Celebs Tout Ice Baths, But Science on Benefits Is Lukewarm, Chicago News
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You might call Dan O’Conor an amateur authority on cold water immersion. Since June 2020, the 55-year-old Chicago man has plunged into Lake Michigan almost daily, including on frigid winter mornings when he has to shovel through the ice.
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
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