long training program at an elite football facility that I learned of the recovery benefits that jumping in cold water had. There, athletes were preparing for the NFL and doing two massive workouts a day. Because of the amount of punishment our bodies were taking, the cold plunge after every day was mandatory. Since we were working out in Arizona, the cool water was a massive relief. That is where I started to see the real benefits, but it wasn’t why I started a daily practice.
What was your motivation to explore plunging more?
JS: I think the motivation to keep doing it came from the effects I experienced. I wasn’t religious enough with the practice to claim to do it every single day, which actually made me more convinced than ever of its effectiveness. It was clear I was sleeping better on the nights I took a plunge before bed than I was on the days I chickened out. It’s all anecdotal, but I do think the correlation is strong.
I also found that the timing of the plunge impacts the outcomes. For a good night’s sleep, I think doing it within a couple of hours of going to bed is the most effective. It seems a bit counter-intuitive because the icy water also has a very noticeable energizing effect, but if I have time after to take a hot shower and relax before going to sleep, it makes me sleep deeper and more restfully. On the days I’m motivated enough to do it in the morning, I don’t take a hot shower after, but just get dressed in warm clothes and let my body warm up on its own. I think this keeps the energy from the plunge flowing.
It’s similar to the effect of washing your face with cold water to help wake you up… times 1000.
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CT: I was really drawn to that idea of forcing myself to get comfortable in the uncomfortable. As someone who has been drawn to adventure my whole life, like I know you have Steve, it’s hard when you are stuck home between trips. Once you’ve spent days outside challenging yourself, it can be tough to come home and just sit still in a house set to that perfect 70 degrees.
I found myself getting really melancholy on my days back home, and constantly looking forward to when I could get back on the road or in the wild. Working out helped, but even when I pushed myself I was still comfortable when it came to my environment. That’s when I first started checking out some of the writing by Wim Hof. The idea of combining plunging with meditation and breath work made a lot of sense. I found a lot of videos that helped me in that pursuit, but I will say, having an in-person coaching session early on was a massive advantage. I’ve worked with a few coaches, most recently at IMR Float in Nevada.
JS: I could totally see this, but I don’t think I have the same experience. Cold plunging sits pretty firmly in the wellness category for me. It’s a bit of an “eat your vegetables” mindset for me. I know it’ll make me feel good after and I know it’s good for me, but the experience of it is… a little miserable! So I am still in the camp of having to force myself to do it. I’m not sure I’ll ever get to the place of enjoying the experience of the soak, but it undeniably makes me feel better after. I’m fully convinced of that. But I have yet to enjoy the discomfort beyond how I know I’ll feel when it’s over.
I wish I could view a cold plunge as an adventure like you!
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CT: There are a lot of great resources online, but having someone by your side who understands our breath and how to be more effective with it helped me massively. I like to think I know a lot, and I did all of the research, but it’s hard to process all of the information objectively when you first hop in the water.
I’m glad I had someone there to coach me during my first real session. I was no stranger to cold water, but learning the best way to breathe while entering and how to pace myself through the experience helped me go longer than I expected for my first run. What was your first experience like?
JS: I haven’t incorporated breathwork into my plunging yet, but you’re inspiring me to try it! For myself, I view it more as a meditation practice. If I can get myself into a calm mindset going in, it feels far less uncomfortable. I suppose breath does become a part of that – slow, steady breathing to keep my nervous system calm when my physical body is screaming. But similar to your experience, focusing on keeping a calm demeanor extends the time I’m able to stay in, and at a certain point, once the cold doesn’t sting quite so much and your skin goes numb, the discomfort does subside…a little.
CT: How have you started to integrate plunging into your routine? Personally, plunging was a huge part of helping me become a morning person. For years I would stay up late to write or edit because I thought I was more productive that way. But in truth, I was just stuck in a perpetual loop that I needed to break to become an early riser, which in the end has benefited my overall health.
I’m a huge coffee guy, but given that I try to hold my caffeine consumption until I’ve been awake for at least an hour, that wasn’t going to help me in those first crucial minutes of the day. I needed another way to get an early AM jolt and jumpstart my system. I found the plunge a great way to do this. Not only was it a tactile, real-world experience for me to have, it gave me a morning ritual that had nothing to do with technology.
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JS: I love the idea of creating a morning ritual around plunging, especially since I’m not much of a caffeine drinker. I live in Portland, Oregon, and it takes so much willpower to go outside in the cold, dark, wet morning hours for a plunge that it doesn’t happen as regularly as I would like. I think the routine that I’ve built around it that works the best for me is to time a plunge with my shower in the evening.
Knowing that I will immediately get warm after helps me mentally approach sitting in a tub of ice water in the rain.
CT: Any advice for first-time plungers? I would say starting in the summer is one piece if you want to make it easy on yourself. And work on your breath. One of the common mistakes people make is they don’t focus on their breath, and begin to hyperventilate when they get in the cold, and that’s a great way to find yourself jumping out before you’ve even been in for a few seconds.
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JS: Have all the cozy, warm things you need to feel comfortable after your plunge ready to go!
Knowing I have a hot cup of tea, a shower, and warm dry clothes waiting for me puts me in the mental place where I feel motivated to do it. I also try to approach it as a meditation practice. A mind-over-matter type exercise. How calm can I make myself? I’d also take it slow and come to understand how it feels to your body. Slowly increase how long you stay in the cold plunge if that feels good to you, but I wouldn’t set a timer and force yourself to stay in for a certain amount of time — at least not until you’ve built up to that time and know how it impacts your body.
CT: Speaking of all the ways that you can start your practice, there are a lot of great options in the market when it comes to plunge tubs, with more versions coming along all the time. There are plunges for all kinds of consumer and plunges built for all sorts of spaces at home.
Even if you don’t have a tub or room for a plunge, doing cold showers is a great way to get the same sort of benefits. I started doing cold showers every morning before I got my plunge, but I have to admit that I found the showers even more difficult. There’s something about having an environment for this purpose, and it’s hard not just to twist the nozzle back to hot when you’re first starting the showers.
What tubs have you liked or tried out?
SB: I’ve been using Redwood Outdoors Alaskan Cold Plunge Tub and love it. The design is beautiful and I love the natural wood. It has a little bench inside to sit on and is deep enough that it’s easy to step into and fully immerse without having to crouch and huddle inside of a small tub. It also has a lid — so it stays really clean and you don’t have to drain and refill it as often as other models I’ve seen.
I don’t have the chiller component piece to the product, but they do sell it, so you can make your tub the exact right temperature. In the winter, I find that it’s almost always the right degree of coldness to begin with unless it’s freezing — in which case you need to be sure to drain it ahead of the freeze. I haven’t used it yet in the summer so I’m not sure what the best method of achieving the right temperature will be, but I’d imagine it will involve some pre-frozen jugs of ice.
@charlesthorp
CT: Let’s talk about contrast therapy, which is when you start by doing a session in a sauna and then dip into the cold plunge. Dr. Andrew Huberman has talked about it a lot and even has a few protocols out there when it comes to how to do it. I did a little contrast therapy with our editor, Steve Bramucci, when he was in New York last at the Equinox Hudson Yards. I’ve read the science of contrast therapy and it’s got to be one of the most effective ways to recover, not to mention one of the most pleasurable.
In the same way that I was excited when I first started plunging while experiencing a crazy hot summer in Arizona, hitting the sauna makes that first dive into the cold a little less painless. Not to mention the additional body chemistry that occurs when you are coming out of the sauna. Since your cortisol levels are lowered, you are going to feel less anxiety and stress, so you can enter the plunge in a good frame of mind. What do you think?
JS: I definitely prefer contrast therapy to solely cold plunging. Experiencing the sauna beforehand not only eases the transition into the cold plunge but also enhances the overall sensation. I find the process far more tolerable knowing that warmth awaits me afterward. That’s what originally drew me to the practice — rotating through a hot tub, sauna, and cold plunge at a spa. The effect was so invigorating. It’s similar to jumping in the ocean for me. The motivation is so much higher and the physical effects feel so much better to me when you jump in on a hot day. Anytime a cold plunge feels refreshing, instead of strictly uncomfortable, it really heightens the experience.
CT: In the end, I have to say I’m really glad that plunging has become one of my daily rituals. It makes sense for my lifestyle, it’s a great mental fitness check, it gives me a little taste of adventure, and even when I don’t feel great during it, I always feel great after. How about you?
JS: This makes me think of something you said at the beginning about getting yourself comfortable with discomfort. I had a similar experience when I picked up rock climbing as a new sport. I experience very visceral fear when I climb, and experiencing that sense of fear but continuing to do the thing causing it, rewired my brain in a cool way. It’s a very literal way of teaching yourself that the presence of fear isn’t a sign you shouldn’t be doing the thing that’s causing it. I do think cold plunging has a similar effect. It’s a tangible way to rewire your brain into getting comfortable with discomfort.
I think that carries over into other aspects of life.
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