Emma's Story
Emma is from Maryland, and she’s been a student at BYU in Provo, Utah for about two-and-a-half years. She just started her first semester...
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This area is meant to be a repository of all of the information that we have created, compiled, and found as it relates to everything sauna and cold plunge. It is continually being edited and updated with the latest and greatest.
- Oct 24
Lauren and Sean Foster's Contrast Therapy Stories
“We loved how it made us feel,” PLUNJ owner Lauren Foster said about cold plunging. “We got into it mainly for the physical recovery...
- Oct 10
The Calming and Liberating Effects of Breath Work
Breath is Life Most everyone agrees that breath equals life, since taking our first breath signifies the beginning of life. Likewise,...
- Oct 3
Cold Plunging and Sauna Can Help Arthritis
Suffering from arthritis or know someone who is? Cold plunging/ice bathing and sauna use may be tools to help! First of all, what is...
- Sep 26
George's Story
George Correa is originally from Miami, Florida but moved to Utah to start college in 2015. Since graduating, he has been working at a...
- Sep 19
Understand Hormones Relevant to Contrast Therapy
If you’ve been to PLUNJ, you have probably experienced for yourself the bliss of contrast therapy. One customer described it as, “a...
- Sep 13
Amber's Story
“I love it because I can’t be worried about anything else when I’m in that cold water!” Amber is a Provo, Utah native of 30 years. She’s...
- Sep 6
Infrared, Traditional, or Smoke Sauna: which is king?
Traditional Sauna Traditional Finnish saunas have been around for perhaps 10,000 years and are usually built out of wood. A stove covered...
- Aug 30
Derek's Story
“Sauna and cold plunge is better than any medicine out there,” Derek said. “I think it is very easy to get weighed down in life and...
- Aug 23
What is it Like to Sauna in Finland?
"All people are created equal, but nowhere more so than in a sauna." - Anonymous Nordic-style Sauna If you've been to PLUNJ before, you...
- Aug 16
Natalie's Story
Natalie grew up in Utah County, and she’s currently in training for a position at a start-up airline. She has two little girls who are...
- Aug 9
Boosting Insulin Sensitivity with Cold Plunging!
Cold Plunging for Health As pre-diabetes, diabetes, and obesity run rampant in the world, people are looking for lifestyle changes to...
- Aug 2
Susie's Story
Susie Lee is a mental health therapist from Springville, Utah who enjoys running. She’s done ice baths for sports recovery, and she...
- Jul 25
"Meditation isn't for me." If That's You, Let Us Change Your Mind
When you hear the word "meditation," what's your reaction? Are you regular meditator by now, or are you one who silently groans to...
- Jul 17
Carter's Story
PLUNJ enthusiast Carter Pratt is from Highland, Utah. He works for a solar distributor in Salt Lake City and has his own podcast called...
- Jul 4
Cold Water’s Effect on the Nervous System
Did you know that cold water can activate your sympathetic nervous system and your parasympathetic nervous system? In other words, when...
- Jun 27
Stephanie's Story
Stephanie, a travel nurse from Utah, originally learned about PLUNJ from a fellow travel nurse when she was doing an assignment in Provo....
- Jun 14
10 Tips to Plunge like a Pro
We know the idea of submerging your body into freezing cold water might not be appealing, especially if you’ve never done it purposely...
- Jun 6
Cody's Story
Cody grew up surfing in Mission Viejo, California, where water temperatures can get down to 55°F in early spring – that was his version...
- May 30
The “Sauna High”
You’ve probably heard of “runner’s high.” You’re also probably familiar with that feeling when you’ve finished your run or a taxing...
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